Category Archives: Mangablog

Here’s why we read alternative newspapers. The “Shojo Manga” exhibit has reached Chicago, and the coverage it’s getting is a study in contrasts. New City has a well written article by Isaac Adamson that hits all the main points and … Continue reading →

Start saving your shillings! Del Rey, which licenses manga from Kodansha, is expanding its operations to the UK. Random House will launch 15 titles in August 2006 priced £5.99 each (including the bestselling series xxxHOLiC and Tsubasa by superstar manga … Continue reading →

Here’s what happens when there are too many articles like the one posted below. The Manganews Forum translates an article from the Japanese press about Osaka prefecture requiring “adult” manga to be shrink-wrapped: In order to raise the effectiveness of … Continue reading →

A news story from Canada warns parents of the Danger that Lurks Between the Covers (of manga, that is): The graphic novels, or Japanese mangas, illustrated in wide-eyed, comic-book style, were not as innocent as the bright cartoon covers made … Continue reading →

Some quick links and good reads: My German is not very good, but the upshot of this article seems to be that costumed manga girls overran the Leipzig book fair. It’s pretty funny to run it through BabelFish: With some … Continue reading →

One of the interesting things about OEL manga is that many of the creators have blogs, so we can check out how the next volume is coming along. It helps pass the (long) time between volumes. Let’s see how everyone … Continue reading →