Happy Valentine’s Day! David Welsh gets into the holiday mood with a survey of his favorite romantic comedies. Over at Manga Xanadu, Lori Henderson goes in the opposite direction and picks some favorite shoujo manga that eschew the hearts and flowers. Tokyopop’s valenine to their readers is a volume a day of Loveless for free online; volume 7 is up today, and they promise a “sweet treat” starting at 9:15 a.m. (PST), but only for today.
At Manga Recon, Katherine Dacey posts this week’s new manga along with some short-and-sweet reviews. And the MangaCast team picks their favorites as well.
Go!Comi is looking for an artist for a webcomic and print project. (Via Kuri-ousity.)
Like many book editors, Del Rey’s Tricia Narwani often brings work home on the weekend. Tricia’s a little better off than most of her colleagues, however, because in her case “work” is “the Phoenix Wright game,” although she swears it’s just background research for the upcoming manga.
The Giant Napkin takes on the issues surrounding bookstore layout. (Warning: Satire!)
The Washington Post’s Read Express has a writeup on the Japan: Culture + Hyperculture event.
This year’s Japan Media Arts Festival will feature a symposium asking “Why Did Manga Overtake the World?”
Reviews: At Prospero’s Manga, Miranda gets into the Valentine’s Day mood with vol. 1 of Manga Sutra. Tangognat gives a big thumbs up to vol. 2 of Walkin’ Butterfly. Julie reviews vol. 1 of Doors of Chaos at the Manga Maniac Cafe. Mark Thomas enjoys the Azumanga Daoih omnibus at Anime on DVD. Connie reviews vol. 12 of Boys Be…, vol. 2 of Mai the Psychic Girl, and vol. 1 of Tarot Cafe at Slightly Biased Manga. Ed Chavez checks out vol. 1 of Hell Girl and vol. 1 of Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives at the MangaCast. James Fleenor posts his first impression of vol. 8 of D.Gray-Man at Anime Sentinel. At Active Anime, Sandra Scholes reviews vol. 1 of Do Whatever You Want and vol. 11 of Let Dai, Rachel Bentham checks out Love Circumstances, and Holly Ellingwood reads vol. 22 of Hana-Kimi. Leroy Douresseaux reviews vol. 1 of Short Sunzen! for The Comic Book Bin.