Some news from Japan. New amateur manga site plus moe fun!
Hello once again AAA, this is Folium bringing you fun and interesting news from all around the globe just for you wonderful otakus. So it has been a bit of a slow news week, but here we go!
First up in manga new mangas being announced this week, TAGRO will launch a comedy series called Ikigami-sama, a series about a girl and her experience with a god who is an old homeless man. Mika Kajiyama will launch a new manga this winter called Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama, a manga about a younger brother and older sister who decide to switch places. Narumi Kakinouchi will also release a romantic fantasy about a fairy who loves humans called Fairy Jewel.
Along with new manga and for those who can speak Japanese and like manga, Kyoto Seika University launched its new interactive manga site Mangaku November 1st. The site is designed to let users upload their own original amnga and allow others to recommend and comment on those works. The uploaded manga will also receive reviews from faculty at Kyoto Seika University. The goal of this website is to help out both new mangaka and raise awareness on the history and culture of manga.
Ahhh, Japan. We love you and hate you. Having started sale on November 11th the vitamin company Ateam will be launching “Moe Supli” or Moe Supplements. With three different supplement packets costing about $18.00 USD each packet will contain two trading cards with anthropomorphized pills that are now lovely moe characters. Remember kids, always take your vitamins, you never know what cute girl may come with them.Also carrying the moe theme, the Tohoku region of Japan now has its own character. Zunko, a character named after zunda mocha a specialty of the Tohoku region is an original character designed by SSS (a Japanese company. Zunko in now here as a copyright free character and part of an app on the android market that provides users with information on the Tohoku region and zunda mocha as Japan still recovers from the earthquake and tsunami. And finally now to get show off your anime love to your lover. Underwear (especially guys) is really popular this week with Madoka Magica boxers being announced, K-ON boxers and both ladies’ & mens’ socks, and even pink Ryou Saeba boxers from City Hunter. Now just to find those oppurtunities to show off these boxers…