Monthly Archives: June 2008

Josei, mysteries, and speculation

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Kate Dacey lists this week’s new manga, and describes her top picks in haiku form, in the latest Weekly Recon. Also at PopCultureShock, Ken Haley has composed a definitive guide to Shirow Masamune. At Japanator, God Len posts a haiku-free … Continue reading →

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Con wrapup, edu-manga

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Jason Yadao and Wilma Jandoc look at the variety of educational manga available in English in their latest column for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Con reports: Linda of the Lincoln Heights Literary Society reports on Yaoi Jamboree: day 1, day 2, … Continue reading →

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Morning 2 cover features Felipe Smith manga

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

I don’t read Japanese, but I believe this is the cover of the July issue of Kodansha’s Morning 2 magazine, featuring the art of American creator Felipe Smith. Here is a little more. Both are somewhat NSFW. The editor-in-chief of … Continue reading →

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Quick reviews of vol. 2’s: Yakuza in Love and Cy-Believers

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Yakuza In Love, vol. 2: This book cruises along mainly on the strength of its crack-tastic premise and the variety of males presented for our delectation. Whether you like ‘em big and solid, young and willowy, or fashionable and foppish, … Continue reading →

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Friday quick roundup

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

The crack MangaCast team examines this week’s manga offerings and takes their picks. Also, Ed Chavez posts more of his Big List of Japanese releases. Lori Henderson looks at the many reasons for Tokyopop’s troubles at Manga Village. At the … Continue reading →

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Changes at Viz

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

I mentioned this in a post the other day, and now here’s the official press release. Remember that Viz is jointly owned by the Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, as well as Shogakukan Productions (ShoPro), which is Shogakukan’s licensing arm. … Continue reading →

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