Category Archives: Mangablog

News from MangaNEXT: MangaCast has the new title announcements, and covers, from Del Rey and Media Blasters. Ed also posts the latest segment of the Big List of new releases in Japan. The Weekly Recon takes a look at this … Continue reading →

Manga: Coming to a mall near you? Publisher’s Weekly reports that Trans World Entertainment, whose stores include F.Y.E., Coconuts, Sam Goody, Suncoast, and Planet Music, has made a deal with wholesaler Bookazine to put manga sections in its stores. There’s … Continue reading →

Aria is among the nominees for this year’s Japan Media Arts Festival; as far as I can see, it’s the only licensed manga in the bunch. As the September volumes of Naruto reach saturation, they are sliding down the USA … Continue reading →

Here’s the best read of the day: Matt Thorn drops in at Sporadic Sequential to explain what Japanese manga readers “know” without realizing it. John Jakala then elaborates a bit, with examples, and Matt comments on that as well. Whatever … Continue reading →

Does every volume of Naruto contain some sort of mind control software? Readers seem to be undeterred by the accelerated release schedule; not only did the most recent three volumes take the top three spots in the September 23 Bookscan … Continue reading →

Andrew Farago interviews Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide, for The Comics Journal (via Journalista). At Blog@Newsarama, critics’ critic Chris Mautner calls on bloggers to review something that’s not just hot off the presses. David Welsh likes the … Continue reading →