Category Archives: Features

The Most Anticipated Manga of 2016

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Katherine Dacey

We’re kicking off 2016 with a look at the manga titles and trends we’re most excited about. Joining me and Brigid is manga journalist and critic Deb Aoki, former guide to AboutManga.com, current host of Manga Comics Manga, and Publishers … Continue reading →

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Special Edition: Interview with JManga’s Robert Newman

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Brigid Alverson

The digital manga portal JManga got off to a slow start, but it has gained traction among manga fans for a number of reasons: Cool, quirky manga, reasonable prices (once the site owners abandoned the original price of $8.99 per … Continue reading →

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Yen honcho talks Yotsuba&!

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Brigid Alverson

For over a year now, Yotsuba&! fans have been agitating for the sixth volume of the adventures of the little green-haired girl, but the annoucement of its imminent release came from an unexpected quarter: Yen Press, which has taken over … Continue reading →

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The MangaBlog Interview: Glenn Kardy

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

“We’re a niche within a niche.” That’s how publisher Glenn Kardy describes his company, Japanime, publisher of the Kana de Manga and Kanji de Manga language books and the Manga University how-to-draw series. Up till now, Japanime’s niche has been … Continue reading →

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MangaBlog special: Interview with Mark Crilley

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Back in July, I interviewed Mark Crilley, the creator of Akiko and, more recently, the four-volume graphic novel series Miki Falls, for this PWCW article. Mark was so interesting that I really wanted to run the interview in full—so here … Continue reading →

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Creator Q&A: Bettina Kurkoski

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Bettina Kurkoski is an artist who really loves her art—and her cats. Bettina is the creator of My Cat Loki, and she also does commissions and other art through her own company, Dreamworld Studio. I talked to her at Anime … Continue reading →

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