Category Archives: Mangablog

Brian Hibbs at Newsarama takes his annual look at the 2006 Bookscan sales figures, and he draws some interesting conclusions about manga. You should really read the whole thing, which is detailed and full of caveats but nonetheless fascinating, but … Continue reading →

Seven Seas is changing around some of their web manga—one new title just started, and two are scheduled to end in April. Read all about it in my latest post at Digital Strips.

Everybody is busy reviewing books, so I’m going to just list them all in one big post after the cut. I’m working on a number of them myself, but life and paying work keep getting in the way. Look for … Continue reading →

The Japanese government is harnessing the power of cute, using cartoon characters to sell a wary public on the notion of revitalizing the military. This is an interesting article as of course there is a long history of cartoons being … Continue reading →

Happy birthday to Yaoi Suki! Jen and Jordan will be celebrating all week; they kick it off with a dramatic reading from Gerard & Jacques. New to the blogroll, but not to regular readers: ChunHyang’s blog, which should be a … Continue reading →

To minimize damage to your screen, please set down your coffee before you read this: Shaenon Garrity’s overlooked manga festival takes a long look at Skip Beat, a book that my 14-year-old is really enjoying (and now I’m worried!). ChunHyang72 … Continue reading →