Gynocrat has an interesting tale for us about plagiarism and vengeance among Japanese manga-kas.
The folks at the AoD forums are managing to contain their excitement about today’s ADV news.
Pata has some fun with the Japanese Anti-Smoking Association’s objections to Nana (found via ComiPress).
With Fool’s Gold due out in less than a month, Amy Hadley is going to Anime Expo, and she’s worried about the etiquette of autographs. Just a little first-time jitters.
Hey, kids! ANN has a blog! Ikimashou is not impressed.
A French publisher is announcing a new global manga anthology magazine, Shogun, featuring content by European creators. The announcement is in French, but The Comics Reporter has a summary: “based roughly on the Shonen Jump model (lots of pages, low price).” Given that the French have done some really nice work, I will be interested to see this one. The website goes online on July 9; there’s a placeholder there now if you want to bookmark it.
ADD Theater comments on objectification of women in manga: It’s not that it doesn’t happen, it’s just easier to ignore.
This is a nice Fred Gallagher fan site, freshly updated to celebrate the release of volume 4 of Megatokyo.
Next step in Japanese evolution: a maid cafe on wheels.