Yearly Archives: 2006

This business article looks at the meaning of cuteness in Japanese culture. The writer provides quite a range of views, from the people who think it shows something important about the Japanese psyche to those who think it means the … Continue reading →

If you only read one article today, check this one out: At Silver Bullet Comics, Barb Lien-Cooper enumerates 12 Reasons Why Manga is Not a Gateway Drug to Western Comics. This article enunciates a lot of things that I have … Continue reading →

From ComicList, here are the manga to expect in comics stores this week. ADV Anne Freaks Manga Vol 2, $9.99 ANTARCTIC PRESS Chisuji Four Pack, $7.95 Science Fair Four Pack, $7.95 DARK HORSE COMICS Blade Of The Immortal #114, $2.99 … Continue reading →

You have to register to get it, but The Japan Times Online has a great story on manga by non-Japanese creators. They’ve noticed! The story is quite long and has great illustrations of work by Svetlana Chmakova, Frederic Bollet, and … Continue reading →

In this week’s Flipped column, David Welsh interviews Yumi Hoashi, the EIC and VP of Magazines for Viz. There’s lots of talk about branding and what to expect next in Shoujo Beat, and I thought this was interesting: According to … Continue reading →

I don’t usually link to scanlations, but this is something completely different: A manga that explains why human-rights laws are a bad idea. As the blogger who translated and posted it notes, this comic is so bad it’s almost counter-propaganda. … Continue reading →