Category Archives: Mangablog

New comics and Digital procrastination

Japanator posts this week’s new manga and anime releases. Hazel looks at October manga releases as well at Anime Infatuation. Diamond listed some Digital comics as cancelled this week, but don’t panic: they are just postponed. ANN has the list. … Continue reading

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Share your thoughts on yaoi

I recently got an e-mail from Mara Blair, a grad student at the University of Colorado in Boulder who is doing a survey of yaoi readers for her thesis. Here’s what she has to say: My name is Mara Blair … Continue reading

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Tokyopop talk, free online manga, Go Nagai speaks!

Posting late today after a busy weekend. Fortunately, there’s lots of news going on! Above the fold: ICv2 talks to Tokyopop director of marketing Marco Pavia (part one, part two) about the manga market in general, Tokyopop’s situation in particular, … Continue reading

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News alert: Iowa man prosecuted for owning allegedly obscene manga

I’ll have the regular news post up later today, but this deserves a post of its own: Christopher Handley, an Iowa man who collects manga, is being prosecuted under the PROTECT Act simply for owning manga that the government claims … Continue reading

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Quick updates

Isaac Hale of Manga Recon attended Yaoi-Con, and he was disturbed by some of what he saw. On the one hand, as a gay male he was happy to be in a gay-friendly environment. But: Many of the cons main … Continue reading

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PR: New website for 07-GHOST

The Go! Comi folks are pretty excited about their upcoming series 07-GHOST, so much so that they have set up a dedicated website with forums, a character guide, wallpapers, and all sorts of goodies for the benefit of the “early … Continue reading

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