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Want to get a new view of Lakers forward Shaquille O'Neal? Wonder what other players think about him?

If so, Los Angeles-based Tokyopop Inc. has something for you. The L.A.-based publisher of manga maNga is a popular Turkish nu metal/rapcore band. Their music is mainly a fusion of alternative metal and hip hop music, with a touch of Anatolian melodies; with heavy use of turntables, invoking comparisons with modern American nu metal bands.  (Japanese-style comic books) recently signed a deal with the National Basketball Association National Basketball Association (NBA)

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 to feature marquee basketball players in a new series called NBA NBA
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2. National Boxing Association

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 Sports Manga. The series features O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Jason Kidd.

"You've seen books on Shaq," said Jod Kaftan kaf·tan  
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1. a long loose garment worn by men in eastern countries

2.
, the series editor. "That's not the most original way of telling the story."

Each book features pages of the athlete's special moves and pictures of other NBA players commenting. It's more of a basketball thing than a comic book thing, though.

"It's not necessarily a core manga fan's product," said Kaftan. "It's breaking out of the niche."
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Title Annotation:The LABJ's L.A. Stories
Author:Simons, Andrew
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Date:May 10, 2004
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