Category Archives: Mangablog

The Manga Villagers pick the best of this week’s new releases. Lissa Pattillo posts the full list as well at Kuriousity. Here’s some weekend reading for you: David Welsh reminds us of Matt Thorn’s excellent essay The Multi-Faceted Universe of … Continue reading →

I really don’t know what to make of this. According to the press release below, Digital Manga is trying a new tack that strikes me as being close to a print-on-demand setup: They will take pre-orders on a couple of … Continue reading →

David Welsh peers into the future with a look at the manga offerings in the June Previews. The latest ICv2 Insiders Guide is out, and it shows that graphic novel sales increased in 2008 despite the implosion of the economy … Continue reading →

I know lots of you are reading Rin-ne online, but are you also following the blog at that site? It’s the kind of editors’ notes that I always enjoyed in Shojo Beat—editors who worked on different Takahashi books giving their … Continue reading →

I know there has been a lot of speculation about vol. 5 of Aria, so when I got this news I figured I’d pass it along right away: Tokyopop marketing director Marco Pavia e-mailed me today to let me know … Continue reading →

The MangaCast crew picks the best of last week’s new releases, and Red Z. Baylon parses the list for Japanator. I used to describe Fanfare/Ponent Mon as “the best manga you’ll never see,” because they were so rare in bookstores. … Continue reading →