Category Archives: Mangablog

The New York Times published their Graphic Novels Gift Guide last week, but it gets no link from me because it included no manga whatsoever. It’s as if the folks at the Times didn’t know what manga was (which we … Continue reading →

I find the whole idea of a manga gift guide a bit puzzling. Who would I be giving manga to? People who read manga already know what they like, and they probably read it as soon as it comes out. … Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving to all my U.S. readers! (And everyone else as well—what the heck.) Objecting to the lack of manga in the New York Times’ graphic novels gift guide, Erica Friedman has rallied the troops to post their own manga … Continue reading →

David Welsh beats us all to the end-of-the-year story with his summary of everything he is grateful for (manga-wise) in 2009. Kate Dacey, David Welsh, and Brad Rice take a look at this week’s new magna, and the Comics Village … Continue reading →

I’m dashing off to work right now, so I won’t have today’s news up until later, but I did want to alert you to the fact that Yokaiden creator Nina Matsumoto is having a live chat today at 3 p.m. … Continue reading →

At Good Comics for Kids, Robin Brenner looks at circulation statistics for the graphic novels in her library’s collection and draws some surprising conclusions—including the fact that Case Closed circulates more than Twilight. Also, Lori Henderson checks out this week’s … Continue reading →