Monthly Archives: November 2008

OK, the post-Thanksgiving stupor is finally wearing off and I’m getting back to business again. Let’s start off with something completely different: Steven Schulz e-mailed me with a link to his scanlation of an anti-anti-whaling screed by insane right-wing cartoonist … Continue reading →

No manga post today—I’m about to start cooking an epic Thanksgiving dinner. However, you might enjoy this post from my personal blog, which will give you something to be thankful for. Times may be tough, but at least we’re not … Continue reading →

In this week’s PWCW, Calvin, Kai-Ming, and I talked to the folks at Broccoli and some other manga movers and shakers about the Broccoli shutdown and what it says about the industry as a whole. And Kai-Ming still found time … Continue reading →

Remember Christopher Handley, the guy who was arrested for having manga in his own home, for his own use, that the authorities decided was obscene? Well, it turns out that at least some of the manga in question was yaoi. … Continue reading →

ICv2 summarizes the facts of the Broccoli USA dissolution, including a mention of their yaoi line, Boysenberry Books, which they introduced in 2007, just as the yaoi market began to level off. Meanwhile, operations manager Shizuki Yamashita is starting to … Continue reading →

Here’s some sad news, if true: Broccoli USA, parent company of Broccoli Books and publisher of Kamui, the Galaxy Angel series, and Juvenile Orion, is dissolving, at least according to Gia’s interpreteation of a press release (in Japanese). The statement … Continue reading →