leiji matsumoto’s manga meter watch is big, bad and awesome Technabob (blog)

Not Manga related, but a fun idea:
Pretend To Be A Time Traveller Day
“because obviously there aren’t enough time travellers”
What: Performance
Start Time: 08 December at 00:00
End Time: 08 December at 12:55
Where: Everywhere You Can Possibly Harass Citizens

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=133916279611&mid=17db0d5G3e34191fG11d2f8eG7

A sobering look at the threats facing the future of the anime industry here: Discontent Seeps Into Japan’s Anime Studios. Low Pay, Long Hours and Dwindling Demand Change the Plot for Animation Juggernaut

Westerner sets up host cafe for female otaku in Ikebukuro Manga fascination: An interview with translator Simona Stanzani

Japanese tourism to tample based on manga Japanese temple resorts to manga to woo visitors

Initial D’s Signed AE86 Replica Auctioned for Charity [ANN Au]

Eva 2.0 Wins 1st in Animation at Lyon Asian Film Fest [ANN Au]

Madhouse’s Iron Man Next Spring, Wolverine in Summer [ANN Au]

Live-Action Bebop Producer Reveals 1212 Entertainment [ANN Au]

Otaku Marries a Nintendo DS character [Japanator]

I’ve been checking out some great trailers for the oddest Japanese video games like Metal wolf chaos and My Girlfriend Is the President which Escapist has an interesting article on.

Inazuma Eleven games and anime getting localised

Booze Tastes Better At Kobe’s Gundam Toy Bar

Astro Boy gets a wrap up in The Australia

And some new anime for review:
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Redux
Gunslinger Girl II Teatrino Season 2 Collection
Sword of theStrnger
Pet Shop of Horrors
Mahoromatic Season 2
Ponyo
Evangelion 1.0 You are (not) alone

Hideo Kojima and Neon Genesis Evangelion creator judging a Twilight art contest [Japanator]

Oh noes anime is dying! FUNimation posts $2.3m profit [Home Media Magazine]

IGN tells us who the top 25 most popular anime characters are [IGN]

CGI Space Battleship Yamato Film Production Finishes; TV Specials Announced [ANN Au]

Two Japanese universities are opening manga libraries: Tokyo Uni and Meiji Uni.

Japanese Industry Launches Global Anti-Piracy Effort [ANN Au]

IMAGI’s Astro Boy Film Opens at #6 with US$7 Million [ANN Au]

‘News via Manga’ Site Aims to Offer Translations [ANN Au]

New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 11-17 [ANN Au]

Interwebs find – http://whatjapanthinks.com

Astro Boy launch details

Tetsujin 28 and mobile phone campaign

And some new anime up for review:
Bakugan Vol 4
Gundam 00 Vol 1
Death Note Re-Lite V1 Visions of a God
Code Geass

A really interesting article on the impact of twitering on the manga/anime scene.

I recently watched a fund episode of the 1960s Astro Boy show entitled the artificial sun.

Some interesting posts about classification issues of manga.

A fan otaku id kit here.

the launch of the astro boy movie.

Yes, yes. We’re aware that we’ve been off air for a few weeks now. Sickness and personal lives have really put a dent in the show. But all that is about to change this week. Al, Doc Norris and Maddie are back on the airwaves doing what they do best. So without further ado. Some news…

Japanese Firm Offers to Turn Company Manuals into Manga [ANN Au]

First Site to Report News Through Manga Launched [ANN Au] http://newsmanga.com/

Evangelion 1.0 Ineligible for Oscar Awards [ANN Au]

Trigun the Movie Dated for Spring 2010 [ANN Au]

In this episode of Behind Anime Lines we go in search of the real managa and anime lifestyle. Maddie gets an early birthday present and Doc Norris give us a special topic to remember…

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That’s right! It’s news time…

Keanu Reeves: Live-Action Cowboy Bebop is in Rewriting

Live-Action Bubblegum Crisis Hires via Reality TV Show

Hayao Miyazaki Wins British Fantasy Award

Tokyo Game Show news: The cosplay performance this year
2009 Booth attendants comparison at Inventor Spot

IGN gives a good cosplay examples at TGS
Rules of cosplay photography at TGS

Read a banned book! Library observes Banned Books Week

Pop Japan Travel Aims for Aspiring Manga Creators

Special topic for this week is the protocal for taking photos of cosplayers with our own cosplayer Maddie.