OK, the blog posts are starting to roll in.
ADV: Giapet made it to their panel, and they actually talked about manga. They will be putting out an omnibus edition of Azumanga Daioh (omnibuses do seem to be the trend this year, don’t they?) and will be announcing some new licenses soon.
Del Rey: They’re publishing a Japanese manga biography of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson, a manga adaptation of Dark Wraith of Shannara, and a global manga by Nina Matsumoto, a.k.a. spacecoyote, the creator of that manga Simpsons drawing that was making the rounds a while ago. Other new titles: Fairy Tail, Hell Girl, Phoenix Wright (an adaptation of the Nintendo DS game), plus some light novels and a Genshiken fan book. ANN and Giapet were there. And oh, look! Del Rey has already posted their press release with more info about everything. UPDATE: And cover art, too!
Viz: ANN was at the Shojo Beat panel and reports that Viz has licensed several more manga by Arina Tanemura: Ion, Time Stranger Kyoko, and Kanshaku Dama no Yuuutsu, a short story anthology. Tanemura, who is their special guest at SDCC, is the creator of Full Moon, The Gentlemen’s Alliance +, and Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne. They also announced another new title, B.O.D.Y. by Ao Mimori.
