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    Stone Bridge Press` Geeky-Girly Innovation will be released August 15th. © 2012 Stone Bridge Press

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    How do we leverage "soft" subcultural icons, obsessions, and desires into products with irresistible consumer appeal? Source: Stone Bridge Press press release Stone Bridge Press is pleased to announce Geeky-Girly Innovation: A Japanese Subculturalist`s Guide to Technology and Design by Morinosuke Kawaguchi. This visionary book by a leading Japanese strategy expert supplies a road map for the future of international technology, design, and popular culture. Analyzing everything from super-toilets to cute character stationery goods, Kawaguchi argues here that the Japanese have leveraged the childlike, feminine, cute aspects of their otaku ("geek") culture into top-tier products for world markets. What does this mean for the human/object interface? How can we personalize and pleasurize design? The answers may lie in our entertainments, innocence, and obsessions. Morinosuke Kawaguchi is principal associate director for Arthur D. Little Japan and a lecturer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is considered

    Blue Exorcist Vol. 1. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2009 by Kazue Kato/Shueisha Inc.

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    Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZ.com/apps Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America, announced plans to expand its VIZ Manga digital platform to include Android Smart Phones. Manga fans running Android 2.2 or higher on their phones will be able to download the free VIZ Manga app from the Google Play Store and read the world’s best manga anywhere they go. VIZ Manga for Android phones debuts today with 80 series, including blockbusters Naruto, Bleach, Black Bird, and Blue Exorcist, with additional series added every week. The digital anthology Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha will also be available. Content purchased on Android will be synchronized across the entire VIZ Manga digital network, including VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga apps for iOS devices. “Finally, the world’s most

    THE EGG OF THE KING, the first film in the BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC trilogy, will have a special advance screening at Comic-Con. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © Kentaro Miura (Studio Gaga), Hakuensha/Berserk Film Partners

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    Personal Appearances, Booth Activities and Show Exclusives for 2012 Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, returns to Comic-Con International, the nation’s biggest comic book, science fiction and pop culture event, with an exciting and expansive roster of special personal appearances, exciting panels, anime feature film premieres, and fun giveaways and convention exclusives. The show takes place July 11-15 at the San Diego Convention Center, CA, and VIZ Media will be located in Booth 2813. Fans won’t want to miss a special opportunity on Friday July 13th to catch a rare personal appearance by Eiko Tanaka, Founder and CEO of Studio 4ºC, which produced the new dark fantasy epic BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC film trilogy. VIZ Media will release the first movie

    Cover art for Winx Club: Volume 1, Bloom’s Discovery. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2012 Rainbow & Viacom.

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    A Group of Fairy Friends Practice Their Powers at a Magical School While Fighting Evil Witches! Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, presents Winx Club, a brand new graphic novel series inspired by the hit international animated TV series currently airing on Nickelodeon. Winx Club Volumes 1 and 2 will be published under the VIZ Kids imprint, and are available now in stores; Volume 3 will be available on September 4th. Each volume is rated ‘A’ for All Ages and will carry an MSRP of $6.99 U.S. / $7.99 CAN. The Winx Club graphic novels follow the magical adventures of five best friends -- Bloom, Stella, Musa, Tecna and Flora -- at Alfea, a school for fairies in the amazing dimension of Magix.

    Stone Bridge is offering a free download of a short story from Japanese author Junzo Shono`s award-winning collection Still Life and Other Stories. © 2012 Stone Bridge Press

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    The Newest Fiction and Fiction-in-Translation Delivered Automatically to Your Device Every Week Source: Stone Bridge Press press release Stone Bridge Press is pleased to announce that Two Men and the Autumn Wind, a short story from Japanese author Junzo Shono`s award-winning translated collection, Still Life and Other Stories, will be available for free download on BookMobile`s Bookslinger app. The story will be available for a week beginning at noon, Eastern time, on Friday June 29th. Every Friday, Bookslinger delivers a new story to your device for you to enjoy -- for free! Discover a curated collection of top-notch literature from emerging and underappreciated literary voices. The app also comes preloaded with short stories from our fellow independent publishers around the world. And all of the stories in Bookslinger are part of larger collections, so if you like what you read, the app can link you to

    Cover for Jiu Jiu Vol. 1. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Touya Tobina 2009/ Hakusensha, Inc.

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    High School Gets Complicated For a Girl From a Family of Demon Hunters Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, unleashes the demon-hunting romantic fantasy of Touya Tobina’s shojo manga series, Jiu Jiu, on July 3rd. The new series will be published under the company’s Shojo Beat imprint, is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens and will carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. Born into a family of “Hunters,” Takamichi`s destiny is to pursue and slay demons. When her twin brother is killed, she is saved from despair by a pair of Jiu Jiu -- shape-shifting familiars -- in the form of two wolf pups named Snow and Night. Now Takamichi is in high school and an active Hunter. Snow and

    Two new volumes of Bleach will be released each month through December. Photos courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2001 Tite Kubo/Shueisha Inc.

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    2 New Volumes Debut Each Month Thru the End of 2012 to Synchronize Series With Japanese Counterpart Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: j-bleach.com (Japan), Bleach.viz.com (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media kicks the Soul Reaping drama of Bleach into high gear as it announces a special speed up of the print editions of Tite Kubo’s hit supernatural action manga series. Beginning this month and continuing through December 2012, two new Bleach manga editions will debut every month. Bleach is published by VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump imprint, is rated ‘T’ for Teens, and carries an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. The accelerated schedule is designed to synchronize the series with its digital counterpart on VIZManga.com by the end of the year. Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts -- he was born with the gift.

    TAP NINJA. Photo courtesy of KAYAC, Inc.. © 2012 KAYAC, Inc.

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    Top Mobile App Developer Offers FREE Pop Culture-Inspired Game Titles to iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch Users Source: MediaLab press releases Official Site: kayac.com/en Special Thanks to Erik Jansen KAYAC, Inc., a prominent Japanese IT creative company and web/mobile app developer, continues to expand its roster of games available to U.S. iPhone® users with the launch of TAP NINJA, the company’s latest addictive action title which allows players to run, jump and slash like a ninja! Easily played with just one hand, simply tap the screen to jump between both sides of the road and slice through any foe that dares cross your path. Clear missions and raise your score, but be careful because if you run into a foe or an obstacle, it`s game over! How far will YOU be able to run?” TAP NINJA is currently available for FREE download from the iPhone/iTunes AppStore at itunes.apple.com/us/app/tap-ninja. TAP

    Cover for the novel Metal Gear Solid: Guns of the Patriots. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2012 Konami Digital Entertainment. © Project Itoh 2008, 2010

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    Action-Packed New Novel By Famed Japanese Author Explores Key Characters Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: haikasoru.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media’s Haikasoru imprint brings the high octane futuristic military action of Metal Gear Solid to North American readers with the release of Metal Gear Solid: Guns of the Patriots, a brand new fiction title by the late Japanese science fiction author, Keikaku (Project) Itoh. The forthcoming novel, which is inspired by the massively successful videogame franchise, hits retailers on June 19th with an MSRP of $15.99 U.S. / $18.99 CAN. An eBook edition will also be available for the Amazon Kindle, Apple’s iBooks Store, the Barnes & Noble’s Nook Books Store, and the Sony Reader Store. Haikasoru publishes some of the most compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English-speaking audiences, and is the first imprint

    Volume 13 of the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga will have a simultaneous release in Japan and North America. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © khara?GAINAX

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    Volume 13 of Celebrated Sci-Fi Manga Series Debuts as Worldwide Simultaneous Release on November 2nd Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: viz.com/neon-genesis-evangelion Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, will participate in the upcoming same-day worldwide release of Volume 13 of Neon Genesis Evangelion on November 2nd. The newest volume of the acclaimed sci-fi action manga series (rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) will hit retailers across North America and will carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. The volume will also be available on VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and will be available for $4.99 U.S. / CAN. Neon Genesis Evangelion (rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) is series co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto`s personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and

    Cover for Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Issue 06-04-12. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. Barrage © 2012 by Kouhei Horikoshi/ Shueisha Inc.

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    New Series Kicks Off In North America Just Two Weeks After Japanese Debut Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: SJAlpha.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen Leading manga publisher VIZ Media thrilled fans last weekend during its panel discussion at the FanimeCon 2012 anime convention with the announcement of the launch of the new manga series -- Barrage -- in the company’s digital Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha magazine beginning Monday, June 4th. New chapters of Barrage will debut every week. Barrage (Sensei no Barrage) is an exciting space battle fantasy series by creator Kouhei Horikoshi that just debuted in Japan in Weekly Shonen Jump on May 21st. The series is set on a planet called Industria, which is in a state of chaos, and its fate lays in the hands of Astro, a kid from the slums! Each new digital edition of

    © 2012 VIZ Media, LLC.

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    Publisher Invites Fans To Northern California’s Largest Annual Anime Convention To Be Held This Weekend Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: fanime.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media has detailed its participation at FanimeCon 2012, which is scheduled to take place May 25-28 at the San Jose Convention Center, located in San Jose, CA. FanimeCon is Northern California’s largest annual anime convention. VIZ Media, the nation’s biggest publisher and distributor of manga and anime content, plans to hold an informative panel discussion as well as a fan meet-up for its popular WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA digital manga magazine. Details on FanimeCon 2012 are available at fanime.com. In addition, convention attendees will be able to enjoy a variety of video programming featuring episodes from some of VIZ Media most popular anime series such as BLEACH, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, LAGRANGE – THE FLOWER

    Cover for Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Issue 05-21-12. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. Rurouni Kenshin © 1994 by Nobuhiro Watsuki/ Shueisha Inc.

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    Digital Manga Updates for 2nd Half of May Includes Continuation of Monday 40% Promo on Select Volume 1 Titles Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: SJAlpha.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media rounds out the month of May with big news for Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha members as it debuts the new Rurouni Kenshin manga reboot -- Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration. The new issue also features an interview with Bakuman? and Death Note artist Tsugumi Ohba. Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration will be serialized once a month in Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. To celebrate the upcoming live action movie, Nobuhiro Watsuki, the original creator of Rurouni Kenshin (published by VIZ Media in North America, rated ‘T’ for Older Teens) reinvented his classic manga with all-new twists and turns. Action, romance, and historical intrigue abound in Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration the tale of a wandering

    Cover for Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Vol. 1. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2010 Kazuki Takahashi, Shin Yoshida, Naohito Miyoshi/ Shueisha Inc. © NAS ? TV Tokyo

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    Vol. 1 First Editions Include Limited Edition Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: viz.com/yu-gi-oh Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, notably expands its bestselling Yu-Gi-Oh! manga brand with the forthcoming release of the newest series in the popular franchise. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal launches on June 5th under the company’s SHONEN JUMP imprint, is rated ‘T’ for Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. Volume 1 First Editions will also contain a limited edition collectable Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal is based on an original concept by Kazuki Takahashi with story by Shin Yoshida and artwork created by Naohito Miyoshi. The new series takes place in a futuristic city where augmented reality Duels are all the rage. Duelists, using devices called

    Cover for the new short story anthology The Future is Japanese. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2012 VIZ Media

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    13 Innovative Japanese Stories by an International Collection of Acclaimed Sci-Fiction Authors Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: haikasoru.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media’s Haikasoru imprint announces the release of The Future is Japanese, a new fiction anthology featuring science fiction and fantasy stories from some of today’s greatest writers from both Japan and the English-speaking world. The book is now available from the company’s Haikasoru imprint and has a MSRP of $14.99 U.S. / $17.99 CAN. An eBook edition will also be available for the Amazon Kindle, Apple’s iBooks Store, the Barnes & Noble’s Nook Books Store, and the Sony Reader Store. Haikasoru publishes some of the most compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English-speaking audiences, and is the first imprint based in the U.S. dedicated to Japanese science fiction and fantasy in translation. The

    Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha members can sign up to receive a special limited Yu-Gi-Oh! promo card. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. Yu-Gi-Oh! © 1996 Kazuki Takahashi © 2011 NAS ? TV Tokyo

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    This Week’s Issue Features Series Conclusion of Bakuman? and Interview with Creator Takeshi Obata Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: SJAlpha.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen Leading manga publisher VIZ Media continues to offer a plethora of fan-favorite, must-read manga content along with exclusive creator interviews and a special collectable trading card premium for Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha members throughout the month of May. Current Weekly SJ Alpha members, as well new subscribers that secure an annual membership to North America’s premier digital manga magazine, are encouraged sign up at sjalpha.com/sign-up before June 22nd, 2012 to receive a special limited edition collectable -- a Slifter the Sky Dragon Yu-Gi-Oh! promo card! Fans of the print Shonen Jump magazine have already been treated to two previous God Cards (Obelisk and Ra), and the trilogy is now complete with this release. Just like

    Bakuman? Volume 1 is one of the digital discount titles being offered in May. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2008 Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata/Shueisha

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    First-Half of May Features Launch of High School Debut, Mistress Fortune, Seiho Boys High School and Excel Saga Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZ.com/apps Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen Manga publisher VIZ Media encourages fans across North America to visit VIZManga.com and the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch every Monday throughout the first-half of May to take advantage of a special 40% off discount on select Volume 1 digital titles (Reg. MSRP: $4.99, Sale Price: $2.99). Five different opening volumes from various manga series will be offered each week, from the hit debuts of Bleach and Bakuman?, to the non-stop action of Dragon Ball Z and psychological tension of Death Note, to the romance of Black Bird and Dengeki Daisy. Discount Manga Titles for May 7th Include: Bakuman? Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for

    Cover for Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Issue 04-30-12. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan © 2008 by Hiroshi Shiibashi/ Shueisha Inc.

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    Everyone Is Invited To Enter Contest For A Chance To Win A Pair Of 4-Day Passes To 2012 San Diego Comic-Con Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: SJAlpha.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media invites manga fans to test their knowledge of the nation’s leading digital manga magazine with a just-announced new online Shonen Jump Alpha Trivia Sweepstakes Contest, running exclusively at sja-trivia-contest through May 23rd, 2012. No Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha membership is required to enter the contest. Contestants simply have to correctly answer 3 trivia questions on Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha to be entered into the sweepstakes drawing. The Grand Prize winner will receive two (2) 4-day show passes to the 2012 Comic-Con International, the nation’s largest comic book, science fiction and pop culture event. Comic-Con takes place July 12th-15th at the San Diego Convention Center, CA. (**Note:

    Logo for the Shojo Beat manga imprint. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2012 VIZ Media, LLC.

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    Strobe Edge and Demon Love Spell Coming Later in 2012 Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media announces its latest manga licenses with the acquisition of the domestic publishing rights to two new shojo series -- Strobe Edge, by Io Sakisaka, and Demon Love Spell, by Mayu Shinjo. Both titles are scheduled to begin publication later this year under the company’s Shojo Beat imprint. Creator Io Sakisaka’s Strobe Edge (rated ‘T’ for Teens) asks the timeless question, “What is love?” Ninako Kinoshita’s friends tell her it’s one thing, but Ninako wants to discover this mysterious emotion herself. When she meets Ren Ichinose, a handsome, enigmatic guy worshipped by all the girls at her school, she finds her heartbeat quickening with excitement! Is Ninako about to experience the many facets of love? Celebrated manga creator Mayu Shinjo (AI

    The J-POP SUMMIT FESTIVAL returns to San Francisco`s Japantown this August. Image courtesy of NEW PEOPLE Inc. © NEW PEOPLE Inc.

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    Festival Showcases the Best in Modern Japanese Film, Anime, Fashion, Music, Art, Retail Design And Popular Culture Source: MediaLab press release, NEWPEOPLEWORLD.com Official Site: j-pop.com Special Thanks to Erik Jansen NEW PEOPLE, a dynamic entertainment destination bringing the latest examples of Japanese popular culture to North American shores, has announced the dates for its 2012 J-Pop Summit Festival. The Festival, now in its fourth year, will be held across San Francisco’s Japantown in association with the Japantown Merchant Association on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 26th. The theme for 2012 will be “Cyberpop Overload!,” and the all-day, weekend-long event will offer many popular attractions that have made the J-Pop Summit Festival a fun annual gathering for fashion, film, anime, video game, technology and music fans as well as pop culture enthusiasts, Bay Area residents, and tourists visiting the city. More than 55,000 people attended last

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