Monthly Archives: May 2006

This week’s PW Comics Week has a little of this, a little of that. The lead story is on last weekend’s BookExpo America, where graphic novels were a notable presence. One interesting aspect of the article is how many obviously … Continue reading →

One of the really fun parts of living overseas is seeing how other countries view American culture. Here’s a double take on that, a Japanese news piece on Americans coming to Japan to savor otaku culture. It’s short and, well, … Continue reading →

ICv2 has the April sales figures, and it was a cruel month indeed for manga, with none at all in the top ten. In fact, the first manga to make the list is volume 11 of Berserk, at number 14. … Continue reading →

It’s that time of the week again! From ComicList, here are the new manga to expect in bookstores this week. A. D. VISION Cromartie High School, vol. 6, $10.95 DC/CMX Tenjho Tenge, vol. 7, $9.99 Young Magician, vol. 4, $9.99 … Continue reading →

Three Japanese men who scanned lots and lots of manga and posted it on a website were sentenced and fined on May 17. According to a story posted last February, Toratsugu Muramoto, the owner of an Internet cafe in Fukuoka, … Continue reading →

I’m still helping with flood cleanup (paperwork, not actual digging) so posting and commentary will be light. But here are a few items I woke up to this morning: FUNimation has picked up distribution rights to “selected titles” in the … Continue reading →