Category Archives: Mangablog

God Len posts this week’s new releases at Japanator. Deb Aoki was at Wondercon this weekend, and she reports that sales were robust but manga and anime were hard to find, although Viz did have an exhibit on the con … Continue reading →

The Del Rey/Marvel manga/superhero crossovers have the Manga Villagers talking among themselves, and they have a fine roundtable up about comics, manga, and whether the twain shall ever meet. At Okazu, Erica Friedman has some thoughts on fans, fandom, and … Continue reading →

The Manga Recon folks have an interesting roundtable up on the topic of digital comics. Will iPods, Kindles, and the internet replace dead-tree comics someday? Read on for some interesting insights. Ed lists the manga from the March Previews (shipping … Continue reading →

For those who thought the Diamond changes were someone else’s problem, here’s some news: Adam Arnold of Seven Seas tells me that vol. 3 of Hayate X Blade and vol. 5 of Tetragrammaton Labyrinth didn’t make the new order minimums … Continue reading →

In this week’s PWCW, Kai-Ming Cha takes a look at Crunchyroll, which started as a fan-supplied site with lots of pirate content and is evolving into a commercial site with content provided by manga and anime publishers. “I was Keitaro … Continue reading →

The big news this morning is that Viz Media is “restructuring,” whatever that means. Details are sketchy, but it seems to involve layoffs. Here’s the nut graf: Viz Media CEO Hidemi Fukuhara has issued the following statement: “Viz Media is … Continue reading →