Category Archives: Mangablog

There’s much for manga lovers to like in this week’s PWCW, including an interview with DMP president Hikaru Sasahara, a profile of Dark Horse, an interview with Dramacon creator Svetlana Chmakova, and an article about PSB, which publishes manga in … Continue reading →

Kurt Hassler just dropped me a line to say he’s settling in at Yen Press, Hachette’s new manga imprint, and he’s looking for an editorial assistant. So if you’re looking for a way to break into the industry, this might … Continue reading →

ICv2 has a little more about Vertical’s upcoming edition of Tezuka’s Apollo’s Song, including a cover shot. Pata has another edition of Right Turn Only!! up at ANN, and he’s looking at a new Tokyopop series, Kamiyadori, and one from … Continue reading →

Vertical has made everybody’s day by announcing that they are licensing yet another Osamu Tezuka classic, Apollo’s Song. If you liked Ode to Kirihito, you’ll love this one as they are publishing it as a single 500-page volume in a … Continue reading →

Mickle at The True Confessions of an Hourly Bookseller posts on a Tokyopop rep’s talk at a local library meeting. (Background is here. It may sound vaguely familiar.) There are some interesting nuggets, like this: Tokyopop is in the early … Continue reading →

With the release of volume 15, there are 2 million copies of Fruits Basket in print. Manga-ka Natsuki Takaya’s response is typically noncommital: That definitely flatters and pleases me. Thank you very much. As for a reason, I can’t clearly … Continue reading →