We present the ICv2 2005 Manga Awards in two parts. In Part 1, we name our Manga Publisher, Release, and Marketing Campaign of the Year.

Commercials airing on the 4Kids Saturday morning animation block indicate that the One Piece anime series will be back on the air in 2006.

The NY Times Book Review includes a glowing full-page review of Harvey Pekar's The Quitter .

Wizards of the Coast plans two Star Wars Miniature releases for next summer: Champions of the Force and Bounty Hunters.

Mongoose Publishing has announced an ambitious slate of RPG publications for April 2006.

Mew Mew Power will return to the 4Kids Entertainment Saturday morning animation block on Christmas Eve, December 24th.

In Part 4, we talk about American manga- and anime-influenced productions, and the bookstore, mass merchant, and comic store channels for manga.

In January Bandai America is launching a new line of 1.5-inch T een Titans Comic Game Heroes, which come with a game component .

Bandai has announced its plans for 18 game releases for its six game systems in 2006, a major increase in production.

ICv2 contacted 4Kids Entertainment concerning the scheduling changes in its Saturday morning 4Kids Block broadcast on the Fox Network.