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  • Riding the Cultural Wave

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    Japan is considering expanding the Tokyo International Film Festival to boost the country’s “cultural content industry,” which in addition to books and film involves animation, comics, music and game software, the industry minister said Tuesday. Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai said at a press conference the film festival, which has been held 18…

  • Manglish

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    Not a bad way of reading some original manga: Manga lovers rejoice! A never-seen-before approach to manga made its debut on the Mainichi Daily News on Monday, July 3, 2006. Manglish takes some of Japan’s hottest young manga talents — showcased in the Mainichi’s MangaTown site — and places their creations on the MDN in…

  • More Manga by Foreigners

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    And following up on my previous post, THE JAPAN TIMES has a piece written by Martin Webb examining the manga-style comics being produced by non-Japanese artists.

  • Examining Japanese Style Illustrations

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    PingMag interviews Gez Fry, an illustrator who talks about how he got into the Japanese manga market.

  • Freedom Project

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    I’ve been meaning to mention the new advertising campaign for Nissin’s Cup Noodle that includes art (and some cool animated TV commercials) by Katsuhiro Otomo, and this post (and the picture you see here) by Digiki reminded me of it. I first noticed it about a week ago in a few stations, and this “Freedom…

  • The End of 20th Century Boys

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    I don’t really know what to make of this: 20th Century Boys, the latest manga from Naoki Urasawa (mankaga of Monster, Pluto), has been serialized in Shogakukan’s Big Comic Spirit for 7 years. This month, without any announcements or promotion, the final chapter of 20th Century Boys was suddenly released in issue 21+22 of Big…

  • Last Week on Gridskipper

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    Cinemart Roppongi The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts Chess Boxing in Cologne Milano Salone 2006 Otome Road You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Le chevalier d’Eon

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    This looks promising (from AICN): Anime News Network reports that Production IG (Ghost in the Shell) will be announced a new anime series with Kenshin director Kazuhiro Furuhashi at the Tokyo Anime Fair. The 24 episode historical horror action, be accompanied by the manga official Chevalier D’Eon homepage. 18th Century, just before the French revolution,…

  • Junko Mizuno Interview

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    THE COMICS JOURNAL has put online an excerpt from an interview with manga artist Junko Mizuno — the full interview is in the current issue of the magazine, #273.

  • Seth Fisher Passes Away

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    Seth Fisher, a comic book artist I really, really liked (VERTIGO POP TOKYO, FANTASTIC FOUR/IRON MAN: BIG IN JAPAN), has passed away due to injuries resulting from a fall off a club’s roof in Osaka. More info on the artist (from CR Briefings) here, here, and here. Update: More info from Drawn! The Illustration Blog.