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Zac Efron might be looking at a role in an American adaptation of the Japanese manga Akira. The actor has (possibly) been offered the lead role of Akira, the young man who develops paranormal/psychic abilities that he looses control over and devastates Tokyo in an apocalyptic explosion.

The movie has been in development for a while and Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were also rumored to be attached to the film, but each have denied the casting rumor.

GossipTeen will keep an eye out for a confirmation or denial.

CW’s hit series Gossip Girl has been immortalized by Manga in a special cartoon version, “Gossip Girl: For Your Eyes Only” that is written and illustrated by HyeKyung Baek and will be featured monthly in “Yen Plus” Magazine starting in January 2010.

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The cable channel Disney XD has scored a coup from rival Cartoon Network by landing rights to Naruto: Shippuden and will begin showing episodes in early October. The original series, Naruto, has been on Cartoon Network since 2005 and is wildly popular.

The Japanese anime is based on the manga written by Masashi Kishimoto and follows the story of Naruto Uzumaki as a tween. With the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox sealed inside him, he strives to become the strongest ninja (Hokage) in his village. Shippuden picks up the story in the fictional universe with Naruto as a teenager. I’m looking forward to this.