Category Archives: Mangablog

Dirk Deppey dissents from the general consensus on the Libre/CPM dispute. And he refers us to the comments on Precocious Curmudgeon, where a lively discussion ensues. At MangaCast, Readilbert posts about manga magazines in Indonesia. Comicsnob’s Matt Blind explains how … Continue reading →

I almost missed this: Comic Book Resources reports that a company called Aurora has signed a distribution deal with Diamond. Aurora is owned by the Japanese publishing company Ohzora, and its titles include the Project X series and the Harlequin … Continue reading →

I’m posting late tonight because I had a busy day, but I couldn’t let this go by: Manga Jouhou’s Floating_Sakura contacted Libre and asked what was going on with CPM. (Background here, if you’re coming to the party late.) Amazingly, … Continue reading →

Newsarama’s Michael Lorah interviews Yani Mentzas, Editorial Director of Vertical, which is causing all kinds of excitement since it started publishing manga. Here’s Mentzas on their Tezuka titles: One of Vertical’s founding ideas was to publish newly translated Tezuka on … Continue reading →

Head on over to MangaCast for the latest MangaBlogCast, our quick-and-easy digest of the week’s manga news, distilled from the MangaBlog and presented by Jack Tse. Liner notes after the cut. Hard times for BeBeautiful Libre home page MangaCast’s summary … Continue reading →

The sound you just heard is Dirk Deppey smacking himself upside the head as he realizes he missed the first kiss in the history of BL. He makes up for leaving it out of the Shoujo Manga issue of TCJ … Continue reading →