Curious about what’s at the top of the stack chez MangaBlog? The folks at Robot6 were kind enough to invite me to contribute to this week’s What are you reading? feature, so I contributed a few notes on my current reading. (Image is of the first volume of Crown, one of the books on my stack.)
We mentioned on Friday that Aurora has a big sale on, and Deb Aoki tweeted that returns were the problem. At the Yaoi Press blog, Yamila Abraham sheds some light on the process, and the problems, from the small publisher’s point of view. Simon Jones of Icarus Comics offers some thoughts on where Aurora is in a publisher’s life cycle right now.
Lori Henderson lists this week’s all-ages comics and manga and makes some recommendations at Good Comics for Kids.
Matt Blind is changing his format a bit at Rocket Bomber. He posted last week’s executive summary and index and emerging trends report and then offers some commentary on what he sees. (Also, he points out a correction for the New York Times.)
At Anime Vice, Gia asks her readers: Would you switch from scanlations to legal digital manga if the price was right?
Erica Friedman brings home the yuri news at Okazu.
Robots Never Sleep posts more cool stuff from Japan, including a manga illustrated by Taiyo Matsumoto.
Paul Gravett has an article on the Utagawa Kuniyoshi exhibit in London and that artist’s links to manga. (Via Journalista; art swiped from the Gravett piece.)
Margaret O’Connell looks at manga mishaps involving Valentines Day chocolates at Sequential Tart.
Over at the Manga Talk LJ community, psychoe posts a review of the Samurai Reimagined exhibit at the Pacific Asia Museum.
Lori Henderson on VIZBIG editions of Rumiko Takahashi’s work: Do want!
Yaoi Press will be at Anime Wasabi in Denver next weekend.
Lissa Pattillo files a con report from Animaritime 2009, a fan-run convention in New Brunswick, at Kuriousity.
Digital is offering some giveaways to tempt fans to try their new DokiDoki line; Deb Aoki has all the details.
News from Japan: Kadokawa Shoten has announced a new magazine, Young Ace, which will debut in July with a lineup that includes, among other things, Neon Genesis Evangelion, MPD-Psycho, and a Haruhi Suzumiya spinoff. Also, Saiyuki Gaiden, the prequel to the Saiyuki series, is coming to an end. Yutaka Izubuchi is picking up Kishin Gensō Rune Masquer again after an 18-year hiatus, and Tokyo Tribes creator Santa Inoue is starting a new series, Dan Da Barbarian, in Comic Birz. And while it’s not manga, click over to Mecha Mecha Media to see some interesting Obama sightings in Japan. (Dan Da Barbarian image borrowed from ANN.)
Reviews: Lori Henderson posts some Manga Drive-Bys, quick reviews of books she has been reading recently, and the Manga Recon team posts another set of Manga Minis.
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 1 of 20th Century Boys (Kuriousity)
Alexandra Duff on vols. 1-3 (collection) of Ai Yori Aoshi (Sequential Tart)
Connie on vols. 24 and 25 of Basara (Slightly Biased Manga)
Connie on vol. 4 of Battle Royale (Ultimate Edition) (Slightly Biased Manga)
Donnelle Ficca on vol. 35 of Boys Over Flowers (Sequential Tart)
Steve Bennett on vol. 1 of Children of the Sea (ICv2)
Kris on Dash! (Manic About Manga)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vol. 1 of GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Rachel Bentham on vol. 1 of Gakuen Prince (Active Anime)
Holly Ellingwood on vol. 2 of Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (Active Anime)
Karen Maeda on vol. 10 of Hayate the Combat Butler (Sequential Tart)
Connie on vol. 2 of Kikaider Code 02 (Slightly Biased Manga)
Margaret Viera on vol. 16 of The Law of Ueki (Active Anime)
Connie on Leave it to PET! (Slightly Biased Manga)
Tangognat on vol. 1 of Maid-Sama (Tangognat)
Matthew J. Brady on vol. 15 of Monster (Warren Peace Sings the Blues)
Julie on Naughty but Nice (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Patti Martinson on NG Life (Sequential Tart)
Karen Maeda on vol. 4 of Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom (Sequential Tart)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vol. 1 of Pig Bride (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Nick Smith on vol. 1 of Pokemon Adventures (ICv2)
Karen Maeda on vol. 10 of Reborn! (Sequential Tart)
Clive Owen on vol. 5 of Rosario + Vampire (Animanga Nation)
Jenni Moody on vol. 15 of Skip Beat! (Sequential Tart)
Matthew J. Brady on vol. 3 of Slam Dunk (Warren Peace Sings the Blues)
Sesho on vol. 7 of Sorcerer Hunters (Sesho’s Anime and Manga Reviews)
Danielle Leigh on vols. 6 and 7 of Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Comics Should Be Good)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vol. 1 of Step (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vol. 3 of Sunshine Sketch (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Karen Maeda on vol. 1 of Tsubasa: Those With Wings (Sequential Tart)
Michelle Smith on vol. 1 of Tsubasa: Those With Wings (Manga Recon)
Holly Ellingwood on Utahime the Songstress (Active Anime)
James Fleenor on Wanted (Anime Sentinel)
Julie on The Way to Heaven (MangaCast)
Cynthia on vol. 1 of Ze (Boys Next Door)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 1 of Ze (Kuriousity)
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