Yearly Archives: 2008

In this week’s PWCW, Calvin, Kai-Ming, and I talked to the folks at Broccoli and some other manga movers and shakers about the Broccoli shutdown and what it says about the industry as a whole. And Kai-Ming still found time … Continue reading →

Remember Christopher Handley, the guy who was arrested for having manga in his own home, for his own use, that the authorities decided was obscene? Well, it turns out that at least some of the manga in question was yaoi. … Continue reading →

ICv2 summarizes the facts of the Broccoli USA dissolution, including a mention of their yaoi line, Boysenberry Books, which they introduced in 2007, just as the yaoi market began to level off. Meanwhile, operations manager Shizuki Yamashita is starting to … Continue reading →

Here’s some sad news, if true: Broccoli USA, parent company of Broccoli Books and publisher of Kamui, the Galaxy Angel series, and Juvenile Orion, is dissolving, at least according to Gia’s interpreteation of a press release (in Japanese). The statement … Continue reading →

ICv2, as always, gives us the top 100 graphic novels in October. As this list comes from Diamond, it mostly reflects sales in comics stores. Here are the top manga from the list; as always, the ranking on the top … Continue reading →

God Len lists this week’s new releases at Japanator. (Including the delightful first volume of Yokaiden, at left.) The Manga Recon reviewers discuss their criteria for ratings and grades, revealing an interesting variety of points of view. ICv2 has a … Continue reading →