Category Archives: Mangablog

ICv2 has a bit more detail on the Tokyopop no-longer-exclusives. After noting that three titles, Dragon Head, King City, and Heaven!!, will no longer be sold only online, they bring up one aspect I hadn’t heard before: In addition, Tokyopop … Continue reading →

Seven Seas announces light novel line. Lots of people got this press release, but I’m linking to MangaCast because their enthusiasm bubbles over so delightfully. At Love Manga, David Taylor takes a break from his vacation to weigh in on … Continue reading →

Volume 11 of Naruto retains its hold on 27th place in the USA Today Booklist for the second week in a row, making three weeks in the top 30 for the plucky lad. Volume 9 of Fullmetal Alchemist slips from … Continue reading →

PW Comics Week confirms that Tokyopop is backing off a bit on its online exclusives: Tokyopop publisher Mike Kiley says three of the books, Dragon Head, King City and Heaven!!, will be removed from its web exclusives program, “based on … Continue reading →

For this week’s Flipped, David Welsh interviews Ed Chavez of MangaCast. Ed waxes lyrical about conventions, compares Comiket to the human body, and tells us exactly what he thinks about the different manga publishers. Organic Broccoli, anyone? Rivkah has a … Continue reading →

Chris Butcher has the scoop: We were right. Tokyopop is reconsidering the online exclusive program. There’s a more thorough, formal announcement coming but the speculation is correct: Dragon Head, Heaven, and King City have been completely removed from the online … Continue reading →