Monthly Archives: March 2006

OK, that’s enough serious stuff. It’s Saturday morning, after all, so here’s an article about the growing trend of six-fingered characters in manga.

Today marks the one-year anniversary of MangaBlog. In the short time that I’ve been blogging, I’ve found a whole new world, “met” some delightful people online, and learned a lot, not just about manga but also about other comics, comics … Continue reading →

From ANN (and soon to be re-posted all over, I’m sure) comes the news that volume 9 of Naruto placed 29th on the USA Today Booklist. Previously, the highest ranking manga was volume 10 of Fruits Basket, which hit 69th … Continue reading →

Gee, maybe the U.S. government is cooler than I thought. They’re going to show anime in Iraq. The 52-part series “Captain Tsubasa” — dubbed into Arabic as “Captain Majed” — will air on the US government-funded Iraqi Media Network. “As … Continue reading →

Sequential Tart lists the books that librarians have suggested on the American Library Association as “Great Graphic Novels for Teens.” Then writer Rebecca Salek added some suggestions of her own. Manga is well represented on the list, which includes Dramacon, … Continue reading →

Fix yourself a drink and get comfortable, because David Taylor is wrapping up the NYCC news with a lengthy post on Love Manga. For those who are curious about the new titles announced last weekend, David has hunted up cover … Continue reading →