Lori Henderson posts the week’s manga news at Manga Xanadu, and Erica Friedman has all the latest yuri news at Okazu.
Sean Gaffney takes an advance look at this week’s new manga at A Case Suitable for Treatment, and Lori Henderson lists the past week’s all-ages comics and manga at Good Comics for Kids.
Meanwhile, Lissa Pattillo spots signs of life at DramaQueen, as they begin taking pre-orders for Missing Road.
Jennifer LeBlanc continues her interview with Hinako Takanaga at The Yaoi Review.
Daniella Orihuela-Gruber rounds up the Manga Gift Guides published by various bloggers this week.
It’s time for the last course in this week’s Manga Moveable Feast, and host David Welsh rounds up all the links from days six and seven at The Manga Curmudgeon. David also files a license request for an earlier book by One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, Wanted!
Ed Sizemore and Melinda Beasi discuss Sundome in the latest Manga Out Loud This inspired Khursten of Otaku Champloo to read the book herself and add her own commentary.
Here’s a blog that I just found, although it has been around for a while: Something Deeper: Anime, Manga and Comics, written by a librarian. Check out the six-part interview with Tokyopop CEO Stu Levy, starting here.
Need a stocking stuffer? Kate Dacey is giving away a copy of Fumi Yoshinaga’s Not Love but Delicious Foods Make Me So Happy! at The Manga Critic, and Anna is giving away the first volume of The Story of Saiunkoku at Manga Report.
News from Japan: The big news this week is that the publishers Kodansha and Shueisha have signed on with Ken Akamatsu’s online manga site J-Comi. The second beta will go live sometime this month with several older titles provided by the publishers, and the final version of the site will launch in January. In other news, Media Factory will launch a new manga magazine, Comic Gene, in April 2011.
Reviews: Melanie posts some short manga reviews at About Heroes.
Rob McMonigal on vol. 1 of 20th Century Boys (Panel Patter)
Connie on vol. 4 of Alice in the Country of Hearts (Slightly Biased Manga)
Joy Kim on vol. 1 of Arisa (Joy Kim)
Sean Kleefeld on vol. 2 of Bakuman (Kleefeld on Comics)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 33 of Bleach (The Comic Book Bin)
Julie Opipari on vol. 2 of Cirque du Freak (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 8 of Gatcha Gacha (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Erica Friedman on Hana no Asuka-gumi (The Hooded Utilitarian)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 1 of I Am Here (The Comic Book Bin)
Bill Sherman on vol. 2 of Itazura na Kiss (Blogcritics)
Connie on vol. 1 of Itsuwaribito (Slightly Biased Manga)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 10 of Legend (Kuriousity)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 8 of Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Lissa Pattillo on Strawberry Panic (omnibus edition) (ANN)
Greg McElhatton on vol. 1 of Summit of the Gods (Read About Comics)
Kristin on vol. 3 of Ultimo (Comic Attack)
Julie Opipari on vol. 1 of Wolf God (Mania.com)