Monthly Archives: January 2012

The big news this week is the launch of Shonen Jump Alpha, Viz’s weekly digital edition of Shonen Jump, which will replace their monthly print magazine. Crunchyroll has a wide-ranging interview with Viz VP and general manager Alvin Lu, and … Continue reading →

There’s lots of digital manga news in my latest Digital Comic Resources roundup at CBR, and check out my dual review of vol. 1 of Dawn of the Arcana and vol. 1 of Princess Sakura at MTV Geek. Two manga … Continue reading →

I posted my take on this week’s new manga releases at MTV Geek, and Sean Gaffney takes a look at next week’s list. The Manga Moveable Feast continues at Experiments in Manga with a guest post by Jim Hemmingfield about … Continue reading →

Dark Horse has been adding manga and manhwa to their digital site pretty aggressively; Deb Aoki notes the newest additions. YALSA has released its Great Graphic Novels for Teens list, and it includes a number of manga; vol. 1 of … Continue reading →

Here’s your must-read manga post of the day: Editor, creator, and all-around manga pundit Jason Thompson pens a thoughtful essay at io9 titled Why Manga Publishing Is Dying (And How It Could Get Better). Jason’s description of the reasons for … Continue reading →

Here’s an intriguing new development: A partnership between the small yuri manga publisher ALC and the digital manga portal JManga. The two are working together to bring the yuri manga Poor Poor Lips to North American readers—and alas, only North … Continue reading →