Cameron's post reminded me to check on the progress of VIZ's theater project, which I mentioned previously. They're still at it:

The nation's first J-Pop mall is in the works in San Francisco, created by Japanese film distributor Viz Pictures, and will feature a Japanese-only film theater, bookstore, café and fashion boutiques with the U.S.'s first boutique for Gothic Lolita fashion.

The article has a few more tidbits, like this:

Manga is a particularly growing segment; the Japanese comics for all ages increased in sales by 10 percent in 2007, reaching $220 million. Nearly 1,500 titles were estimated to have been released in 2007.

Can this figure be right? It's difficult to imagine, even together with OEL titles.