Monthly Archives: August 2013

This weekend was the first ever Japan Expo in the U.S. and it was a big deal. Several of the major manga publishers were there, and they had announcements to make: Yen Press is licensing two Sword Art Online manga … Continue reading →

Lissa Pattillo takes a look at this week’s new releases for her On the Shelf column at Kuriousity. The Manga Bookshelf team discusses their Pick of the Week (spoiler: it’s Helter Skelter) and takes a look at next week’s new … Continue reading →

Roland Kelts takes a look at 20 years of Otakon. Otaku USA posted their take on Otakon as well as 20 pieces of Otakon trivia. Vicky Kariolic posts her con report at Graphic Novel Reporter, and at Anime Diet, Linda … Continue reading →

Here’s my look at this week’s new releases (plus a new license from Yen) at MTV Geek. The list includes vol. 1 of Magi and the Tiger & Bunny short story anthology from Viz, the second volume of No. 6 … Continue reading →

Here’s my roundup of Otakon news at MTV Geek. Yen Press has licensed the Blood Lad spin-off Bloody Brat, a single volume of short stories and four-panel gag manga about the characters in the main series. The Manga Bookshelf bloggers … Continue reading →

Otakon News: Vertical has licensed Fumi Yoshinaga’s What Did You Eat Yesterday? (Kinō Nani Tabeta?), and Viz is going to reprint Naoki Urasawa’s Monster in omnibus format. Sean Gaffney has a roundup of the Otakon news and some other recent … Continue reading →