So, the new Comics Journal/Journalista site turned into scrambled eggs while I was having a busy week, and it took me a while to get it sorted out, but now that I have, I’m impressed. The new writers include Anne Ishii, Roland Kelts, and Shaenon Garrity (creator of the single greatest manga feature ever, Overlooked Manga Festival), and the site will soon be hosting one of my favorite blogs, The Hooded Utilitarian. And they have lots of good stuff going on right now: Shaenon gives a quick course in Fumi Yoshinaga, Roland reviews the Rough Guides to Anime and Manga, and Anne takes a look at insiders’ picks for the best manga of the year. Oh, and I found Journalista; it’s right here. So go, click, subscribe, bookmark, etc.
Speaking of site changes, Lissa Pattillo of Kuriousity has launched a companion site, Boys-Luv.com, about—well, you know. And back at the home front, she has some questions about her readers’ preferences for design and content.
Writer, editor, and ultimate manga authority Jason Thompson is the guest on the latest Anime World Order podcast.
At The Anime Almanac, Scott VonSchilling courageously revisits his 2009 predictions on anime and manga.
Professional translators Alethea and Athena Nibley give their opinion of fan translators at Manga Life.
David Welsh continues his trek through the shoujo-sunjeong alphabet with the letter I.
News from Japan: If you ever wondered what Naruto would look like if he were drawn by Takeshi Obata or Akira Toriyama, check out the new Naruto fan book, with homages by a variety of prominent manga artists.
Reviews: If you only have time to read one review today, make it David Welsh’s entertaining take on vol. 1 of Butterflies, Flowers at Precocious Curmudgeon.
Connie on vol. 9 of Arm of Kannon (Slightly Biased Manga)
Michelle Smith on vols. 6-8 of Black Cat (Soliloquy in Blue)
Snow Wildsmith on vol. 1 of Four-Eyed Prince (Good Comics for Kids)
Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane on vol. 9 of Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden (Manga Life)
Julie on Honor’s Promise (Manga Maniac Cafe)
D.M. Evans on vol. 1 of Jack Frost (Manga Jouhou)
Lorena Nava Ruggero on vol. 8 of Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (i heart manga)
Noah Berlatsky on vol. 2 of Ooku the Inner Chamber (The Comics Journal)
Connie on vol. 7 of Real (Slightly Biased Manga)
Snow Wildsmith on vol. 1 of Time and Again (ICv2)
Barb Lien-Cooper on vols. 5 and 6 of Yotsuba&! (Manga Life)
Hey, thanks Brigid. I appreciate the shout out!