University of the Philippines Anime Manga Enthusiasts announces its November 2010 convention Track 10: Rhapsody of the Rain.
Category: Anime and Manga
AFA X Teaser Site Launched
The next AFA will once again be held in Singapore in November 2010.
Culture Crash Comics, Ten Years Later: Culture Crash as a Hobby Convention
Ten years ago, hobbyist conventions were few and far between, so the Culture Crash crew decided to rectify that situation by holding the very first Culture Crash Convention.
Culture Crash Comics, Ten Years Later: Culture Crash as a Comic Anthology
The best thing about Culture Crash was the four-title anthology that formed the centerpiece of the publication: Solstice Butterfly, Pasig, Cat’s Trail, and One Day, Isang Diwa.
Culture Crash Comics, Ten Years Later: Culture Crash as an Anime Magazine
Ten years ago, this cheeky little anime-magazine-slash-comic-anthology dared to get itself published, despite the twin odds of zero advertising support and zero market share: that magazine was Culture Crash.
Name the Jpop Anime Singing Contest’s Rockstar Cat!
Give the cuddly rock star mascot from Jpop Anime Singing Contest a kick ass name and take home a fabulous gift pack from the Japan Embassy of Manila!
DMP to Tap Scanlation Circles for New Project
DMP has been contacting several scanlation groups to offer them the opportunity to work with the company in a profit sharing arrangement.
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Trashes “Virtual Child Porn” Legislation
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has rejected a proposed law designed to control and possibly eliminate depictions of “nonexistent youths” in sexual acts.
Japanese Manga Publishers and Foreign Licensees to Fight Scanlations
Japanese manga publishers and their US-based licensees formed a coalition to combat online groups who produce scanlations.
Supernatural to Get Anime Series
Hit television show Supernatural will be receiving a full anime treatment come 2011.
Noli Me Tangere BL Game Whut?!
All Filipino high school grads are familiar with Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, Jose Rizal’s two-part tirade against the injustices of the 300-year Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
CMX Shuttered by Mother Company DC Comics
DC Comics will be shutting down its manga imprint CMX as of 1st July 2010.
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