Thoughts on San Diego, Tezuka app flops, and Fruits Basket under the microscope

Deb Aoki spent an epic weekend at Comic-Con, and she emerges with a good overview post on three manga trends to watch.

Remember that David Welsh is hosting this month’s Manga Moveable Feast, on Fruits Basket, at The Manga Curmudgeon. He has rounded up the Monday links there and also posts his thoughts on “The Saddest Sohma.” (Click to see which one!).

Erica Friedman brings us the latest Yuri Network News at Okazu.

Ed Sizemore has been sorely disappointed by the Tezuka iPad app; he paid his $9.99 but never got access to the comics that were promised (Spoiler: Apple has agreed to refund the money.)

Patrick Macias has posted an English-language tutorial for ComiPo!, a Japanese manga-drawing app.

Congratulations to Connie C. on seven years of reading and reviewing manga at Slightly Biased Manga!

News from Japan: GTO creator Tohru Fujisawa and Iketeru Futari manga-ka Takashi Sano are collaborating on a new series, Black Sweep Sisters, that will debut in Dengeki Comic Japan in August. ANN also has the latest Japanese comics rankings.

Reviews: Ash Brown looks back on this week’s manga reading at Experiments in Manga.

Lori Henderson on vol. 1 of Amnesia Labyrinth (Manga Xanadu)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 6 of Arata: The Legend (The Comic Book Bin)
Adam Stephanides on vol. 6 of Billy Bat (Completely Futile)
Erica Friedman on Candy (Okazu)
Connie on vol. 4 of Kamisama Kiss (Slightly Biased Manga)
Connie on vol. 6 of Laon (Slightly Biased Manga)
Dave Ferraro on vol. 1 of Monster Hunter Orage (Comics-and-More)
James Fleenor on Neko Ramen (Anime Sentinel)
Erica Friedman on Sweet Little Devil (Okazu)

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