Category Archives: Mangablog

The MangaCast team takes a look at the July 1 manga releases, and the denizens of Manga Village look over the most recent crop. Sales of pamphlet comics were up in June but graphic novels were down, according to ICv2’s … Continue reading →

Japan Ai: A Tall Girl’s Adventures in Japan is a delightful book, and it’s well worth the cover price just because it’s so pink and pretty. But if you’re looking for a bargain, it’s now available—in its entirety—on iTunes. Read … Continue reading →

Highly recommended: Jason Thompson has a thoughtful take on moe in his latest comiXology column. What’s Tokyopop up to these days? Johanna Draper Carlson summarizes a recent webinar for bloggers, which I also particpated in but didn’t have time to … Continue reading →

Viz will launch a new Shonen Sunday imprint that will encompass the print edition of Rumiko Takahashi’s Rin-ne as well as the existing series from Japan’s Shonen Sunday magazine: InuYasha, Hayate the Combat Butler, and Yakitate!! Japan, among others. Going … Continue reading →

David Welsh takes a look at this week’s new manga, which includes the final volume of Fruits Basket (and he has a special request for those of you who haven’t read it… yet). Tangognat makes her picks from the July … Continue reading →

First of all, there’s a good reason why my header image is missing—Mr. MangaBlog upgraded me from WordPress 2.5 to 2.8 yesterday, and the image didn’t survive the transition. It will be back in a few days, and hopefully some … Continue reading →