Monthly Archives: June 2006

The French manga Pink Diary has come up in the comments and it sounds kind of interesting, so I’m linking to this review (in French) so you can see the cover and sample page. The manga/not-manga debate is raging over … Continue reading →

Lone Wolf and Cub creator Kazuo Koike will be appearing at San Diego Comic Con. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin profiles Tomoko Taniguchi, the manga-ka who mixes sweet romance and heavy metal manga like “Aquarium” and “Together Forever.” Telophase wants to do … Continue reading →

From ComicList, here’s what mangaphiles can expect to find in comics stores this week. ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS Sabrina Vol 2 #76, $2.25 DARK HORSE COMICS Cannon God Exaxxion Stage 5 Vol 5, $15.95 Oh My Goddess Vol 23, $10.95 DC/CMX … Continue reading →

Here’s the Bookscan top ten graphic novels for the week ending May 28. Notice anything? 1. NARUTO, Volume 10 2. RUROUNI KENSHIN, Volume 27 3. NARUTO, Volume 9 4. BLEACH, Volume 13 5. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, Volume 7 6. NARUTO, Volume … Continue reading →

Don’t miss the discussion going on right now on the Tokyopop Message Board about the effect of bad role models in shoujo manga. It began when someone posted the article The Dangers of Shoujo, from Sleep is for the Weak, … Continue reading →

At Irresponsible Pictures, Pata handicaps the MangaCast awards. Yaoi worth reading? Johanna, who admits she’s not a yaoi fan, samples the latest crop from DMP’s June imprint. Nancy Drew #1: The Demon of River Heights took first place in the … Continue reading →