Monthly Archives: July 2006

Review: The Embalmer

The Embalmer By Mitsukazu Mihara Drama Rated OT, age 16+ Tokyopop, $9.99 Of all the new series Tokyopop is starting in August—11 by my count—this is the most intriguing. It’s a bit like Pet Shop of Horrors, five self-contained stories … Continue reading

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Bulgarian manga, electric M&Ms, and more

David Welsh realizes he missed a few sites on his first tour of the manganet, so he goes back and checks them out. Being even older than David, I totally sympathize with his frustration with websites that make you open … Continue reading

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All around the web

At Precocious Curmudgeon, David Welsh takes a spin around the internets to compare and contrast manga publishers’ websites. I was thinking of doing this myself, but David’s take is much funnier and more dead-on than mine would ever be. I … Continue reading

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Quick links

At MangaCast, Ed Chavez has posted a summary and podcast of the Shonen Jump panel from SDCC, featuring Rurouni Kenshin manga-ka Watsuki Nobuhiro. Newsarama has yet another interview with Eric Wight, the creator of My Dead Girlfriend. Seven Seas has … Continue reading

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Tanoshimi to launch next week

Random House has the website for its new UK imprint, Tanoshimi, up, with the full site and their inaugural line set to debut on August 3. All ye who have been complaining about the Tokyopop relaunch, come here and rest … Continue reading

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Morning news

ComiPress translates the second half of a lecture by manga-ka Hirohiko Araki (they posted the first half earlier). Even if you don’t know Araki’s work, it’s worth a look for his explanation of how he thinks about manga. More food … Continue reading

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