Yearly Archives: 2007

Kodansha will announce the winners of their International Manga Competition next month, but here’s a scoop: the grand prize winner is a North American artist. No word yet on who, but we can start guessing. The winning manga will be … Continue reading →

Pickings are slim, but the MangaCast crew reviews this week’s new manga anyway. The Japan Times reports that Japanese companies are catching on to the marketing as well as the money value of licensing. Queenie Chan reports on her LJ … Continue reading →

Behind the cut is the latest press release from Viz on everything that will be going on at their SDCC booth. VIZ MEDIA WELCOMES RENOWNED SHOJO MANGA CREATOR AND OFFERS EXCITING GAMING ACTIVITIES, PANELS AND SCREENINGS FOR 2007 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL … Continue reading →

I’m working on paying stuff today (writers never really get a vacation), but here are a few quick links: David Welsh looks over this week’s new comics. ChunHyang72 is back on the new Tokyopop site, with a roundup of recent … Continue reading →

Clockwork Hands creator Madeleine Rosca, a runner-up in the International Manga Awards, blogs about her trip to Japan. ComiPress reports that the Japanese manga magazine Comic BomBom will cease publication after the December issue. But when Kodansha closes one door, … Continue reading →

Otaku Champloo has an interesting post about a recent Oricon survey, in Japan, of the most amazing women in manga. Ed has the Japanese manga bestseller list for last week and info on new titles from 801 and June. At … Continue reading →