Category Archives: Mangablog

I haven’t been able to blog for the past few weeks because of pressing family responsibilities, but I’m back to report that my daughters, ages 11 and 12, are engrossed in a new project: Translating a volume of Fruits Basket … Continue reading →

Recently, I commented on Michael Deeley’s favorable review of Osamu Tezuka’s Buddha v1: Kapilavastu but commented that at $24.95 I’d be more likely to borrow than buy the book. Now Dave Carter of Yet Another Comics Blog has alerted me … Continue reading →

How do you get people to notice you? Spend lots of money, as the otaku of Japan have discovered. Or is it that Japan has discovered the otaku? The Guardian tracks the trend, with this amazing statistic: According to Nomura … Continue reading →

Ray Tate reviews Nancy Drew #2 on the Silver Bullet Comics site and finds more nice things to say about the writing than the last reviewer. He’s coming at it from a different perspective, anyway, as someone who likes Nancy … Continue reading →

Half our order came in today from Overstock.com. The good news is that was pretty quick considering we placed the order on the Friday evening before a three-day weekend. The bad news is that because overstock.com doesn’t give the volume … Continue reading →

The Financial Times serves up Kamikaze kittens (love that hed), a thoughtful essay on the Japanese penchant for juxtaposing cuteness with sex and violence. Writer Andrew Lee links the dark side of kawaii/manga/anime culture to recent events, including the recession … Continue reading →