Category Archives: Mangablog

Comic Book Resources has posted the Diamond sales figures for January 2006. I’m sure David at Love Manga will be able to interpret these much better than I could, so I’ll just limit my comment to congratulating Go!Comi for getting … Continue reading →

Here’s an offbeat and very entertaining interview from the Hampstead and Highgate Express with manga-ka Kiriko Kubo, who lives in England but continues to draw manga that is published in Japan. Self-taught and unassuming, Kubo has been drawing comics for … Continue reading →

Nothing new on the Tokyo arrests, but The Korea Times has an article on internet comics sharing that estimates the loss to publishers at 60 billion won ($60 million) last year, which approaches the legit comics market of about 70 … Continue reading →

Here you go, moms and dads, another reason why reading comics is actually good for your kids: It might motivate them to learn Japanese, like these youngsters in Saskatchewan are doing. Naoko Takaya, the teacher interviewed in this article, says … Continue reading →

The scare quotes are deliberate. VIZ is announcing five new shoujo manga titles, although they aren’t exactly new. Four of the titles, Absolute Boyfriend, Baby & Me, Godchild, and Kaze Hikaru, have been running as serials in Shoujo Beat, and … Continue reading →

This article in the Chicago Tribune* is a manga primer for the unhip. We learn that manga appeals to girls as well as boys, the plots are more complicated than in superhero comics, and, yes, the characters have big eyes. … Continue reading →