Hitoshi Iwamoto va adapta manga-ul MW al lui Osamu Tezuka, un manga mai mult sau mai putin despre un preot catolic pe nume Gurai care nu poate renunta la relatia sa cu Yuki, un criminal. Nu stiu de ce scriu despre o adaptare a unui manga shounen-ai, dar na, e Osamu Tezuka (the guy rocks!). Hiroshi Tamaki (live-action Nodame Cantabile’s Shinichi Chiaki) va juca rolul protagonistului Michio Yuki si Takayuki Yamada (Densha Otoko film’s Train Man) va juca rolul lui Garai. Tetsuya Oishi si Haruo Kimura ai filmelor Death Note au scris scenariul pentru acest film.
via ANN & SAME HAT! SAME HAT!

Ajunse la editia a 12a, comemorand contributiile pionerului Tezuka Osamu in materie de manga. Iata si premiile:
Marele premiu: Moyashimon - Masayuki Ishikawa
Locul 2: Umimachi Diary 1: Semishigure no Yamugoro - Yoshida Akimi
Premiul artistului nou: Träumerei - Toranosuke Shimada
Premiul pentru manga scurt: Gou-Gou Datte Neko De Aru - Yumiko Oshima

Dintre acestea doar Moyashimon am citit si vizionat, fiind singurul cu adaptare anime. Intr-adevar a meritat premiul, idee originala, comic si informativ. Sper sa se scanleze mai mult din el in viitorul apropiat, sau cine stie, poate un sezon 2 la anime.

via ANN

MangaBlog a facut o lista cu manga-urile nominalizate la premiile Eisner.
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Best Short Story
“Book,” by Yuichi Yokoyama, in New Engineering (PictureBox)
“Town of Evening Calm,” by Fumiyo Kouno, in Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (Last Gasp)

Best Continuing Series
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)

Best Publication for Kids
Yotsuba&!, by Kiyohiko Azuma (ADV)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
Apollo’s Song, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Japan
The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories, by Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
MW, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)
New Engineering, by Yuichi Yokoyama (PictureBox)
Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White, by Taiyo Matsumoto (Viz)
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms, by Fumiyo Kouno (Last Gasp)

Best Writer/Artist
Fumi Yoshinaga, Flower of Life; The Moon and Sandals (Digital Manga)

Best Writer/Artist—Humor
Brandon Graham, King City (Tokyopop); Multiple Warheads (Oni)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Takeshi Obata, Death Note, Hikaru No Go (Viz)

Best Comics-Related Book
Manga: The Complete Guide, by Jason Thompson (Del Rey Manga)
Understanding Manga and Anime, by Robin Brenner (Libraries Unlimited/Greenwood Publishing)
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Lista completa cu nominalizari aici.
Anul trecut, Old Boy al lui Garon Tsuchiya si Nobuaki Minegishi a fost singurul manga care a castigat un premiu Eisner, premiul “Best U.S. Edition of International Material”.