Comicsnob posts this week’s manga (and “manga-ish”) list, and David Welsh takes an early look at some titles.
ChunHyang72 checks out the best blogging at Tokyopop—and beyond.
DramaQueen announced yesterday that their BL anthology, Rush, will be published every three months instead of every two. Also, if the pages fall out of your copy of vol. 2 of Audition, let them know and they’ll replace it—now that’s service!
Meanwhile, at the Rush blog, Tina Anderson has asks her readers: Do you prefer your BL in modern or historical settings?
Manganews translates an article about manga rental shops in Japan.
A treat for Skip Beat fans: Check out the blog of translator Tomo Kimura, who has put up a series of short translation notes about vol. 3.
MangaCast has cover shots of the finalists for the 2007 Seiun Awards, which honor the best science fiction works of the previous year. Some of these will look familiar. Also: Viz has the license for the Blue Dragon anime, but the press release doesn’t specifically mention the manga.
There’s a new destination for Case Closed fans: The Gosho Ayoma Manga Factory has opened its doors.
The latest issue of Craft Magazine is devoted to Japanese crafts, and the cover features Vertical’s latest stars, Aranzi Aronzo.
Is the Japanese magazine Comic Birz ripping people off by putting Rozen Maiden on hiatus? ComiPress has a legal perspective. Also: the circulation of Weekly Shonen Magazine drops below 2 million, while Weekly Shonen Jump is up slightly.
LJ’er redplasticglass revisits the yaoi wars and refutes those who would compare the exclusion of gay men from yaoi with the exclusion of women from superhero comics. It’s worth reading not only her argument but also the discussion that follows in comments (Via When Fangirls Attack.)
Reviews: Here’s something a little different: At PopCultureShock, Erin F has witty reviews of some new light novels: Boogiepop and Others, vol. 1 of Twelve Kingdoms, vol. 1 of The Man Who Doesn’t Take Off His Clothes, and Don’t Worry Mama. Dave Ferraro checks out some highly rated horror, vol. 2 of Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service and vol. 6 of Dragon Head. At Active Anime, Holly Ellingwood reviews vol. 3 of Rin! and Christoher Seaman reads vol. 11 of The Wallflower. At the Mangamaniaccafe, Julie enjoys vol. 8 of Kekkaishi. Over at Manganews, Floating Sakura reviews vol. 1 of Trinity Blood and vol. 4 of Real/Fake Princess, and anitra reviews vol. 2 of Dokebi Bride.
Isn’t the Blue Dragon anime that Viz has the one from Toriyama?
The word “Magazine” is part of Weekly Shonen Magazine’s title. If it’s shortened, it’s shortened to Magazine or Weekly Magazine or Shonen Magazine, not to Weekly Shonen—the way Weekly Shonen Jump is shortened to Jump, Weekly Jump, or Shonen Jump, not to…Weekly Shonen.
OK, I removed the info about Obata until I can verify it, and I fixed the magazine title. Thanks!
I think you have your links a bit mixed up; while I’ll gladly take a paycheck from Craft magazine, they’re not paying me yet to do the weekly roundup.
My half-assed post is here:
http://www.comicsnob.com/2007/04/16/manga-watch-list-15-21-april-2007/
And I mean half-assed: with only 11 titles, I didn’t bother to do muchmore past typing in this week’s releases. A more insightful post will be forthcoming this Sunday.
OK, that’s it. Next time I have the coffee before I post. Sorry, Matt!