Category Archives: Mangablog

In his latest Flipped column, David Welsh discusses the manga he would most like to see translated. Danielle Leigh revisits her discussion of scanlations and fansubs, and an interesting discussion ensues in comments about the industry’s reliance on scanlations to … Continue reading →

Now this is a bit more newsworthy: Viz is planning to publish Naruto chapter books, leveraging that profitable franchise in yet another new direction. Tokyopop tried this with their manga chapter books, but while they were attractive books (my nephew … Continue reading →

I’m not going to be at BEA this week, more’s the pity, but Viz will be there, and here’s a list of the titles they will be featuring. I don’t think there’s anything here that hasn’t already been announced somewhere … Continue reading →

DrMaster has some new books coming out, including two new series, and all the details are below. Following what is rapidly becoming a trend in the manga industry, they are releasing both volumes of the two-volume series Magic Lovers Tower … Continue reading →

Naruto slips from 48 to 75 on the USA Today best-seller list. No other manga makes the cut this week. It’s a light shopping week for David Welsh, but he does find a few things to pick up. Khursten finds … Continue reading →

Here are some links to more Tokyopop commentary, but before we get to that, I want to point something out: The Manga Pilot contract may be deeply flawed, but it only applies to the Manga Pilot. As people are starting … Continue reading →