Category Archives: Mangablog

Hot Libre news, plus naval-gazing manga!

Gia has the hot news tip of the day: an editor from the Japanese publisher Libre says that plans are under way to release the Finder series in English. Click the link for backstory plus some speculation. The MangaCast team … Continue reading

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Hello Kitty saves the world

Let’s lead with some news from Japan this morning: Hello Kitty will spread her message of enlightenment to the world via a new manga serial in Ribon magazine, Hello Kitty Peace!! No doubt leaders all over the world will be … Continue reading

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News of the week in review

At PopCultureShock’s Manga Recon blog, Kate Dacey retools the Weekly Recon to include the complete release list plus her top picks. Down at the Manga Maniac Cafe, Julie goes over the manga she’ll be buying from the latest issue of … Continue reading

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A few quick links

At ComicSnob, Matt Blind posts this week’s new manga and asks whether anyone is interested in criticism, rather than just reviews of brand-new books. For the record: I am! Chloe looks at online sales numbers at Shuchaku-East and finds some … Continue reading

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PR: Go! Comi to publish 07-Ghost

The Go! Comi crew have been in Japan, and I guess they have been busy there, because I just got this press release about their newest license, 07-Ghost, by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. The manga is serialized in Ichijinsha’s … Continue reading

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Free Comic Book’s Eve

Free Comic Book Day is tomorrow, and ANN takes a look at the manga-related titles on offer, while Dorian runs through all the titles at Postmodern Barney. The MangaCast team critiques this week’s new manga. Also: manga mavens Ed Chavez, … Continue reading

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