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Wednesday, May 6
King City rescued!
Andy Raskin writes about some of his favorite food manga (alas, all still in Japanese) at The Rumpus. At Manga Life, translators Alethea and Athena Nibley discuss keeping Japanese terms in manga. Manga Mom Lori Henderson discusses complexity in manga plots. Also: How will the Kindle DX sta...
Monday, Apr 27
Four-panel manga, new Junko Mizuno book
Meanwhile, Jason Thompson has wrapped up his updates to Manga: The Complete Guide, and he has some reflections and deep thoughts about the evolution of the manga industry, how people perceive manga, and the lack of manga in libraries.
Sunday, Apr 5
Opinion: Markdowns, best-sellers, and rescued manga
The New York Times manga best-seller list is up, and vol. 22 of Fruits Basket nabs the top slot, followed by Naruto, Naruto, Naruto, Naruto, Negima!, Naruto, Naruto, Vampire Knight, and Bleach. At least we’re getting a bit of variety. Meanwhile, Matt Blind posts the top 500 manga in online sa...
Saturday, Mar 28
First mangettes sighting and other news
The New York Times manga best-seller list is up, and this week’s WTF? title is Tsubasa: Those With Wings, by Fruits Basket creator Natsuki Takaya. Vol. 22 of Fruits Basket tops the list, followed by the usual string of Naruto volumes, vol. 6 of Vampire Knight, and one of Tokyopop’s Warcraft ma...
Saturday, Mar 14
Reviews, charts, other news
This week’s New York Times manga best-seller list is up, and Viz owns it this week: Seven volumes of Naruto and one each of Bleach, The Gentlemen’s Alliance +, and Black Cat. The USA Today Booklist includes four Narutos and a Bleach as well. ANN compares that to last week. Meanwhile, Diamond’s...
Wednesday, Mar 11
Cover controversy, new blog finds, and other choice tidbits
Barb Lien-Cooper on vol. 2 of Gantz (Manga Life) Park Cooper on vols. 34-40 of Naruto (Manga Life) Park Cooper on Oishinbo: A La Carte (Manga Life) Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane on vol. 9 of S.A. (Manga Life) Emily on Sensei wa Ore no Mono (Emily’s Random Shoujo Manga Page)
Friday, Feb 20
Friday news and reviews
News from Japan: Here’s a site for those of you who read Japanese: Yomban, a Bandai-run site that posts free manga and novels. I took a quick peek and the reader is simple and easy to use; I just wish I could read the words. Kodansha’s Morning Special has word of new manga from the creators of Get B...
Wednesday, Dec 3
Opinion: Sales figures and speculations
At Manga Life, translators Alethea and Athena Nibley present their Christmas wish list of manga they would love to translate. Manga Recon senior editor Kate Dacey updates us on changes at the site, including naming Michelle Smith as manga editor.
Tuesday, Dec 2
Industry notes, gift ideas, and more
Park Cooper interviews manga adaptor Gerard Jones at Manga Life. Manga goes mainstream watch: Naruto made the list of Yahoo’s top ten search terms this year. Can world domination be far behind? There’s a manga show on right now at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
Tuesday, Aug 26
Opinion: Special lit-crit edition
Japanator posts this week’s new manga and anime releases. ANN reports that the Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha are planning to start publishing manga in Spain, France, the UK, and other countries in Europe starting next fall.
Monday, Aug 25
Middaugh interview, Pop Japan travelogue, and more!
About.com’s Deb Aoki is in Japan as part of the Pop Japan Travel tours, and you can read about her adventures on day 1 and day 2 at her blog. At Manga Xanadu, Lori Henderson explains why the anime industry should be thinking about audio manga dramas.
Wednesday, May 28
Non-Tokyopop news and links
Naruto slips from 48 to 75 on the USA Today best-seller list. No other manga makes the cut this week. News from Japan: ANN has the latest manga rankings. And Kaori Yuki has a new manga series, Guignol Kyutei Gakudan, running in Hakusensha’s Bessatsu Hana to Yume magazine.
Wednesday, May 14
Stan speaks! Plus, translation tips!
Patrick Macias interviews Stan Lee for The Japan Times about his foray into manga at the age of 85. The Sunny Side Up Anime Blog reports that manga prices are going up in Indonesia, but at aot $1.49 a volume, it’s still way cheaper than in the U.S.
Friday, May 9
Speed Racer, digital manga, MangaLife’s new direction
News from Japan: ANN has the Japanese comics rankings (Naruto is on top—who knew?) and reports that the latest issue of Comic Dragon AGE has a Luminous Arc 2 Will manga (based on a game) and a Karin (Chibi Vampire) one-shot by Yuna Kagesaki. And some Hokkaido University grad students are lau...
Thursday, May 1
Viz rules BookScan
In other charts news, ANN points out that Naruto has finally exited the USA Today Booklist and a new title has entered: Volume 3 of the Warriors manga, a global title based on a popular series of YA novels. News from Japan: ANN reports that the TV anime series Tenkai no Shichi Ryu is getting its...
Tuesday, Apr 8
Opinion: Advice from the magazine aisle
Found on the Viz blog: Otaku Champloo takes a look at the Japanese TV show Manga Genba. Wacom is holding its second anime/manga contest for residents of Western Pacific countries. Anime on DVD, a site that I really enjoy and link to a lot, has just been sold to Mania.com.
Wednesday, Nov 28
Dark manga
Yaoi Press posts some samples of art from upcoming manga. News from Japan: ANN reports that Yakitate!! Japan creator Takashi Hachiguchi is launching a new series, this one a medical manga, and manga-ka Keichiro Oki, best known for his pachinko manga, has died.
