Drawing by Makoto Takahashi
The Daily Yomiuri profiles artist Makoto Takahashi, but neglects to include any of his art on their page. To remedy that, go look at this old post from Kurutta that features some of his work—or just glance to the right.
Sean Gaffney takes a look at next week’s new manga.
Marc Bernabe, the author of the Japanese in Mangaland books, is working on a new project, Masters of Manga, in which he interviews veteran manga creators. He’s just getting started, but already it’s well worth a look.
Translators Athena and Alethea Nibley discuss translation notes at Manga Life.
News from Japan: Four developers of cell phone manga have established the first awards for mobile-phone comics, Keitai Comic Taishō. The publishers chose 20 nominees, and users will vote for the winners. GetBackers artist Rando Ayamine is suffering from depression and has taken a break from his work on Oniwaka to Ushiwaka: Edge of the World, his current series.
Reviews
Tom Baker on Black Blizzard (The Daily Yomiuri)
Erica Friedman on vol. 1 of Comic Lily Plus (Okazu)
Shaenon Garrity on vol. 1 of The Dark Hunters (About.com)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 5 of Ikigami (The Comic Book Bin)
Zack Davisson on vol. 1 of Maoh: Juvenile Remix (Japan Reviewed)
D.M. Evans on Mugen Spiral (omnibus edition) (Manga Jouhou)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 26 of Negima (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Charles Webb on Not Simple (Manga Life)
Ken Haley on vol. 1 of Ratman (Manga Recon)
Bill Sherman on vol. 1 of Red Hot Chili Samurai (Blogcritics)
Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane on vol. 7 of Sand Chronicles (Manga Life)
Connie on vol. 8 of Sand Chronicles (Slightly Biased Manga)
Kate Dacey on Silent Möbius (The Manga Critic)
Emily on Ume ni Uguisu (Emily’s Random Shoujo Manga Page)
Connie on vol. 11 of We Were There (Slightly Biased Manga)
Thanks for the mention, Brigid!