Category Archives: Mangablog

The Manga Revue: A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

It’s been a while since I checked in with Kodansha, so this week I reviewed two recent additions to the KC catalog: A Silent Voice, which explores the complex relationship between a bully and his victim, and Your Lie in April, … Continue reading →

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The True Meaning of ‘Attack on Titan’

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Brigid Alverson

What is Attack on Titan really about? Vernieda Vergara puts it in context and discusses the social and political issues that Japanese readers might pick up on. The folks at Sparkler Monthly are launching a Kickstarter to fund their third … Continue reading →

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The Manga Revue: Alice in Murderland and Demon From Afar

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

Reading Kaori Yuki is a little bit like eating a bag of Pop Rocks and washing it down with a can of Tab: the rush is undeniable, but the aftertaste is pretty gnarly. I swore off her manga years ago–too … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading and a Tokyopop Teaser

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Brigid Alverson

The next volume of Attack on Titan isn’t out till August—what do you read in the meantime? At the Barnes & Noble blog I suggest some manga that offer many of the same pleasures as Attack on Titan as well … Continue reading →

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The Manga Revue: Dream Fossil

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

The last two years have been kind to Satoshi Kon fans: Dark Horse and Vertical Comics have each released two volumes of Kon’s manga, from Tropic of the Sea, a supernatural mystery, to Seraphim 266613336 Wings, an unfinished collaboration with Ghost in … Continue reading →

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One Piece Breaks a Record

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Brigid Alverson

One Piece makes the Guinness Book of World Records, setting the record for the most copies printed of a single title by a single author—the number of copies of the different volumes of One Piece stands at over 320 million. … Continue reading →

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