New generation of translated English magazine launched

A new monthly magazine namd gene has been launched with the original Japanese manga artists underground and the first number available as a free download. Gene is an online magazine with limited edition prints.

Manga Maniac Cafe Web site interviewed magazine editor-in-Chief Robert McGuire. McGuire said that gene will count with "seinen manga and dojinshi manga" for the market for adult dojin in Japan circles. "We're not a traditional publisher buys rights already existing titles," said McGuire. "We have Japanese underground artists to create original manga for the Americans." "We translate the work created and published to our readers first."

McGuire also said that their gene Manga entertainment company was working on an online version of the magazine can be read on all devices. "

Number 1 gene contains 140 pages and four stories in black and white. In addition to downloading, a printed copy is available on Amazon for $9.95.

[Via Manga Mania Cafe.com Mangablog.net]
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Magazine E-no to be replaced by new Mag this fall

The website of the magazine from Kodansha E-no announced on Wednesday the magazine to stop publication with his number 14, which was released on Wednesday. A new magazine is scheduled for replacement in October.

The announcement drew three manga magazine E-no - Sakura Taisen of Ikku mass: Mangaban Dainibu (Sakura Wars part II), red-eye of Jun Shindo and literally Motohiro Katou, will continue in the new magazine. The fate of tankoubon (volumes of the compilation book) for the manga published in the magazine will be announced later.

Another manga magazine include Ichiru Yasuhara Danshi not nice, 13 Golf Maruboro Akai, Takeshi Hirai Hanbijiburu and san weather strike Takuji Desu!

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Manga creator alignment enumerated x jump magazine

On Thursday, the Japanese Publisher Shueisha confirmed the creators of manga which will contribute to skip X, the new monthly magazine which is launching on June 25. (The magazine of the title "X" is pronounced "kai", the Japanese suffix for something that has been updated or improved). Tomoko Ninomiya will launch a new series of manga in the inaugural of the magazine, after the end of the manga Nodame Cantabile. SHUEISHA will reveal the manga new title and history in the near future.

Other creators will include:

Sources: Comic Natalie, Mantan Web of Mainichi Shimbun
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