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		<title>Fantagraphics Announces Manga Line-Up For Late 2010</title>
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Continuing with my news catch-up this week, one of the biggest stirs in the manga blogosphere recently is news that Fantagraphics is preparing to release books from a newly announced line of manga titles.
The company, who&#8217;s no stranger to publishing comics with gems such as Peanuts and Usagi Yojimbo under their belt, officially announced the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/fantagraphics-announces-manga-line-up-for-late-2010/</link>
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		<title>Review: Skip Beat! (Vol. 20)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviewer: Lissa Pattillo








Manga-ka: Yoshiki Nakamura
Publisher: Viz Media
Rating: Teen (13+)
Release Date: March 2010
Synopsis: &#8220;It&#8217;s the season of giving in Tokyo, but Lory&#8217;s granddaughter Maria is in no mood to celebrate. Kyoko, never one to sit out a challenge, finally gets Maria to admit what has her so soured on the holidays. It turns out December 24 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/review-skip-beat-vol-20/</link>
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		<title>Media Blasters Lays Off Staff After Decrease in Sales</title>
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News that was a little lost in the fray this past week in the mangaverse, Media Blasters has recently laid off a number of its employees. According to a post on AnimeNewsNetwork, the lay-offs include at least 13 employees across all departments of the company. With a staff of about 50 before the lay-offs, that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/media-blasters-lays-off-staff-after-decrease-in-sales/</link>
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		<title>Review: Ooku &#8211; The Inner Chambers (Vol. 01)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviewer: Lissa Pattillo








Manga-ka: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: Viz Media
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Release Date: August 2009
Synopsis: &#8220;In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country&#8217;s men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have taken on all the roles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/review-ooku-vol-01/</link>
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		<title>Finders-Keepers for Digital Manga</title>
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On the one night in who-knows-how-long that I decide to go to bed a few hours early, Digital Manga goes and finally drops the F-word! You know the one, boys&#8217; love fans. But I can&#8217;t complain about having good news to wake up to. Fans rejoice &#8211; Ayano Yamane&#8217;s popular Finders series is no longer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/finders-keepers-for-digital-manga/</link>
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		<title>PR: Digital Manga Licenses Finder Series For June Imprint</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gardena, CA, March 11, 2010—Digital Manga Publishing and Libre Shuppan are proud to announce the licensing of the Finder Series by Ayano Yamane! The Finder series has been one of the most heavily requested series from our readers, and has been considered by fans of the yaoi genre to be the quintessential yaoi title. From [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/pr-digital-manga-licenses-finder-series-for-june-imprint/</link>
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		<title>Review: 9th Sleep</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviewer: Lissa Pattillo








Manga-ka: Makoto Tateno
Publisher: June
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Release Date: December 2009
Synopsis: &#8220;The planet had died once before… On the day of Despaira, a god appeared in the sky and saved the world. His name was King Shishioh. But now with the throne of the king empty, a vicious battle between two brothers is unfolding. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/review-9th-sleep/</link>
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		<title>PR: Viz Media Releases Ristorante Paradise Manga</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAVOR A TASTY MANGA TREAT WITH NATSUME ONO’S
RISTORANTE PARADISO NEW FROM VIZ MEDIA
New VIZ Signature Release Comes From The Talented Creator of
HOUSE OF FIVE LEAVES And not simple
San Francisco, CA, March 11, 2010 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/pr-viz-media-releases-ristorante-paradise-manga/</link>
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		<title>Review: Otodama &#8211; Voice From The Dead (Vol. 01)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviewer:  Shannon Fay








Manga-ka: Youka Nitta
Publisher: DokiDoki
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Release Date: February 2010
Synopsis: &#8220;Kaname Otonashi is gifted with a super-hearing ability, so much so that he can even hear voices from the &#8220;other side&#8221;. Having once worked as a top notch detective specializing in Sound Engineering Investigation, Otonashi resigned to work as a private investigator. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/review-otodama-voice-from-the-dead-vol-01/</link>
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		<title>Review: Ristorante Paradiso</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviewer: Lissa Pattillo








Manga-ka: Natsume Ono
Publisher: Viz Media
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Release Date: March 2010
Synopsis: &#8220;At the age of 21, Nicoletta travels to Rome to find her mother, Olga, who abandoned her long ago. Nicoletta finds her at Casetta dell&#8217;Orso, a charming little restaurant owned by Olga&#8217;s husband. The staff of bespectacled gentlemen welcomes Nicoletta warmly, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/review-ristorante-paradiso/</link>
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		<title>PR: Viz Media Debuts Apocalyptic Dorohedoro Manga</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS DOROHEDORO
A BATTLE BETWEEN DIABOLICAL SORCERERS AND THE MONSTERS THEY CREATED
San Francisco, CA, March 9, 2010 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, will publish manga creator, Q Hayashida’s gritty urban sci-fi/horror series, DOROHEDORO on March 16th. The new series [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/pr-viz-media-debuts-apocalyptic-dorohedoro-manga/</link>
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		<title>PR: Here Comes The Son: Fantagraphics Starts A Manga Line</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MARCH 8, 2010 – SEATTLE, WA — After years of development, Fantagraphics is unveiling a new line of manga. Kicking things off in September 2010 is a collection of short stories from the mother of shōjo (young girl) manga, Moto Hagio. Next, is a multi-volume series from the GLBT manga-ka Shimura Takako. Each book will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/pr-here-comes-the-son-fantagraphics-starts-a-manga-line/</link>
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		<title>Review: Dog x Cat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviewer: Shannon Fay








Manga-ka: Yoshimi Amasaki
Publisher: 801Media
Rating: Mature (18+)
Release Date: December 2009
Synopsis: &#8220;All Atsu has ever wanted is a dog of his own&#8230; and all Junya has ever wanted is Atsu! After being friends since childhood, dog-like Junya and cat-like Atsu now attend college together. One day, Junya finally drops a bomb: he&#8217;s in love with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/review-dog-x-cat/</link>
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		<title>Review: Stepping On Roses (Vol. 01)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviewer: Lissa Pattillo








Manga-ka: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: Viz Media
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Release Date: April 2010
Synopsis: &#8220;Poor Sumi Kitamura… Her irresponsible older brother Eisuke keeps bringing home orphans for her to take care of even though they can barely afford their own basic needs! Just when Sumi’s financial problems become dire, wealthy Soichiro Aside enters her life wih [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/review-stepping-on-roses-vol-01/</link>
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		<title>Review: Bleach (Vol. 30)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviewer: Lissa Pattillo








Manga-ka: Kubo Tite
Publisher: Viz Media
Rating: Teen (13+)
Release Date: March 2010
Synopsis: &#8220;Ichigo and his friends are moving ever closer to the center of Hueco Mundo and rescuing Orihime. But their battles against the Arrancars are testing them in ways they never thought possible. Can they keep their honor in a world where it doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2010/03/review-bleach-vol-30/</link>
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