The big news this weekend: DMP is using Kickstarter to raise funds for an English-language edition of Osamu Tezuka’s Barbara (1973-74). With 28 days to go, DMP has raised nearly $5,000 of the $6,500 it needs to bring the project to fruition. Readers curious about Barbara will find a lengthy summary and critical assessment at Tezuka in English. UPDATE: DMP has just exceeded the amount of money needed to publish Barbara.
Deb Aoki and Ed Sizemore join Zac Bertschy for a discussion of 2011’s best manga.
Over at Okazu, Erica Friedman posts her weekly Yuri News Network update.
News from Japan: Motoro Mase will be bringing Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit to an end this year with one final story arc. Mitsuba Takanashi, author of Crimson Hero and The Devil Does Exist, will be launching a new series in February. Called Kujaku no Kyōshitsu (Classroom of Peacocks), the story will focus on a school for children of the rich and famous, and will run in Bessatsu Margaret.
Reviews: Michelle Smith posts an early review of the much-anticipated Durarara!! manga. Her verdict? “Weird but intriguing.”
Rebecca Silverman on vols. 1-3 of Bunny Drop (Anime News Network)
Carlo Santos on vol. 7 of Chi’s Sweet Home (Anime News Network)
Anna on vol. 2 of Dawn of the Arcana (Manga Report)
Kate O’Neil on vol. 4 of Dorohedoro (The Fandom Post)
Julie Opipari on vol. 26 of Kekkaishi (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Sakura Eries on vol. 5 of My Girlfriend’s a Geek (The Fandom Post)
Sean Michael Robinson on Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths (The Hooded Utilitarian)
Matthew Alexander on vol. 10 of Real (The Fandom Post)
