Category Archives: Mangablog

The crack MangaCast team examines this week’s manga offerings and takes their picks. Also, Ed Chavez posts more of his Big List of Japanese releases. Lori Henderson looks at the many reasons for Tokyopop’s troubles at Manga Village. At the … Continue reading →

I mentioned this in a post the other day, and now here’s the official press release. Remember that Viz is jointly owned by the Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, as well as Shogakukan Productions (ShoPro), which is Shogakukan’s licensing arm. … Continue reading →

Blu fans take heart: A Tokyopop editor reveals that neither Love Mode nor Gakuen Heaven has been cancelled outright, although solicitations for both were listed as “cancelled” (which may mean postponed) in the July Previews. Vol. 10 of Love Mode … Continue reading →

Simon Jones compares the July Previews, which lists comics that can be ordered for September, with the order forms sent to retailers and notices a slew of cancelled Tokyopop titles, including vol. 5 of Atelier Marie And Elie Zarlburg Alchemist, … Continue reading →

At the Iris Print blog, publisher Kellie Lynch has a two–part explanation of what has been going on, starting off by confirming what we all suspected, that Iris Print is shutting down. Tina Anderson is not impressed. Also weighing in … Continue reading →

The Boys Next Door blog reports on trouble in the global BL front. For those who haven’t been following along at home, the small yaoi publisher Iris Print ran into serious financial difficulties earlier this year. For a while now, … Continue reading →