Yearly Archives: 2009

The Hooded Utilitarian has a new writer, Kinukitty, who focuses on yaoi manga. In this post, develops an almost unhealthy curiousity about the creators of In the End, an Original German Language manga that actually made it to Japan in … Continue reading →

Let’s start today with some Rumiko Takahashi news: The first chapter of Rin-ne went online yesterday; here’s a roundup of early reactions from Deb Aoki, Gia, Greg Hackmann, John Jakala, Lissa Pattillo, and Tangognat. Also, there’s a blog on the … Continue reading →

Thanks to Kris at Manic About Manga for pointing out that Netcomics has begun serializing est em’s manga Age Called Blue. The first chapter is free, and each chapter subsequent chapter is just a quarter, making this a pretty good … Continue reading →

Yaoi Press is adopting their manga for the iPhone! People who know about such things tell me that a huge percentage of the cell phone manga in Japan is yaoi, and that most of it is downloaded late at night, … Continue reading →

Over at Good Comics for Kids, we had a lively roundtable on the question of whether manga should be flipped, and if it works better for some types than for others. Check it out, and tell us what you think … Continue reading →

Kristy Valenti reports in from Sakura-Con at comiXology, and her takes on the con as a whole and the Dark Horse panel in particular are pretty upbeat. Here’s Carl Horn on the manga market: In regards to the Direct Market, … Continue reading →