Yearly Archives: 2010

The big news this morning is that Viz announced its spring-summer 2011 lineup, and it includes Tenjho Tenge, which will be published in new two-volume omnibus editions that are “100% faithful to the original”—unlike the bowdlerized edition published by CMX … Continue reading →

Molly McIsaac starts us off with the first Best Manga of the Year list of the year (at least, it’s the first I have seen) at iFanboy.com. (Via The Manga Critic.) Meanwhile, the Manga Village crowd pick the best of … Continue reading →

ANN is reporting this morning that 37 Japanese publishers are working together to set up a North American digital distribution portal for manga. What on earth does this mean? It’s not clear, but the players include Kodansha, Shueisha, and Shogakukan, … Continue reading →

Today’s article about the Shonen Jump reboot comes courtesy of Deb Aoki, who talked to senior editor Joel Enos about plans to update the magazine’s design, add some new series, and provide some content online to subscribers. Also, today is … Continue reading →

ICv2 talks to Shonen Jump senior editor Joel Enos about the magazine’s “re-launch,” which seems to mean a facelift plus the addition of the subscriber-only online content. Enos seems to realize which way the world is going; as bookstores and … Continue reading →

Deb Aoki talks to Digital CEO Hikaru Sasahara about his plans for the Digital Manga Guild and how he hopes it will change the licensing system for manga. Melinda Beasi rounds up the latest manhwa news in her Manhwa Monday … Continue reading →