Category Archives: Mangablog

I’m a little late with the card, but congratulations to Love Manga on their first anniversary! It’s hard to believe they have only been around for a year; Love Manga is usually the first site I check when I wake … Continue reading →

In his comments on this month’s Previews, David Welsh noted that Netcomics is debuting ten titles this month. Curiosity piqued, I went to the site. Netcomics is a new company that publishes Korean comics in English; their website just launched … Continue reading →

Over at Anime on DVD, manga reviewer Ed Chavez has a lengthy and thorough 2005 Manga Report Card for Viz Media. It’s a worthwhile read, but if you’re short on time, here’s the executive summary: Viz is the king, dominating … Continue reading →

Lots of manga love down at Sequential Tart this month. The All Access offers a roundup of comics that deal with romance and are aimed at the 12 to 16 set. Their picks include Kare Kano, Socrates in Love, and … Continue reading →

Heidi MacDonald at The Beat brings us up to date on the Tokyopop situation. After the company laid off VP of Sales and Distribution Steve Kleckner, senior editor Aaron Suhr, and five or six other employees, Heidi started hearing rumblings … Continue reading →

The conversation on the Anime News Network Forums about the recent layoffs at Tokyopop veered briefly into another topic: the question of OEL (original English language) manga versus licensed manga from Japan. Two commenters summed up the two sides of … Continue reading →