Deb Aoki gives JManga its first report card—and she’s a tough (but fair) grader.
Lissa Pattillo goes over this week’s new manga in her On the Shelf column at Otaku USA, and David Welsh shares his picks at The Manga Curmudgeon.
Ed Sizemore talks translation with William Flanagan (Sailor Moon) and Mari Morimoto (Naruto) in the latest Manga Out Loud podcast.
Don’t forget, the Manga Moveable Feast continues this week with a multi-blogger appreciation of Ken Akamatsu’s Love Hina. Jason Green plays host at PLAYBACK:stl, and you can find his ever-growing list of all the participants’ posts on the archive page. Sean Gaffney posts his thoughts on vol. 1 of the Love Hina omnibus at A Case Suitable for Treatment.
Daniel BT offers a blistering critique of Kazuo Umezu’s Fourteen, which he calls “one of the stupidest comic I’ve ever read.”
News from Japan: Dragon Quest artist Kamui Fujiwara and Ghost in the Shell writer Kazunori Ito are working on Giniro no Usagi, a digital manga to be released next year. Three Steps Over Japan takes a look at another manga magazine, Dengeki Daioh.
Reviews
Sean Kleefeld on vol. 1 of A Bride’s Story (Kleefeld on Comics)
Connie on vol. 6 of Hyde & Closer (Slightly Biased Manga)
Erica Friedman on KuroYome (Okazu)
Nick Chidgey on vol. 1 of Laddertop (Spandexless)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 7 of Maoh: Juvenile Remix (The Comic Book Bin)
Connie on vols. 1-2 of My Boyfriend Is a Vampire (omnibus edition)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 2 of Negima! (omnibus edition) (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Connie on vol. 7 of Raiders (Slightly Biased Manga)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 4 of Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura (The Comic Book Bin)
Kris on Tired of Waiting for Love (Manic About Manga)
Kristin on vol. 6 of Ultimo (Comic Attack)