Category Archives: Mangablog

Bamboo, Casey, and Sarah talk to manga maven Jason Thompson about censorship in the latest women’s anime roundtable. At PWCW, various critics vote on the best graphic novels of 2008, and quite a few manga make the cut. As we … Continue reading →

In a brief press release, new publisher Yaoi Generation announces that their books will be distributed by Diamond, which is the distributor that pretty much has a monopoly on the comics-shop market. This means that YG titles will be available … Continue reading →

ICv2 talks to Dr. Joachim Kaps, the head of Tokyopop Germany, about the loss of their Kodansha licenses. Kaps says he has no idea why Kodansha decided not to renew the licenses, but he points out that two other German … Continue reading →

Vacation’s over! Christopher Butcher gets you right back to work with a meaty analysis of the manga market and some predictions for the future at Comics212. In case that’s not enough for you, Erica Friedman includes some advice for anime … Continue reading →

Today’s big news comes at the end of Manly Manga and More’s best of 2008 post: Kodansha has not renewed its contracts with Tokyopop Germany. The German arm of Tokyopop publishes Beck, Cromartie High School, School Rumble, Perfect Girl and … Continue reading →

Quote of the day: I have had my fill of nihilistic manga and anime. Story after story shows how messed up the human race is, how prone to casual violence, how unable to connect with each other, how short-sighted, how … Continue reading →