Category Archives: Mangablog

More on Digital’s Kickstarters; New Naruto Novels

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Brigid Alverson

At Publishers Weekly, I talked to Digital Manga Publishing CEO Hikaru Sasahara about their ambitious Kickstarter, which would have raised over half a million dollars to publish 31 volumes of manga by Osamu Tezuka. I also talked a bit about … Continue reading →

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VIZ Nabs New Junji Ito Manga

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Katherine Dacey

Exciting news: VIZ will publish Junji Ito’s latest manga, Fragments of Horror, in 2015. VIZ promises that Fragments has something for everyone, “from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome.” Look for a hardcover edition next summer. … Continue reading →

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Bookmarked: Satoshi Kon-a-thon

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Katherine Dacey

It’s not every day that an American publisher releases a manga by the late, great Satoshi Kon, so Brigid and I decided to mark the occasion with a roundtable discussion. Joining us is David Brothers, one our favorite comics journalists. … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Doraemon

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Brigid Alverson

Zainab Akhtar posts a preview of Satoshi Kon’s Opus, which is due out this week from Dark Horse. At Eeeper’s Choice, Phillip weighs in on Digital’s new Tezuka Kickstarter, which is considerably more modest than the last one. Doraemon is … Continue reading →

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VIZ, DMP, and Crunchyroll Announce New Titles

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Katherine Dacey

In the aftermath of its failed Kickstarter campaign to raise $380,000, DMP has announced a more modest project: the publication of Ludwig B., Osamu Tezuka’s two-volume biography of Ludwig van Beethoven. DMP seems to have listened to fans’ complaints about … Continue reading →

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Bookmarked: Setting the Table

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Brigid Alverson

On the eve of Thanksgiving, we decided to whet our appetite for tomorrow’s dinner with a conversation about our favorite food manga. Our guests around the table today are the Manga Bookshelf bloggers: Melinda Beasi, who runs Manga Bookshelf and … Continue reading →

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