Yearly Archives: 2007

News from Japan

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Jordan Marks of Yaoi Suki has put together everything we know about the CPM/Libre situation, including a timeline, some factlets that had escaped notice so far, and some considered commentary. And Shizuki from Broccoli spotted John and Masumi O’Donnell at … Continue reading →

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Review: Emma

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Emma, vols. 1-3 by Kaoru Mori Rated Teen Plus CMX, $9.99 Kaoru Mori’s lovingly detailed upstairs-downstairs story of a rich man and a maid who fall in love in Victorian England is a joy to read, although it gets off … Continue reading →

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Licensing headaches enumerated

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

How difficult is licensing Japanese material? Kokoro Media counts the ways.

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I can get it for you retail

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

The big retail news of the past 48 hours is that Borders is changing its strategy, with plans to close 250 of its Waldenbooks stores and focus on its “superstores.” This is generally a strategy I deplore, as I resent … Continue reading →

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Contracts, creepwatch, and cool scans

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

We e-mailed John O’Donnell of CPM for comment on their issues with Libre and got the same terse reply as everyone else: “We do not comment publicly on licensor issues.” Jordan Marks of Yaoi Suki did a little better and … Continue reading →

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News and interviews

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

I was going to do a roundup post on the BeBeautiful/Libre dustup, but Simon has done it for me, with links to info and commentary and his own insightful analysis as well. (Link is NSFW.) In this week’s Flipped column, … Continue reading →

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