Category Archives: Mangablog

Everyone's talkin' yaoi

I thought I would write something profound about the Great Yaoi Controversy, but after reading all the posts and comments, my head is spinning. Chris Butcher started the latest round with this post at Comics.212, and I’m pretty much in … Continue reading

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Sunday evening tidbits

Coals to Newcastle department: Chris Arrant has a meaty interview with Canadian-born manga-ka Takeshi Miyazawa, who is moving to Japan to try his hand at Japanese comics. This comes on the heels of the news that Tokyopop is translating global … Continue reading

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Welcome to the podcast

The MangaBlogCast is a little late this week, but it’s as chock full of manga news and commentary as ever. Check it out! Here are notes and links from this week’s show: The great scanlation conspiracy revealed! Love Manga expressed … Continue reading

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Yaoi: It's not just for women anymore

I’m running out the door to indulge in that great suburban sport, hitting the yard-sales, but before I go I wanted to point everyone towards Christopher Butcher’s latest entry in the conversation about yaoi. It’s long and interesting and has … Continue reading

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Thoughts from all over

Spandex Anonymous: David Welsh explains why he cut Marvel and DC out of his comics diet, and a year later he’s happier and healthier. The comments thread turns into an encounter group of sorts. Meanwhile, at LiveJournal, Yaoi sends a … Continue reading

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Friday linkage

At Love Manga, David Taylor adds his voice to the discussion of what we would like to see at the Tokyopop website. I’m in total agreement with him, especially on the issues of making book info easier to find, adding … Continue reading

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