Public Radio International’s program The World recently featured an interview with Shigeru Mizuki, creator of Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. And Jackie of Green Tea Graffiti talks to Junko Mizuno. (Both links via The Manga Critic.)
Johanna Draper Carlson has put together an interesting timeline of josei manga in the U.S., which is, sadly, mostly a series of false starts.
Daniella Orihuela-Gruber reviews the new manga magazine GEN at All About Manga.
This week, Viz Media unleashes the hybrid bean-dogs Mameshiba on an unsuspecting world.
Reviews
Sean Gaffney on vol. 1 of Maid Shokun (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Dave Ferraro on No Touching At All (Comics-and-More)
Deb Aoki on vol. 1 of Wandering Son (About.com)