Category Archives: Mangablog

Nice story in the Chicago Tribune about teenagers getting into Japanese culture in general. I like the kid who says sushi is “the gateway drug to Japan.” As my kids are younger, they are more into the kawaii (cute) stuff—not … Continue reading →

Lots of interesting commentary on the comics blogs over the past few days about She Was Asking For It,by Lianne and NotHayama, which critiques the submissive female characters in some shoujo manga aimed at older teens. These series feature possessive … Continue reading →

Art history and theater professor Robert Peterson lectured on manga to a packed house on Friday at Eastern Illinois University. Peterson said the image of manga as porn is flawed, noting that “Japan has very strict censorship laws” and asserting … Continue reading →

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reviews “Four Shojo Stories” by Viz. This is actually an older comic that has been out of print for a while; one of the stories goes back to 1975. Still, it gets good word-of-blog. Bonus points: It … Continue reading →

Manga maniacs practice art of glint is yet another news story, this one from Eugene, Oregon, about why the kids are so crazy about this manga stuff. I’m linking to it because it includes a point of view that I … Continue reading →

I’m reading as fast as I can, but I can’t cover every manga that’s out there, and anyway, it’s good to see different takes on a book. Here are a couple of other sites worth taking a look at. Comics4LibrariesWiki: … Continue reading →