Category Archives: Mangablog

Kodansha Comics has licensed a new title: Sherlock Bones (Tanteiken Sherdock), the story of a crime-solving boy and dog team. First volume is due out in September. The creators are Yuma Ando (the pen name of Shin Kobayishi, whose other … Continue reading →

Big change at Viz: Executive vice president Alvin Lu has moved on. At The Comics Journal, Joe McCulloch has sort of a beginner’s guide to Shonen Jump, explaining how it differs from the Japanese magazine of the same name and … Continue reading →

I took a peek at last week’s new releases, including Yoshitaka Amano’s novel Deva Zan, at MTV Geek. The Manga Bookshelf team looks at this week’s new titles on JManga. Lissa Pattillo highlights a new Digital license and notes that … Continue reading →

Jason Thompson devotes this week’s House of 1000 Manga column to the first part of a look at the evolution of Shonen Jump in America—and as Jason was the magazine’s first editor, he has a unique perspective. Lissa Pattillo looks … Continue reading →

I interviewed Shonen Jump editor Andy Nakatani at MTV Geek, and there’s a preview of One Punch Man there as well. Deb Aoki also had a Q&A with Andy at About.com. And the January 28 issue of Shonen Jump will … Continue reading →

Big changes at Viz yesterday as Shonen Jump Alpha became Weekly Shonen Jump and starts releasing new chapters the same day they come out in Japan. Editor-in-chief Andy Nakatani has all the details at ICv2, and former Shonen Jump editor-in-chief … Continue reading →