Category Archives: Mangablog

Lori Henderson posts this week’s kid-friendly comics and manga at Good Comics for Kids and sums up this week’s manga news at Manga Xanadu. And she adds Appare Jipangu! to her licensing wish list. Kate Dacey explains precisely why OneManga.com … Continue reading →

Gia Manry looks at the recent shifts in the Japanese and U.S. markets, while Jonathan Clements points out that a drop in manga sales doesn’t necessarily mean the Japanese are reading fewer manga; there’s a robust secondhand market there. Daniella … Continue reading →

ICv2 has a new publication out detailing manga trends, and the editors predict that the number of manga releases will be down 13% this year from 2009, bringing the total number of volumes published to less than 1,000 for the … Continue reading →

Things seem to have been quiet at Seven Seas lately, but this latest announcement looks like a return to their original mission statement: Cheery global manga with a hint of fanservice. Well, maybe more than a hint. Seven Seas has … Continue reading →

Pluto was hands down my favorite manga of 2009, so I’m bummed that the series is drawing to a close. On the other hand, eight volumes is a nice length; longer series tend to either sag in the middle or … Continue reading →

Kate Dacey, Gia Manry, and David Welsh look at this week’s new releases. At PWCW, Kai-Ming Cha talks to Matt Thorn about the new line of manga from Fantagraphics, which Thorn will be editing and “curating.” Also, Ada Price talks … Continue reading →