http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-27/california-university-offers-class-on-manga-publishing
My apologies if his is old news. This story was posted on ANN today and I thought it might be of mild interest. I'm not sure how much influence this guy has, but if he's behind the Battle Angel Alita movie...
Starting in January, the UC Irvine Extension program in California will be offering the third class in a series on the business of anime and manga in the United States. "Manga and Anime Explosion: Finishing and Publishing Your Manga" will be a five-session class designed to teach students about the manga publishing and rights management business. Previous courses in the series included an introduction to anime and manga and a class on story development.
"Manga and Anime Explosion" will again be taught by Northrop Davis, a screenwriter and director of commercials whose accomplishments include creating the pitch that made James Camero interested in filming a live-action version of Battle Angel Alita. He is also currently writing the screenplay for an American adaptation of the Berserk manga and executive-producing an English-language take on the Japanese television series Trainman.
My apologies if his is old news. This story was posted on ANN today and I thought it might be of mild interest. I'm not sure how much influence this guy has, but if he's behind the Battle Angel Alita movie...