Category Archives: Mangablog

Hetalia goes weekly

Tokyopop revives weekly serialization: They are releasing the second volume of Hetalia in weekly issues via the comiXology app. Kristin takes a manga-centric look at the November Previews at Comic Attack. Sean Gaffney has been looking over the Japanese best-seller … Continue reading

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Viz reactions, manga history, CLAMP goes long with Gate 7

Caleb Goellner of Comics Alliance takes the Viz iPad app for a test drive and likes what he sees: Its interface is comparable to comiXology’s prominent reader and creating an account to buy content is a simple, streamlined process. Much … Continue reading

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Viz goes digital!

Here’s the big news of the day: Viz is launching its own iPad app. PWCW has all the details, and Anna (a.k.a. Tangognat) is first out of the gate with some reactions at Manga Report. Melinda Beasi’s Pick of the … Continue reading

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New licenses, translators wanted, and more digital manga

Viz has a major announcement in the December Shonen Jump: They are planning an online manga site for subscribers to the magazine. Andre Paploo lays out all the details and speculates a bit at Kuriousity. Could this be the game-changing … Continue reading

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Review: Arisa, vol. 1

Arisa, vol. 1 By Natsumi Ando Rated T, for Teens, ages 13+ Del Rey/Kodansha, $10.99 Fourteen-year-old Tsubasa tells people exactly what she thinks, which has earned her the nickname “demon princess” in her high school. Guys find her straightforward manner … Continue reading

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New titles and fresh reviews

Digital Manga has just announced four new licenses on their web page: Border, vols. 1-3, by Kazuma Kodaka; Bad Teacher’s Equation, vols. 1-5 by Kazuma Kodaka; Blue Sheep Reverie, vol. 4 by Makoto Tateno; and the novel Demon City Shinjuku: … Continue reading

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