Monthly Archives: January 2007

Following an interesting discussion in comments on my earlier post, David Welsh digs out an editor’s note from Dark Horse’s edition of Astro Boy to show how one publisher gracefully handled the problem of offensive images in an older manga. … Continue reading →

At PWCW, Kai-Ming Cha reports that Dark Horse is republishing the works of Masamune Shirow in the original unflipped format, starting with the Appleseed series. This week’s issue also includes a preview of Seven, a new title from DMP, and, … Continue reading →

Whoops! Another mom has found those naughty manga in her teenage son’s room. In this case, they were volumes of DearS from the St. Paul public library, so she called them and asked if her son had checked them out. … Continue reading →

Publisher’s Weekly Comics Week lists their top ten comics for January, which seems to encompass the holiday shopping season as well. Here they are: 1. Naruto, vol. 12 2. Fruits Basket, vol. 15 3. Negima, vol. 12 4. Bleach, vol. … Continue reading →

Japan’s head otaku, Foreign Minister Taro Aso, plans to use Japanese pop culture as a diplomatic tool. One major obstacle is that aside from Aso, most high-level Japanese diplomats don’t read manga or watch anime. They are making diligent efforts … Continue reading →

Manga publisher SelfMadeHero to launch in London Independent UK publisher SelfMadeHero launches in early February 07. The focus of the launch is Manga Shakespeare, a book series providing a unique combination of manga and classic dramatic texts. SelfMadeHero books reflect … Continue reading →