Monthly Archives: July 2006

There’s a very civilized discussion on censorship going on on the Tokyopop message boards right now. I’ll link to the most recent page, in which someone complains that Viz edited a nipple out of Midori Days (which strikes me as … Continue reading →

If you only read one comments thread today, let it be this one at Precocious Curmudgeon, wherein David Welsh re-captions the cover of Gerard & Jacques and solicits suggestions for manwha. Tokyopop’s new site offers blogs to all comers, and … Continue reading →

The reading pile is getting high, so expect plenty of reviews in the next few days. In the meantime, here is an interview with Peter Ahlstrom, who wears many hats at Tokyopop: he copyedits lots of books, handles the English … Continue reading →

Comic-Con is over, and the manga industry has rolled over and is smoking a cigarette right now, so news is slim. There’s plenty of interesting reading on the web, though. I just discovered Eastern Standard, which is a wiki run … Continue reading →

Manganews has posted a handy list of all the new manga licenses announced at SDCC. And sister site ComiPress has additional details as well as links to interviews and other stories. Love Manga interviews Tina Anderson and Caroline Monaco, whose … Continue reading →