Category Archives: Mangablog

I’m posting early because I’m heading out in the morning for New York, where I’ll be moderating a panel discussion on manga at MoCCA on Monday, Dec. 3, at 6:30 p.m. It’s a great panel—we have Del Rey publisher Dallas … Continue reading →

Things seem to be slow today, but check below for Tokyopop’s big movie announcement for NYAF. Up at the MangaCast: Speculation about new titles from Go!Comi! G!C honcho David Wise immediately rebuts the rumors—sort of: There is ABSOLUTELY no truth … Continue reading →

Tokyopop started small, with quick flicks on MySpace, but now they’re making a feature-length mock-umentary at NYAF, and everyone is invited to join in. Here’s the scoop, straight from Marketing Director Marco Pavia: TOKYOPOP is making movies at New York … Continue reading →

MangaCast takes a look at this month’s Previews, featuring manga due to come out in February and March. Also: Did you know MangaCast has info on manga publishers? This is a great resource, with contact info, web links, and a … Continue reading →

In this week’s Publishers Weekly Comics Week, I interview action/fantasy/romance writer Christine Feehan about her manga Dark Hunger, an adaptation of one of her short stories, which took comics fans by surprise when it topped the Amazon charts—and puzzled some … Continue reading →

Nana is back, according to translator Tomo Kimura, who writes in her blog that mangaka Ai Yazawa stated on her mobile site that she is fully recovered from the illness that caused her to take a hiatus from the comic. … Continue reading →