Tis the season of conventions! Here's another attempt at rounding-up all the newly announced series at this year's SDCC:
- Genghis Khan by HIGURASHI Nakaba and MORIMURA Seiichi (adaptation of the live-action film from Funimation)
- March on Earth by HAYASHI Mikase
- CLAMP In America by Shaenon Garrity （history of CLAMP in NA)
- Negima!? neo by FUJIMA Takuya
- Orange Planet by FUKUSHIMA Haruka
- Sohryuden (Novel) （novel, art by CLAMP)
- Yokai Doctor by SATOU Yuuki
- 20th Century Boys by URASAWA Naoki
- Dogs by MIWA Shirow
- Ikigami by MASE Motoro
- One Pound Gospel by TAKAHASHI Rumiko (re-print)
- Pluto by URASAWA Naoki
- Tegami Bachi by ASADA Hiroyuki
- Waq Waq by FUJISAKI Ryu
- BakeGyamon: Backward Game by TAMURA Mitsuhisa
- Dinosaur Hour by SHOYA Hitoshi
- Happy Happy Clover by TATSUYAMA Sayuri
- Leave It To PET! by SONISHI Kenji
- Pokemon - Diamond and Pearl Adventure by IHARA Shigekatsu
- Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai by TAKAMISAKI Ryo
- Cat Paradise by IWAHARA Yuji
- Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan (story) and ARAI Takahiro (art)
- GA - Geijutsuka Art Design Class by KIYUDUKI Satoko (4koma)
- Ichiroh! by Mikage (4koma)
- Kieli (Novel) by KABEI Yukako (novel version)
- One Fine Day by Sirial (manhwa)
- Oninagi by ISHIDA Akira
- Sarasah by RUY Ryang (manhwa)
- Step by YU Yanshu (manhua, full-color)
- Toxic Planet by David Ratte (French, webcomic)
Edit: Some links updated
Edit: Correction: Funimation's Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and the Sea is a live-action film and not an anime as previously stated
Edit: Added Dark Horse
Edit: Added and corrected some stuff for Yen Press
Edit: Added 20th Century Boys licensed by Viz Media
Edit: Correctly linked Yokai Doctor (thanks, digitalr)
This new poll was submitted by bunnyhugger (yeah, interesting name...). Poll's about what your parents think about your manga/anime habits (although the poll only specifically says manga to save some space...)
You can discuss the poll on the forum: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=6844
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Does your local library have any manga?
Choices:
You bet! Shelves and shelves of it! - votes: 708 (8%)
There's a small "graphic novels" section - votes: 2922 (32.8%)
A few, but they shelve them in the children's section - votes: 1241 (13.9%)
No, none at all - votes: 2442 (27.4%)
What is this "library" you speak of? - votes: 1587 (17.8%)
There were 8900 total votes.
The poll ended: July 26th 2008
Wow, quite a lot of us have at least some manga in our local libraries. That's a good thing! Means that manga's getting more popular as time goes on...
Now, the number depressing fact about this poll is that lots of people don't even VISIT the library anymore (although I'm wondering how many people jokingly voted for the last option...). Reading a good old novel is good too, ya know!
Alright, I missed it by a day...(For some reason, I kept thinking it was supposed to be July 22...)
Anyways! Happy birthday to us~ We're still around to bring you the latest and greatest in manga goods! This last year has been our largest year of growth, especially in the forums.
May we continue getting better and better.
crosses fingers for v2 of the site
-From all the dedicated staff to serve all you manga readers
[color=red]Site News[/color]
Remember the t-shirts I mentioned last time? Manick doesn't wanna release them early before v2 of the site, so I guess you guys are gonna have to wait...
PS: Thanks for all the b-day greetings last week~
I gotta figure out Manick's birthday next...
[color=red]Weekly Poll[/color]
This week's new poll suggested by member juliab is on a slightly more serious note. How stocked in manga is your local library? Unless you live in Japan maybe...
Wait, do you guys even visit the library? I know some of you guys are on the computer 24/7...You even read a real book within the last few months? DEPRIVED PEOPLE!
Discuss the poll here: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=6700
Previous Poll Results:
Question: What type of manga are you sick of reading?
Choices:
Harem (ENOUGH!! I have enough trouble getting ONE!) - votes: 1705 (16.1%)
Endless Fighting (Just beat the crap out of each other and end it already!) - votes: 1572 (14.9%)
Unrequited Romance (How long does it take for two people to get together?!) - votes: 2044 (19.4%)
Generic Sports (Wait, didn't i read this one already? No, they're ALL the same!!!) - votes: 1196 (11.3%)
Guy-ALWAYS-gets-girl (We need a time where he's rejected...for good...) - votes: 950 (9%)
Long drawn out plot (Inuyasha anyone?) - votes: 3094 (29.3%)
There were 10561 total votes.
The poll ended: July 19th 2008
Wow, pretty varied poll for once. After some of the comments you guys made, I should've put an option for "All of the above". Well, as you can see, most people dislike the long drawn out plots. I wonder...if it's a long series but the plot ISN'T long and drawn out, would you still like it?
[color=red]Birthday![/color]
Yup, it's my birthday today~ So happy birthday to me! Adding this kind of news about myself is just one of the perks of being an admin, haha. And yes, I turned 18, so I'm finally legal...
[color=red]Site News[/color]
For site news, I have a further update on the next version of our site. Originally, we were hoping it'd be ready by BU/MU's birthday, which is July 22, but it appears we won't meet that deadline. Our future projection date as of now is around the Christmas season. It sounds pretty late, I know...
However! I just started testing (spent 2 hrs yesterday) our beta (alpha?) forum for v2 of the site! Most likely in the future we'll begin recruiting people to help with all the testing. I'll keep you guys posted.
Last of all, the t-shirts. I'm hoping we'll be able to push out the t-shirts before the opening of v2 of the site (which as stated before will probably be around Christmas time), but no promises. I'll have to discuss more about this with Manick
[color=red]Weekly Poll[/color]
This week's poll was brought to you by l3ongl3oi. Basically, choose the type of manga that you hate the most. Lovely poll, eh? (The option of "Other" was purposely left out since too many people would probably choose it...and that wouldn't be helpful now, would it?)
Come and discuss your love/hate for this poll: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=6574
PS: We're running out of poll ideas, so if you got any suggestions, come here: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you attend anime/manga conventions? (Like AnimeExpo, Otakon, San Diego Comic-Con, etc)
Choices:
Sure! What better way to meet fans? - votes: 1419 (18.6%)
Nah, that's lame - votes: 1759 (23.1%)
I would if there was one close to me (but there isn't) - votes: 4434 (58.3%)
There were 7612 total votes.
The poll ended: July 12th 2008
I wish more people went to conventions, but it appears most people don't really have access to one. Get some travel plans, people! Get off the computer and go outside!
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An attempt at rounding-up all the newly announced series at this weekend's AX.
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=298]Aurora Publishing[/url]
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=404]LuvLuv[/url]
- Pretty Poison by NARUKAMI Yutta - July 2008
- Make Love and Peace by YONETANI Takane - September 2008
- Sounds of Love by TANAKA Rin - November 2008
- "Object of Desire" by NOGUCHI Tomoko - December 2008
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=299]Deux Press[/url]
- Red Blinds The Foolish by est em
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=197]CMX[/url]
- Astral Project by TSUCHIYA Garon
- Ballad of a Shinigami by IZUMI Asuka
- Classical Medley by KANA Sanae
- Fire Investigator Nanase by HASHIMOTO Izo and ISHIKAWA Tomoshige
- Go West! by YAGAMI Yu
- Jihai by NIGOSHI Toshimi
- Shirley by MORI Kaoru
- Suihelibe! by AZUMA Naomi
- The Girl Who Runs Through Time by TSUTSUI Yasutaka and TSUGANO Gaku
- The Name of the Flower by SAITOU Ken
- Venus Capriccio by NISHIKATA Mai
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=204]Dark Horse[/url]
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project by TAKAHASHI Osamu - Spring/Summer 2009
- Clover (Clamp) by CLAMP (Omnibus edition) - March 2009
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=208]DMP[/url]
- Ghost Hunt Scramble! by OTOTACHIBANA
- Lyrical Nanoha Strikers by TSUZUKI Maki and HASEGAWA Kouji
- Overclock - Once in a Blue Moon by HOZUMI Riya and SEKI Ryouko
- RH Plus by SUWA Ayako
- Tale of a White Night by MIYAGI Tooko
- "Time for Magic" by Morehe Yoshida
- Utahime by Aki
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=395]June/801 Media[/url]
- Clan of the Nakagamis 2 by Homerun Ken
- Cut by KAWAI Touko
- "Desire - Dangerous Feelings" by GOTOU Shinobu
- Dog x Cat by AMASAKI Yoshimi
- Double Trouble by KANZAKI Takashi
- "Eat or Be Eaten" by ENJIN Yamimaru and FUYUNO Jinko
- Heaven's Smile by SENOO Aki
- Hey Class President by MONCHI Kaori
- Hey Sensei by SAKURAGI Yaya
- Honey/Chocolate by OKUDA Nanao
- Life for Love by ITSUKI Satoand MAYAMA Jun
- Longest Time by TATENO Tooko
- Love Potion by FUJII Sakuya
- Love Syndrome by MIYAZAWA Yura
- Love/Knot" by ISHIMARU Hiroko
- Manhattan Love Story by TENZEN Momoko
- Moonlit Promises by HIMAWARI Souya
- Object of my Affections by OKUDA Nanao
- Planet of Earthquake by TAKAYA Miou
- Pure Heart (FUJIYAMA Hyouta) by FUJIYAMA Hyouta
- Spiral of Sand by TAKAMURE Tamotsu
- Suggestive Eyes by TENZEN Momoko
- "The Lonely Egoist" by Hikaru Masaki and MINASE Masara
- The Way To Heaven by ENJIN Yamimaru
- Then Comes Love by YAMAKAMI Riyu
- Tricky Prince by HASHIDA Yukari
- Where has Love Gone? by TSUNODA Ryoku
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=395]Doki Doki[/url]
- Crimson Cross by NEGISHI Kyoko and MAEDA Sakae
- Happy Boys by TATENO Makoto
- Millennium Prime Minister by EIKI Eiki
- Otodama by NITTA Youka
- Princess Princess+ by TSUDA Mikiyo
- Wolf God by TENKAWA Ai
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=217]Go! Comi[/url]
- Crown by HIGURI Yuu and WADA Shinji
- "Days of Cool Idols"
- Bound Beauty by TAKEUCHI Mick
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=234]Tokyokpop[/url]
- Castle of Dreams by TSUDA Masami
- Demon Sacred by ITSUKI Natsumi
- Kaichou wa Maid-sama! by FUJIWARA Hiro
- Momo Tama by CHRONO Nanae
- NG Life by KUSANAGI Mizuho
- Peacemaker Kurogane by CHRONO Nanae
- Phantom Dream by TAKAYA Natsuki
- This Ugly Yet Beautiful World by MORIMI Ashita
- Togainu no Chi (CHAYAMACHI Suguro) by CHAYAMACHI Suguro, Tomoe Sato, and Nitro+CHiRAL
- Tsubasa: Those with Wings by TAKAYA Natsuki
- .hack//G.U. (Novel)
- "Orange and Remember" by Benjamin (Hong Kong) - 2009
- "Pixie" by Mathieu Mariolle and Aurore (France) - 2009
- "Luna" (Spain) - 2009
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=235]Viz Media[/url]
- Otomen by KANNO Aya - January 2009
- Magic Touch by TSUBAKI Izumi - January 2009
- Heaven's Will by TAKAMIYA Satoru - January 2009
- Oishinbo by KARIYA Tetsu and HANASAKI Akira - January 2009
- Honey Hunt by AIHARA Miki - March 2009
- Gestalt by KOUGA Yun - June 2009
Edited to include links to our database (took several hours...) >< For missing stuff, please help out by posting comments!
I'm not late this time! It's the easiest poll I could think of since I'm at AnimeExpo right now...
Discuss your con experiences here: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=6438
Previous Poll Results
Question: Console?
Choices:
Wii - votes: 2959 (40.9%)
PS3 - votes: 2963 (41%)
Xbox 360 - votes: 1313 (18.1%)
There were 7235 total votes.
The poll ended: July 5th 2008
VERY close poll, but I prefer the Wii personally...
Happy 4th of July for all you US residents/citizens/whatnot! I'm currently at AnimeExpo 2008 in Los Angeles, CA (USA)! And yet I'm still dedicated for this site...
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PS: If anyone wants to meet me at AX (I'm attending all 4 days), pm me here and leave something like a cell # so that I can locate you within the crowd of 40,000+ people
First, I realize I'm late (again) with the poll. Second, I'm lazy. So here's the easiest poll I could think of within 10 seconds. Just choose your favorite console! (I realize there is no choice of PC or "none". I did that for a reason)
You can discuss this poll on this thread: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=6308
No flame wars please...
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How unrealistic/cliched do you like your manga?
Choices:
Completely realistic and none of those stupid cliches - votes: 300 (3.6%)
It has to seem real, but cliches DO happen in real life all the time! - votes: 1387 (16.9%)
I don't mind some silliness, but the story had better be original - votes: 3764 (45.7%)
Anything goes for me - votes: 2110 (25.6%)
I like my manga as wild and fantastical as possible - votes: 670 (8.1%)
There were 8231 total votes.
The poll ended: June 29th 2008
I guess most of us are expecting some kind of fantasy to happen (hey, it's manga we're talking about), but we love the original plot sequences. Not too many people like the extremes
