Category Archives: Mangablog

What's the frequency, Naoki?

Gottsu-Iiyan argues strongly that the weekly format is hurting manga at The Eastern Edge. David Brothers picks out seven things he liked about the latest volume of Yotsuba&! at 4thletter! David Welsh checks out the manga in the latest Previews, … Continue reading

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PR: Viz to publish Yoshinaga's All My Darling Daughters

Another Viz press release about another book that looks really interesting: Fumi Yoshinaga’s All My Darling Daughters. Love the cover, and I’m looking forward to seeing her do something that’s not BL. THE LIVES AND COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS OF WOMEN AND … Continue reading

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PR: Viz to publish Natsume's Book of Friends

I’m a bit behind with my e-mail, but I wanted to post this and see what people think of it—I have seen several reviews already, and I’m looking forward to reading it myself. NATSUME’S BOOK OF FRIENDS A LIST THAT … Continue reading

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Milestones, retrospectives, and critiques

Kai-Ming Cha looks at the year in manga, and she counts down her picks for the top ten books of 2009. And 2009 was the year Faith Erin Hicks cut way back on movies so she could afford all that … Continue reading

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Manga milestones and more!

The retrospectives just keep coming! Christopher Butcher kicks off what looks to be an awesome series on the 10 manga that changed the comics world with a look at Dragonball and Card Captor Sakura. (Warning: Chris includes an unedited Dragonball … Continue reading

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Robot giants

I took New Year’s Day off so I figured I had better catch up with the news this weekend, or I’ll be swamped on Monday. Lots of good stuff below, but in addition, you should really check out Robot 6, … Continue reading

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