The Japanese publisher Square Enix, whose properties include Black Butler and Fullmetal Alchemist, revealed its plans for online manga publishing at the Tokyo Game Show yesterday. It looks like the website launch will be pushed back to winter and the iPad/iPhone apps will be Japanese only, at least for now.
Sean Gaffney takes an advance look at next week’s new manga.
Marc Bernabe profiles manga creator Kaiji Kawaguchi (Zipang) at Masters of Manga.
What did Jason Thompson find in his crazy attic full of manga this week? Why it’s The Drifting Classroom! Read all about it in his latest House of 1000 Manga column at ANN. (I still think John Jakala gets the last word on this one, though.)
A josei pastry manga? That’s all David Welsh needs to know to request that Patisserie Mon be licensed.
Reviews: EvilOmar posts some short manga reviews at About Heroes. Other reviews of note:
Zack Davisson on Basic Buddhism Through Comics (Japan Reviewed)
Julie Opipari on vol. 4 of Black Bird (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 32 of Bleach (Kuriousity)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 4 of Dogs: Bullets and Carnage (The Comic Book Bin)
Zack Davisson on vol. 7 of Future Diary (Japan Reviewed)
Kate Dacey on vols. 1-5 of Toto: The Wonderful Adventure (The Manga Critic)
Cynthia on vol. 1 of The Tyrant Falls in Love (Boys Next Door)
Cynthia on vol. 5 of Ze (Boys Next Door)
