Yearly Archives: 2007

Day without an interesting name

Squeezed in between Pi Day, the Ides of March, and St. Patrick’s Day is… March 16. A little break from all the festivity. At PopCultureShock, Erin provides the Definitive Guide to the End of Kare Kano. Check it out even … Continue reading

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Ides of manga

Here’s the story of the day: 11 Japanese artists are suing the owners of a website that hosted scanned-in manga. ComiPress picks up the story from the Japanese papers. Plaintiffs in the suit, which is asking for 22 million yen … Continue reading

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Pi in the sky

Happy Pi Day everyone! Yes, it’s 3.14 (in U.S. notation), a rough approximation of that magic number, and it’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday. In celebration, I give you two off-topic links: a way to calculate pi by throwing frozen hot … Continue reading

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MangaBlogCast is up!

It’s that time of the week again: I write it, Jack reads it, you can listen to it on your iPod or computer. Liner notes after the cut. Rising Stars of Manga Changes at RSoM Rising Stars of Manga page … Continue reading

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Tuesday quick links

It’s time for one of my favorite features of the internet, the Overlooked Manga Festival! This week Shaenon Garrity jumps on the Fantagraphics bandwagon with a look at their sole non-porn manga title, Anywhere But Here. Simon Jones comments (NSFW) … Continue reading

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Rising Stars of Manga winners announced

Tokyopop has posted the winners of the Rising Stars of Manga competition. Congratulations to all who participated! (First spotted by the sharp-eyed folks at Manganews.)

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