In the wake of the Christopher Handley case, Justin Norrie of the Brisbane Times contrasts the Japanese attitude toward drawn pornographic images with those of Australia and the U.S.
Lori Henderson looks at a site that uses manga to show how real Japanese people speak.
Continuing his look at early licensed manga, Ryan posts some scans from Keiichi Koike’s Landed at Same Hat.
News from Japan: Girls Bravo creator Mario Kaneda has a new series in the works, Hamidoru!, about a three-girl singing group. ANN also has the latest Japanese comics rankings.
Reviews
Michelle Smith on vol. 2 of Alice in the Country of Hearts (Soliloquy in Blue)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 1 of Biomega (Kuriousity)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 9 of Fairy Tail (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Erica Friedman on vol. 1 of Gakkou no Sensei (Okazu)
Martin Skidmore on Nana (FreakyTrigger) (Via When Fangirls Attack)
Rob on vol. 3 of Nana (Panel Patter)
Eva Volin on vol. 1 of Natsume’s Book of Friends (About.com)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 5 of Phantom Dream (The Comic Book Bin)
Melinda Beasi on vol. 4 of Rasetsu (Manga Bookshelf)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 8 of Tactics (I Reads You)
Gia on vol. 1 of Ultimo (print review) (Anime Vice)
Gia on vol. 1 of Ultimo (video review) (Anime Vice)
Ideology of the Brisbane Times author aside, isn’t he flat-out wrong to say that Handley was “jailed[…]under the Protect Act”? I was under the impression that the judge in the case ruled the relevant parts of the act as unconstitutional.