A euglena turns into a handsome price! Then, even a waterbear changes into a gothic lolita bishoujo?! A unique manga about microbes, “Midorimushi wa Shokubutsu Desu ka? Mushi Desu ka?”, created by Marie Hatori, is becoming a topic.
A promotional video for Koji Mori’s popular manga *Suicide Island* has been revealed on the manga’s official website and its publisher Hakusensha’s official channel.
The manga for *Neon Genesis Evangelion* (author: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto; original work: Khara, Gainax) has come to an end in the July issue of Young Ace that went on sale on June 4.
It has been announced that production is proceeding on the anime adaptation of the manga *Nobunagun*, which is currently serialized in *Monthly Comic Earth Star*.
In the June 2013 issue of the shoujo manga magazine Ribon, a column to introduce readers to the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku called “Hatsune Miku × Ribon Broadcasting Station.com” began serializing.
Kodansha is an industry leader among publishers in Japan, and this year they held the 33rd Manga Open. Among the many hopefuls who entered was a fan from Taiwan who won the top prize as the best overseas newcomer.
On April 30, the Kodansha Morning’s editorial department announced that the first four pages of the first chapter of *Saint Young Men*, “Buddha’s Day Off,” are now protected under a Creative Commons license (CCL).
The Tachikawa Manga Park was created with a love of enjoying manga in mind. On March 20, the park opened on the second floor of the Tachikawa Children’s Future Center in Tachikawa, Tokyo.
Fujio A Fujiko is well-know for the works *Ninja Hattori-kun*, *Pro Golfer Saru*, and *Warau Salesman* among others. His phantom work *Dream Tunnel* went on sale just last month.
The Tokiwa-so Project, a project that supports aspiring manga artists, will begin holding a course called “Manzemi Pro Course: Getting Pro in Background Drawing Part 2” later this month.
In Dec. 2012, a manga that had continued for nearly 20 years finally arrived at its grand finish. That manga is *Blade of the Immortal*, created by Hiroaki Samura.
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