Category Archives: Mangablog

Yotsuba&! Odd Thomas! New manga!

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei starts off the week right with her Weekly Recon, a list of new manga plus some quick reviews of recent titles. Shaenon Garrity sings the praises of Yotsuba&! in her latest Overlooked Manga Festival. Queenie Chan takes a … Continue reading

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PR: Shonen Jump’s biggest issue yet

According to this press release from Viz, the December Shonen Jump will achieve bridal-magazine proportions, with a cornucopia of goodies that includes the conclusion of Yu-Gi-Oh, a short story by Naruto creator Mashashi Kishimoto and a sneak preview of Slam … Continue reading

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PR: Tokyopop to publish Gakuen Alice

Fruits Basket is almost over, and Tokyopop is looking for the next big shoujo title. It’s about a kid at a magic academy (honk if you’ve heard that setup before) but it sounds like there may be a few original … Continue reading

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Thursday update

At Comicsnob, Matt Blind posts this week’s new manga list and highlights some new titles from Seven Seas as well as Tezuka’s MW, the book that seems to be on top of everyone’s stack this week. Where is Iris Print? … Continue reading

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Scary Wednesday

This week’s PWCW has two must-read pieces for manga fans, Kai-Ming Cha’s article on Vertical’s plans to publish Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack and Ed Chavez’s report on Yaoi-Con. And while it’s not manga, check out my piece on Thunder Road … Continue reading

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Quick trot ’round the news sites

I’m rushing out the door this morning but will be back later with more news and commentary. The Manga Recon blog presents this week’s new manga and a review of Osamu Tezuka’s MW, which is so good they are giving … Continue reading

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