Yearly Archives: 2007

Thursday early news

There are some serious rumblings of discontent out there about the American Anime Awards. At MangaCast, Ed dubs their list of nominated manga “stranger than a PWCW top ten list” and in the comments, Yaoi Suki’s Jen Parker notes that … Continue reading

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Manga rebound

This week’s USA Today top 150 is up, and our two favorite series are back, after being pushed off the list by soppy Christmas books last week. Volume 12 of Naruto is back, checking in at number 77 after spending … Continue reading

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Wednesday quick links

PWCW has an article about manwha that covers differences in content and the overall publishing culture. David Welsh takes a look back at 2006 in his Flipped column and finds steady growth but nothing too exciting. Here’s his wish for … Continue reading

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Princess Ai online manga

I have no idea how long this will last, but if you’ve been curious about Princess Ai, Tokyopop has most of the first three volumes up for free on the web. You’ll need to register on the site, if you … Continue reading

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Back to work!

But if you’re not quite ready, here’s some manga for you: Dark Horse has a preview up of the latest Blade of the Immortal. Also, check out the Central Park Media site, where they have put up some chapters and … Continue reading

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Interview with Kurt Hassler

Just before the holidays, I had the opportunity to chat with Kurt Hassler, who recently left his job as graphic novel buyer at Borders (a gig that got him named Most Powerful Person in Manga) to start a graphic novel … Continue reading

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