Category Archives: Mangablog

Top manga franchises, NYCC interviews

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Brigid Alverson

ICv2 looks at the graphic novel market in general, noting that women and children are becoming a larger slice of the audience, and then lists the top 25 manga and the top 10 shoujo and shonen franchises. In an interview … Continue reading →

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Bookmarked! 10/22/14

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Katherine Dacey

A few weeks ago, we promised that we’d be introducing some new features to complement our regular link-posts. Today we’re launching the first of those columns, Bookmarked! Every Wednesday, Brigid and I will discuss what’s sitting on our nightstands, and invite … Continue reading →

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Brigid Talks to Takeshi Obata

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Brigid Alverson

I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interview Death Note manga-ka Takeshi Obata at New York Comic-Con. On our agenda: Bakuman, Hikaru no Go and, of course, Death Note. Kodansha will be reissuing an oldie but goodie: Hitoshi Iwaaki’s body-snatching classic Parasyte. In other licensing news, DMP will be … Continue reading →

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Attack on Titan Boosts US Manga Market

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Katherine Dacey

Over at Publisher’s Weekly, Deb Aoki files a lengthy report on the state of manga publishing. The good news: Attack on Titan has attracted thousands of new readers to manga, just as Naruto did ten years ago. As a result, … Continue reading →

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One Piece Fever

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Katherine Dacey

The One Piece Podcast interviewed Japanese fans about their relationship with Eiichiro Oda’s long-running series. The result: a lively documentary about one of the world’s most popular comic book franchises. Over at Manga Therapy, Tony Yao reflects on the important … Continue reading →

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Tezuka Takes Center Stage

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Katherine Dacey

If you like Osamu Tezuka and Ludwig van Beethoven — and really, who doesn’t like both? — you’ll be thrilled to hear that Tezuka’s Ludwig B. is being adapted for the stage. Now if only someone would license the manga… … Continue reading →

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