Tuesday links

ANN has reports from the Del Rey and Vertical panels at MangaNEXT.

Part 2 of Telophase’s doujinshi column is up at Tokyopop.

At the Manga Jouhou forums, everyone’s talking about e-manga.

Dirk Deppey completes his tour of the world of scanlations with some all-ages titles, including Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (Yokohama Shopping Trip), which sounds … intriguing.

Volume 2 of Peach Fuzz is due out today, and the folks at Newtype USA are all excited.

Hot Gimmick claims another victim. (Via When Fangirls Attack.)

Another WFA find: Dark, But Shining interviews Queenie Chan.

ComiPress has more on the new Del Rey license, Le Chevalier D’Eon.

Manga arrives in Nepal. Also, anime; apparently Beyblade is a big hit over there.

This Japanese animation has been making waves with the children and needless to say, various product brands especially noodle manufacturers have been quick to capitalize on this trend.

Unfortunately, most of the manga is only available in Japanese. The article notes that fan-translated anime and manga are available on the internet, but adds, piously, “Mind you such an act is deemed illegal.” (Via The Comics Reporter.)

Jog has a lengnthy, thoughtful, and well-written take on Abandon the Old in Tokyo. Derik Badman reviews volumes 7 and 8 of Tezuka’s Buddha. Emily reviews Boku ni Natta Watashi.

Wank corner: Erica Friedman and I swapped notes at MangaNEXT about our brief appearances on Fandom_Wank. That’s one of the things I just can’t talk to the other soccer moms about! Anyway, here’s some Bleach wank for those who like that sort of thing. Oh, wait, this is even better: Pokemon wank, with a touch of yuri.