Two short new reviews for you today. Check them out!
Tokyopop has launched the first edition of its manga magazine [url=www.tokyopop.com/takuhaionline/]Takuhai Online[/url] .
After subscribing for the free account, the magazine allows you to preview Tokyopop's new and current manga releases.
Also, they are supplyingothere features such as interview's from Manga artists, letters from fans and information to keep people upto date with their latest news.
Definately worth a look, just to see which new scans are worth us seeking out for you all.
On a personal note, considering how rarely some of the American manga suppliers update their news, it's good that Tokyopop are starting to really embrace their website, hopefully other companies (Like Del Rey , viz and Shonen Jump) are taking note.
Thanks Tokyopop!
Well, we missed it by about a week or two, but the site's birthday has just recently passed. Happy Birthday B-U Manga! You're 1! The site officially opened on July 20th 2004, so we're quite late.....
Since then we've had 8 million page views and 2 million rss feed hits. A special thanks to the entire community for your continued support of our cause! We hope to continue our growth in the future.
Thanks,
The Baka-Updates Manga Team
A new review by riseabove77! Thanks a bunch! Check it out!
I wrote a small addition to the site today, the private messenger, which you can access by clicking on "My Inbox" on the side menu. It is very beta... and I will be periodically fixing it over the next couple days. At the moment, you can only PM staff, (or people on the about us page), so that's a downside, but at least it gives the staff a better means of communication with the users, as previously there was no way to respond to change requests. A new message indicator will be displayed to the right of the logout link if you happen to have new messages. The system works kinda like a combined private messenger/support ticket system, so I hope it's not too hard to figure out.
Today we have a new review by Chibi Chick. Check it out!
Here are the results to the last poll. A pretty generic question, yes I know. The next poll question is something about which I've always wondered. Let us know how you feel! Your thoughts are very instrumental in deciding future site plans and expansions.
Question: What do you think of the new authors section?
Choices:
I like it! - votes: 591 (65.3%)
It's okay... - votes: 260 (28.7%)
I don't like it. - votes: 54 (6%)
There were 905 total votes.
The poll ended: July 25th 2005
Two manga titles were announced at the recent Comic-Con
An American manga by Rivkah called Steady Beat
Synopsis:
"Set in the small Southern town of Austin, TX, Steady Beat follows the life of Leah Winters as she comes to terms with her perfectionist sister's homosexuality. Having lived in her sister Sarai's shadow for years, Leah slowly begins to discover her own interests and path in life. Whether through relationships, school, or the simple trials of living, "Steady Beat" takes the reader on the journey of a young girl's discovery of self."
Steady Beat will be available in bookstores and Online everywhere in 11th October 2005.
Another Release confirmed by Tokyopop is a manga called Psy-Comm written by Jason Henderson and Tony Salvaggio (Creators of 'Sword of Dracula').
Synopsis:
"In the not-too-distant future, sovereign nations have been replaced by corporate city-states. War is entertainment and the stars are psychic commandos, known as "Psy-Comms." Trained from an early age, these gifted soldiers have honed their abilities to lethal perfection. In the corp-state of Electromedia, a young man named Mark Leit is destined to become the greatest Psy-Comm of all time. But a tragedy from his past, and a desire for redemption, will cause Mark to abandon everything for which his life has stood. In the eyes of his partner and best friend, Mark’s decision will be the ultimate act of betrayal. "
Psy-Comm will be available at bookstores and online online everywhere on 8th November 2005
Thanks Comic-con
For some more SDCC news, check out Anime Tourist, over here:
wellzy4eva writes: *At the San Diego Comic-Con International Dark Horse Comics announced a number of new manga titles.
The most prominent of the new titles in America is Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor, a series of stories originally serialized as part of Ghost in the Shell 2 but not included by Shirow in the Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface collection. The stories, which include "Fat Cat" from 1991, "Drive Slave" from 1992, "Mines of Mind" from 1995, and "Lost Past" from 1996 will be published by Dark Horse in the spring of 2006.
In January of 2006 Dark Horse will also publish the Gungrave Anime Manga, based on screen captures from the popular gangster/sci fi anime series.
