Yearly Archives: 2006

Weekend roundup

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Brigid Alverson

In the spirit of Black Friday, Manga Jouhou offers a holiday manga guide. My husband called me as he was fixing dinner last night to listen to a segment about otaku and another on hikikomori on All Things Considered. In … Continue reading →

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Mah Jong, new manga, and flipped floppies

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Brigid Alverson

They run a tight ship down at MangaCast where, holiday or no holiday, they preview the new manga for the week. Also, Ed has put together a Maki Side Dish on mah jong manga, showing that there truly is a … Continue reading →

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Review: Queens

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Brigid Alverson

Queens By Sung-Hyen Ha Rated OT, for older teens (16+) Tokyopop, $9.99 Warning: Spoilers! Queens is a gender-bending slapstick comedy manwha that never stops for a minute to take a breath or slip in a little subtlety. It’s high-strung, with … Continue reading →

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Review: Ode to Kirihito

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Brigid Alverson

Ode to Kirihito By Osamu Tezuka Rated 16+, for older teens Vertical, $24.95 Warning: Spoilers after the cut! Don’t be scared off by all the critical raves that Ode to Kirihito has been getting from reviewers. Branding a book a … Continue reading →

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Pre-holiday odds and ends

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Brigid Alverson

The October direct market sales numbers are out. David Taylor interprets them at MangaCast. Tokyopop has an interview with Pop Mhan, creator of Blank. At MangaCast, Ed has PR on two Broccoli titles, E’s and the Juvenile Orion illustration book, … Continue reading →

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Advice for writers and readers

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Brigid Alverson

At The Beat, Heidi contributes her take on the problems of three-volume manga: If you’re going to write a graphic novel, spend some time thinking about story structure. Good advice! Floating_Sakura has an interesting post on the scanlation community. She … Continue reading →

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