Category Archives: Mangablog

Here is your scandal du jour: In this long (warning: image-heavy) LJ thread, the poster raises the question of whether Nick Simmons (son of KISS member Gene Simmons) is tracing from Bleach when drawing his comic Incarnate. The latest word … Continue reading →

David Welsh, Brad Rice, Gia Manry, and Kate Dacey look at this week’s most promising new manga. Lori Henderson adds Kaori Yuki’s Blood Hound to her licensing wish list. Will Viz be publishing The Story of Saiunkoku? According to ANN, … Continue reading →

The nominees for the Japan Expo awards are out, and they include some interesting titles. Japan Expo is a European event so all these manga are licensed over there; in some cases, they have different titles than the American editions. … Continue reading →

Kate Dacey looks at ten global manga that are well worth reading, and then she adds a handful of honorable mentions for good measure. Kate also asks her readers which Vertical manga they are most looking forward to. And Joy … Continue reading →

In the wake of the Christopher Handley case, Justin Norrie of the Brisbane Times contrasts the Japanese attitude toward drawn pornographic images with those of Australia and the U.S. Lori Henderson looks at a site that uses manga to show … Continue reading →

David Welsh collects what others are saying about Ohikkoshi and spotlights shoujo and sunjeong books whose titles start with the letter R at The Manga Curmudgeon. Jon Snyder takes a look at this week’s new releases at Japanator. Good news: … Continue reading →