Category Archives: Mangablog

Volume 11 of Naruto slips to number 27 on the USA Today booklist, from last week’s record high of 21. Volume 11 of Negima debuts at number 88 and volume 9 of Fullmetal Alchemist rises from 299 to 103. Thursday … Continue reading →

Christopher Butcher has posted an open letter to Tokyopop publisher Mike Kiley, explaining just what the problem is with Tokyopop’s online exclusives program. Partly, it’s that he feels betrayed because Tokyopop is taking away titles he worked to build an … Continue reading →

In this week’s PW Comics Week, Kai-Ming Cha has a nice profile of Seven Seas, which has emerged in the past year as a publisher that gets it right on a number of levels, including a good website that really … Continue reading →

Well, vacation is over and people are posting! Just some quick links, as I’m writing on deadline today (for a paying gig). At the MangaCast, Ed has mixed emotions about Tokyopop taking on Neighbor No. 13. And he mentions Stu … Continue reading →

Labor Day is over; time to pack away the beach towels and white shoes. It promises to be an interesting autumn, though, with lots of manga goodness coming our way. Here are some treats for the first day of school: … Continue reading →

Europe: bigger than America? That’s the conclusion of this report, translated by ComiPress, from the Japan External Trade Organization. The report estimates the manga market in France and Germany alone at between 20.6 and 23.6 billion yen, as opposed to … Continue reading →