Animanga in the News: 5/4/11

Here you will find a run down of today's anime and manga news! If anything sent waves through the anime and manga world today, you'll find it in this post! By the way, I'm saladesu, one of the translators and global moderators of MH, and I'll be posting a post like this every day (as much as possible, anyway). Look forward to them ;)




Are you a fan of Oda Eiichirou's ONE PIECE? Is your better half also a fan of ONE PIECE? Silver accessory brand "white clover" has just the thing for the two of you: Chopper-themed couple necklaces!

There are 5 different pairs making for a total of 10 different designs. All the designs are inscribed with phrases like, "I become a panacea!", "It becomes a doctor who can cure anything." and "My name is Tony Tony, Chopper!" Each pair costs between ¥23100 and ¥29400, but individual necklaces may also be purchased from ¥11550. The necklaces come in a special box shaped like Chopper's signature pink hat.



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Charity t-shirts with illustrations from various mangaka who have volunteered to be part of the "Damn you, Earthquake!! MDS Challenge", are now available on the website of t-shirt brand "yonpo". MDS stands for "Mangaka datte Dekiru koto wo Suru", meaning "doing something that even mangaka can do".

This time, the shirts feature illustrations from Yamazaki Mari, Asakura Sekaiichi and Maguro Orchstra. Each shirt costs ¥2500 and all proceeds go to the Japanese Red Cross Association.

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