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Izumi Tsubaki interview Manga-News.com has posted an interview in French with Oresama Teacher mangaka Izumi Tsubaki where she discusses her artistic influences and the differences between shoujo and shounen manga. For non-francophones, there's also a video of her drawing Oresama Teacher's heroine Mafuyu. French collector's items Starting February 22nd, French publisher Kazé will be offering [...]

Tonkam launches Kaori Yuki website French publisher Éditions Tonkam has launched an official website for shoujo mangaka Kaori Yuki with wallpaper downloads and information about her works. Tonkam has published the bulk of her works in French, including a deluxe edition of Angel Sanctuary. Kaori Yuki also has a Japanese official site and Twitter account. [...]

Upcoming artbooks Hotaru Odagiri is releasing an Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru artbook on March 28th next year. The artbook will be 128 pages and published by Kadokawa Shoten. Those who order the artbook from Animate will receive a complimentary set of cards. Also coming out next year is Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia artbook, [...]

The French publisher Kana will be releasing collector's editions of Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) by Yana Toboso, Five by Shiori Furukawa, and Letter Bee (Tegami Bachi) by Hiroyuki Asada. All three sets will be released on November 5 and include the first volume of the series as well as extras such as postcards and bookmarks. The [...]

New CMX license Amazon lists a new license from CMX: the horror manga Carved (original title: Kuchisake Onna) by Shizu Takamura. It was originally released in 2007 by Fujimi Shobou. Sangatsu no Lion official Twitter account Hakusensha has opened an official Twitter account for news about Chica Umino's shogi manga Sangatsu no Lion (March Comes [...]