Moe: Enough, already!
Can’t say I’ll miss ’em, but I doubt he’s right: Negima creator Ken Akamatsu says moe and harem manga are dead. Akamatsu briefly toys with the idea that yuri could be the next trend but decides it’s not popular enough.
Speaking of yuri, Jason Thompson takes a look at Rica Takashima and the Yuri Monogatari anthologies in his latest House of 1000 Manga column at ANN.
And for those who prefer beautiful boys, JR Brown has an NSFW but cool look at the history of bishounen at The Hooded Utilitarian.
David Welsh reaches the letter F (as in fanservice) in his seinen alphabet at The Manga Curmudgeon.
Translators Alethea and Athena Nibley discuss the problem of spelling Greek and Latin words in manga.
News from Japan: One Piece has sold over 20 million copies this year alone, if we count all the volumes, and the last three have sold at least 2 million each. Also, ANN has the Japanese comics rankings.
Reviews: Melinda Beasi and Michelle Smith discuss some new releases in their latest Off the Shelf column at Manga Bookshelf.
Tangognat on vol. 1 of Alice the 101st (Tangognat)
Lori Henderson on vol. 1 of Bakuman (Manga Xanadu)
Jaime Samms on vol. 3 of Can’t Win With You (Kuriousity)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 2 of Chi’s Sweet Home (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Ken Haley on vol. 1 of Knights (Sequential Ink)
Kristin on vol. 1 of Nabari no Ou and vol. 1 of Sumomomo, Momomo (Comic Attack)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 2 of Panic x Panic (I Reads You)
Caddy C. on vol. 21 of Skip Beat (Ani.me)
Julie Opipari on vol. 2 of Stepping on Roses (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Justin Colussy-Estes on vol. 2 of Ultimo (Comics Village)
Erica Friedman on vol. 3 of Watashi no Taisestuna (Okazu)
Courtney Kraft on vol. 1 of Wolf God (Graphic Novel Reporter)
