Monthly Archives: May 2008

The Speed Racer movie causes the mainstream media to notice, once again, that Japanese culture seems to be popular over here. Look, there’s sushi in the supermarkets and manga in the bookstores and hey, that Gwen Stefani lady designed a … Continue reading →

I’m reading DMP’s luscious two-volume set of Speed Racer right now, so I was intrigued to find this interview with Peter Fernandez, who was heavily involved in the American adaptation of the anime and wrote the intro for the new … Continue reading →

Gia has the hot news tip of the day: an editor from the Japanese publisher Libre says that plans are under way to release the Finder series in English. Click the link for backstory plus some speculation. The MangaCast team … Continue reading →

Let’s lead with some news from Japan this morning: Hello Kitty will spread her message of enlightenment to the world via a new manga serial in Ribon magazine, Hello Kitty Peace!! No doubt leaders all over the world will be … Continue reading →

At PopCultureShock’s Manga Recon blog, Kate Dacey retools the Weekly Recon to include the complete release list plus her top picks. Down at the Manga Maniac Cafe, Julie goes over the manga she’ll be buying from the latest issue of … Continue reading →