Beat Takeshi in English...not Manglish

Vertical went public with some very exciting news on their blog today: They will be publishing Takeshi Kitano's only ever novel, Shonen! When, we'll hopefully find out soon.

What is Manglish? "Manglish is the Mainichi Daily News' new manga section. Updated daily, we give you the chance to read Japanese comics in both the original Japanese, and with an English pop-up translation. "(from the site) ...And it's really cool! Check it out here.