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America's Kung Fu Panda Film Gets Manga in Japan (Updated)
posted on by Egan Loo
Manga scenario writer Hanten Ōkuma and artist Kerokero Ace magazine on Saturday. Not coincidentally, the movie opened on that day at the Japanese box office at #5. Like the film, the manga recounts the story of Po, a panda who dreams of becoming the legendary kung fu master known as the Dragon Warrior.
The same issue also launched Central Park Media released several of the different Slayers manga titles in North America.
promoting its DVDs for Casablanca and other early classic Hollywood films by bundling new manga adaptatons with them.
Source: Muhyojo
Image © DreamWorks Animation LLC
© Hajime Kanzaka, Rui Araizumi/Slayers R Production Committee
Update: The same Kerokero Ace issue launched the tie-in to Bandai's new card game.
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