Monthly Archives: June 2011

Picks of the week and manga on the small screen

At MTV Geek, I reviewed Viz’s iPhone and iPod Touch app, and I was surprised how comfortable it was reading manga on that small screen. I wouldn’t want to read all my manga that way, but it certainly is convenient. … Continue reading

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Monday roundup

David Welsh invites his readers to vote for some dubious shonen manga and even more dubious yaoi manga from this month’s Previews at The Manga Curmudgeon. The Manga Village team looks over the past week’s new releases. Erica Friedman has … Continue reading

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New license speculation from all over

At MTV Geek, I take a look at the new est em manga that will start in Japan in July, and I speculate a bit about who will license it here (hint: It will run in IKKI magazine). Jason Thompson … Continue reading

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Arrietty books on the way

At MTV Geek, I check in with Viz and learn that they are not only publishing a two-volume film comic based on Studio Ghibli’s Arrietty the Borrower, they also have a picture book and an art book in the works. … Continue reading

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The manga so nice, he drew it twice!

At FanimeCon this weekend, Viz panelists announced that they would be publishing two film comics based on Studio Ghibli’s Arrietty the Borrower. The movie, which is loosely based on the British children’s novel The Borrowers, will be released in the … Continue reading

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