Category Archives: Mangablog

More Alice!

Lissa Pattillo takes a closer look at some new license announcements at Kuriousity. Tom Langston looks at the popularity of yon-koma (four-panel) gag manga in the U.S. in recent years. Chris Beveridge asks “Is ‘Alice in the Country of…’ the … Continue reading

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Comic-Con roundup, Doraemon is on the way, and more Alice!

I’m back from a long Comic-Con induced hiatus—first I went to the show, then I had to write up all my experiences for people who, you know, pay me to do that. Here’s my roundup of manga news at MTV … Continue reading

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So, what happened at AX this past weekend?

Here’s a quick roundup of Anime Expo news: Item: Digital Manga announced that they are joining up with Tezuka Productions to publish all of Osamu Tezuka’s works in North America. They may do some print editions as well. Item: Viz … Continue reading

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Shonen Jump gets Akira Toriyama’s Jaco the Galactic Patrolman

Here’s the big news of the week: Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama will launch a new series in two weeks, Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, and Shonen Jump will be carrying it in English the same week it comes out in … Continue reading

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The case of the vanishing scanlations

Lissa Pattillo looks at this week’s new releases in her On the Shelf column at Kuriousity. Laura posts the Monday and Tuesday roundup of posts for the Skip Beat Manga Moveable Feast at Heart of Manga. Erica Friedman takes a … Continue reading

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New releases, MMF call for entries

Here’s my look at the latest manga releases at MTV Geek, and Lissa Pattillo’s take in her last-ever On the Shelf column at Otaku USA. The Manga Bookshelf team takes a look at the new manga due out this week, … Continue reading

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