In case you missed the excitement, the first volumes of Sailor Moon and the prequel, Codename Sailor V, are out—I just got my copies yesterday. At Anime Diet, wintermuted meditates on Why the World Needs Sailor Moon. Incidentally, if you’re thinking about picking it up, check out The Right Stuf, which is offering all their Del Rey and Kodansha manga at 33% off, which brings each volume of Sailor Moon down to less than eight bucks.
Johanna Draper Carlson looks at this week’s new comics releases and sees some interesting manga. Sean Gaffney looks ahead to next week’s new manga.
Otaku USA interviews Robert McGuire, editor of the online manga magazine GEN.
Daniella Orihuela-Gruber reflects on how angry she was at the abrupt closure of CMX, and she asks the readers: What do manga publishers do that makes you mad?
Does canceling series make you mad? Inspired by Alex Hoffman’s license rescue request yesterday, Johanna Draper Carlson asks her readers: Which manga would you like to see rescued?
Matt Blind has joined Manga Bookshelf, and he starts off strong with a list of the past week’s manga bestsellers.
Job Board: Orbit/Yen Press is looking for a publicist and an online marketer.
Reviews: At MTV Geek, I reviewed the first volume of Blood Blockade Battlefront, a new manga from Trigun creator Yasuhiro Nightow.
Angela Eastman on vol. 1 of Gon (The Fandom Post)
John Rose on vol. 18 of Hayate the Combat Butler (The Fandom Post)
Matthew Alexander on vol. 13 of Higurashi: When They Cry (The Fandom Post)
AstroNerdBoy on vol. 6 of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (AstroNerdBoy’s Anime and Manga Blog)
Matthew Warner on vol. 2 of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (The Fandom Post)
Rebecca Silverman on vol. 1 of Sailor Moon (ANN)
Erica Friedman on vol. 13 of Tsubomi (Okazu)
