Monthly Archives: March 2007

I didn’t get to do any news roundups yesterday as it was an unusually busy day, so that means an extra dose today. Over at Digital Strips, I take a first look at scanlations for dummies—scanlations that you don’t have … Continue reading →

Dark Horse announced a new title today: Translucent, a shojo title by Kazuhiro Okamoto. Carl Horn himself showed me the Japanese edition of this at MangaNEXT, and it looked really cool. The heroine slowly becomes invisible, a perfect metaphor for … Continue reading →

Kurt Hassler and editorial assistant Tania Biswas just gave me the story on the newest Yen Press title, and it’s something completely different from the usual run of manga: the Japanese title is Hikari to Tomo ni …, and they … Continue reading →

It’s a strange news day in the mangasphere. First item: Artist Go Nagai does not, despite the headline on this article, come right out and say that brains are more interesting than boobs, but he is suprisingly articulate about what … Continue reading →

Dirk Deppey dissents from the general consensus on the Libre/CPM dispute. And he refers us to the comments on Precocious Curmudgeon, where a lively discussion ensues. At MangaCast, Readilbert posts about manga magazines in Indonesia. Comicsnob’s Matt Blind explains how … Continue reading →

I almost missed this: Comic Book Resources reports that a company called Aurora has signed a distribution deal with Diamond. Aurora is owned by the Japanese publishing company Ohzora, and its titles include the Project X series and the Harlequin … Continue reading →