Category Archives: Mangablog

Monday news roundup

The MangaCast crew picks the best of last week’s new manga, and Manga Recon has a cover gallery for this week’s new titles. And Hazel looks to the future with a list of November releases. Heidi MacDonald posts an entire … Continue reading

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Tricks and treats

Happy Halloween! If you’re just now getting into the spirit of the season, Lori Henderson lists some Halloween-friendly manga at Manga Xanadu. The DramaQueen folks clarify the timing of their first new release in a while, vol. 1 of Tyrant … Continue reading

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PR: Manga before fruitcakes

Wait! It’s not even Halloween yet, and Viz is already suggesting manga for holiday giving? Oh well, eggnog is already showing up in supermarkets here in New England, so the snow can’t be far behind. Read on for a selection … Continue reading

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Signs of life at DramaQueen, more on Yen and Orbit

After a long, long hiatus, LadyQ posts on the DramaQueen forums that they are back in action: It has been a very rocky year for DQ, but I’m very happy to let you know first on the forum, that we’re … Continue reading

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Off-topic: Get ready for Election Day!

I’m going off topic for a brief time because this is so important. As you know, November 4 is Election Day. This year, there will probably be a strong voter suppression effort to keep certain people—college students, people of color, … Continue reading

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Quick news roundup for Tuesday

Jean-Marie Bouissou has an interesting meditation on why manga became so popular worldwide in this month’s Eurozine. The article draws on Bouissou’s experience of growing up reading BDs—and leaving them behind as he got older, with his sisters abandoning comics … Continue reading

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