Category Archives: Mangablog

Oliver Ho puts the spotlight on horror masters Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino at Pop Matters. The Yaoi Review asks readers to recommend yaoi for first-timers, and the comments section is bulging with suggestions. There’s more reader reaction at Japanator, … Continue reading →

Joe McCulloch (Jog to most of his readers) has an interesting essay on Astro-Boy at comiXology. If that whets your appetite, check out Astro Boy Magazine, which is now bringing Astro Boy to your iPhone/iPod Touch. (Second link via Robot … Continue reading →

David Welsh and Ben Huber check out this week’s new releases. Also, today’s edition of David’s shoujo/sunjeong alphabet is sponsored by the letter F. Lissa Pattillo checks the retail sites and finds a number of possible omnibus editions in the … Continue reading →

In his latest podcast, Japanamerica author Roland Kelts talks manga with Tyler Brule, editor of the UK magazine Monocle. Christopher Mautner presents Osamu Tezuka 101 at Robot 6. At the Icarus blog, Simon Jones comments on a recent report that … Continue reading →

Check out what’s on top of my stack this week in the latest What Are You Reading? column at Robot 6. The Comics Village team looks over the latest new manga releases. Lori Henderson ably sums up the week’s manga … Continue reading →

Doesn’t it seem redundant for the Chicks on Anime roundtable to have Girls’ Night Out? It’s a fun night, though, as yuri publisher Erica Friedman joins them for a chat about girls who like girls who like girls. Kai-Ming Cha … Continue reading →