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Aya Ueto and Real Life Manga

The adapted story of real life Japanese actress Aya Ueto which tracks the secret life behind her career path from debut to stardom will be published in manga form by Shogakukan. "Aya Ueto Monogatari" serializes in Shoujo Comic Magazine (sold biweekly) with the first volume in No. 8 on the 19th. The title appears on the cover. Part 2 will see a street release with No. 9 sold on April 5. The filming of the movie Azumi which opened in May '03 will be the focus first story installment. According to Shogakukan, Shoujo Comic's largest demographic of readers are females in high school. When they polled readers on their favorite popular entertainer Aya Ueto's name was a clear favorite.

Found Via Manga News Service

Go Comics Teams With Tokyopop To Bring Manga To Mobiles

In an exclusive arrangement, TOKYOPOP and GoComics have launched three original properties for wireless use.  Princess Ai, @Large and ShutterBox are now available to mobile operators and their subscribers.

Manga graphic novels are a Japanese comic phenomena that has quickly become the fastest growing segment of North American book retail sales. "Everything is manga these days," says GoComics CEO Chris Pizey. "Book stores' comic book shelves are dominated by this style of art. It's tremendously exciting to be working with TOKYOPOP to bring the hottest graphic trend in the world to mobile phone users."

Manga graphic novels appeal to the new generation of young adults - men and women both - increasingly influenced by international culture, by mixing traditional action with elegant stories about human relationships.  "Princess Ai is the #1 selling manga hit comic that appeals to women 16-25. @Large has a following of men 18-30 and ShutterBox is favored by women 13 to 20.

These are great demographics for mobile phone users."  "We are delighted to work with GoComics in bringing our popular manga titles to the small screen." says Kathryn Klingler, Director of Licensing for TOKYOPOP.