Category Archives: Mangablog

Character studies

We all know that not all manga features characters with enormous eyes, but Paul Gravett has a conversation with one of the uninitiated and then lists six less stylized manga. Lori Henderson rounds up the week’s manga news at Manga … Continue reading

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Weekend manga wrapup

Lori Henderson has the list of this week’s kid-friendly comics and manga at Good Comics for Kids. Twilight: The Graphic Novel tops the NY Times graphic books best-seller list—the hardcover section, not the manga list, which is dominated by Naruto … Continue reading

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Guest editorial: Dear Manga, You Are Broken

I’m handing over the keys to Jake Forbes this morning. Jake is a longtime manga editor and writer who has worked for many American manga publishers, so when he asked if he could post this editorial on MangaBlog, I didn’t … Continue reading

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Have you seen this book?

Jason Thompson needs your help! The manga expert and author of Manga: The Complete Guide is planning a talk on censorship in manga, but he’s in the middle of moving and all the manga he needs is in storage. Check … Continue reading

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New comics day!

Kate Dacey, Gia Manry, Brad Rice, and David Welsh look at this week’s new releases. Joe McCulloch is really looking forward to Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s Black Blizzard, and he sees a lot of interesting material there for critics and scholars as … Continue reading

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Scanlation and scandalous manga

Melinda Beasi brings us up to date on manhwa-related reviews and events in her latest Manhwa Monday roundup at Manga Bookshelf. Johanna Draper Carlson weighs in on scanlation sites, pointing out that the vast majority of readers don’t care that … Continue reading

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