Yearly Archives: 2007

The big news out of San Diego in the past few years, as far as the mainstream press is concerned, has been about the movie deals that are struck there. Viz has diversified into anime and film, and we know … Continue reading →

On the USA Today Top 150, vol. 15 of Naruto slips from 58 to 88 and vol. 20 of Bleach debuts at number 111. Speaking of Bleach, Viz is going to start serializing it in Shonen Jump, which means more … Continue reading →

All the people who have been reading manga longer than I have are excited about this book. Christopher Butcher provides lots of background in this post, from when the book was first announced. Check the press release for more info. … Continue reading →

Hey, everyone! It’s 8-01, a number that roughly translates to “yaoi” in Japanese, and that makes today Yaoi Day! Thanks to Otaku Champloo for pointing it out. Kai-Ming Cha wraps up all the manga parts of SDCC at PWCW and … Continue reading →

This isn’t manga, but it may be of interest to some readers: Vertical is publishing Boy, a collection of short stories by film auteur “Beat” Takeshi Kitano. Details after the cut. BOY by “Beat” Takeshi Kitano $17.95/$22.00 HC, August 14, … Continue reading →

SDCC is over, time to start thinking about the next con: Aimee Major Steinberger, who is writing Japan Ai: A Tall Girl’s Adventures in Japan, will be Go!Comi’s guest at the New York Animation Festival. Kobun Shizuno, co-director of the … Continue reading →