Missed it: I was busy with deadlines this week and didn’t catch that Danielle Leigh posted another excellent Manga Over Flowers column at Comic Book Resources. She is continuing her “manga for adults” series with titles for every taste and tendency.
Another thing I missed that is too good not to go back for is Telophase’s discovery of a manga devoted to trains and bento. Go, read, we’ll still be here when you get back.
Online manga: Tagruato presents a translation of the latest chapter of the Cloverfield manga.
The MangaCasters, plus special guest David Welsh, present their picks for best manga of 2007.
The Rising Stars of Manga competition is almost over; now is the time to vote for the People’s Choice Award. And the one titled Crabapple Crush is by Elae, of Deutsche Mangaka fame.
Speaking of Tokyopop, Rivkah Greulich addresses some of the questions raised by Johanna Draper Carlson about Tokyopop’s handling of its young global manga creators. More creators show up in comments to discuss their experiences.
David Welsh lists some manga that don’t fit comfortably into their (Japanese) assigned categories.
Erica Friedman has another excellent yuri news roundup at Okazu; of course the big story is the licensing of the Maria-sama ga Miteru anime. And she announced two contests to celebrate her upcoming 1,000th post and 1,000,000th visitor.
Kokoro Media has a brief look at the state of e-manga.
Erin Finnegan has some fun with possible sub-franchises of the Mom Cafe.
TheOtaku.com has updated its look.
Not for the easily offended: WaiWai explains why the three women arrested for burglary in Osaka are nothing like the trio in the manga Cat’s Eye: They’re too fat.
Job posting: Anime UK News is looking for a manga reviewer.
Manly Manga and More posts the German manga charts for January and February.
The SelfMadeHero manga versions of Shakespeare are now available in Singapore.
News from Japan: Always wanted to read Doraemon? Now’s your chance; 45 chapters have been put online for free. The link is to ANN, where they helpfully explain how to navigate the pages in Japanese. And look for a new Votoms manga later this month. Canned Dogs reports on some creators returning to Shounen Sunday. Gia reports on a real-life manga character who can’t quit his job. The Daily Yomiuri takes note of a new trend: manga based on novels. And the Japan Times takes a look at cosplay and its educational aspects.
Reviews: Erin Finnegan reviews vol. 3 of Heroes are Extinct, vol. 1 of King of the Lamp, and vol. 1 of Sundome at PopCultureShock’s Manga Recon. Dave White explains exactly why vol. 1 of S.A. is so mediocre at 741.5 Comics. Shigefumi Takasuka reviews Neon Genesis Evangelion for the Daily Yomiuri. Chris Mautner of Blog@Newsarama doesn’t much care for vols. 1-3 of The Guin Saga: The Seven Magi. Tangognat enjoys vol. 3 of Crossroad. Rachel Bentham reviews vol. 1 of Don’t Blame Me and Holly Ellingwood gets an early look at vol. 5 of Someday’s Dreamers: Spellbound at Active Anime. Julie checks out vol. 3 of Chunchu The Genocide Fiend at the Manga Maniac Cafe. Miranda is not amused by vol. 1 of In the End at Prospero’s Manga. At the Comic Book Bin, Leroy Douresseaux checks out vol. 1 of Selfish Mr. Mermaid. At ComicMix, Andrew Wheeler looks at three vol. 2s, of Black God, Alice on Deadlines, and Zombie-Loan.
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