ANN post (see it was posted in KKM LJ comm 2 days ago but I don't keep that one on my friends page)

"The North American publisher Tokyopop announced at its Sunday panel at New York Comic Con that it licensed Tomo Takabayashi and Temari Matsumoto's original Maru-Ma fantasy comedy novels. Tokyopop already licensed the Kyo Kara Ma no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! manga adaptation"