Here’s the latest from the intrepid bloggers who are covering SDCC. As always, ComiPress is eating my lunch on this, so if you want more, check out their exhaustive list.
Of course, Reuters has the obligatory what-is-this-thing article for general readers.
Broccoli: At MangaCast, Ed Chavez reports that they mostly discussed previously announced titles but did drop one new one: Nui. Giapet has a little more info on that series:
But the series is about a girl who likes plushies more than boys. And she likes them so much that some of her stuffed animals start turning INTO boys. And so suddenly she’s living with three bishounen. Oookay.
CMX: ANN is reporting that they have licensed Crayon Shin-Chan.
Dark Horse: Publisher’s Weekly reports that DH has inked a deal with CLAMP to produce an original manga to be released simultaneously in Japan, Korea, and the U.S. in 2009. Nice!
Seven Seas: Giapet brings good news: They’re dropping their price from $10.99 to $9.99 a volume, and they will be releasing omnibus volumes of their global titles, starting with Destiny’s Hand.
Tokyopop: IGN has a nice writeup of their panel, including new titles.
Viz: At MangaCast, Ed thinks Slam Dunk is, well, a slam dunk and he’s OK with Bleach being serialized in Shonen Jump. John Jakala is pleased as well.
Yen Press: Giapet had to leave early but reports on a few titles, including the mature Sundome, and mentions that Kurt Hassler said there would be no censoring. ANN has more details.
Also, at Okazu, Erica Friedman rounds up the new yuri announcements.
