Category Archives: Mangablog

As I mentioned this morning, Calvin Reid interviewed Yoichi Irie of Kodansha Comics about his company’s plans to take over the world release manga in the U.S. Also, here’s a review I wrote of Paradigm Shift for Robot 6. Enjoy!

The big news today is yesterday’s revelation that Kodansha is setting up shop in the U.S. Calvin Reid promises to have a full interview with Kodansha vp Yochio Irie in this week’s Publishers Weekly Comics Week; stay tuned, and I’ll … Continue reading →

Calvin Reid has the scoop at Publishers Weekly: Kodansha, the largest publisher in Japan, is setting up a New York office to publish and sell manga in the U.S. under the name Kodansha Comics. Apparently they plan to start slow, … Continue reading →

Lori Henderson rounds up a week’s worth of manga news in her handy digest at Manga Xanadu, and Erica Friedman brings us the latest edition of Yuri Network News. Deb Aoki checks out this week’s new manga at About.com. Ed … Continue reading →

The Worry-Free Bakery by Kumiko Ibaraki Vertical, Inc. $14.95 This isn’t really a review, because I feel a real cookbook review should include recipe testing, but Vertical sent me this book this week and it piqued my interest. The idea … Continue reading →

Gottsu-Iiyan posts the long-delayed conclusion of his interview with Naoki Urasawa at The Eastern Edge. The latest New York Times Graphic Books best-seller list is out. Helen McCarthy relays the news that Vertical will be publishing some of Osamu Tezuka’s … Continue reading →