Category Archives: Mangablog

Special Edition: Interview with JManga’s Robert Newman

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Brigid Alverson

The digital manga portal JManga got off to a slow start, but it has gained traction among manga fans for a number of reasons: Cool, quirky manga, reasonable prices (once the site owners abandoned the original price of $8.99 per … Continue reading →

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Tell JManga: It’s time to go global!

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Brigid Alverson

First, an important public service announcement: Do you think that the JManga digital manga site should be available to the entire world, not just the U.S. and Canada? Then let them know, via Twitter or by “liking” their globalization post … Continue reading →

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Special undead edition: New Kurosagi and Twilight on the way

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Brigid Alverson

Good news for fans of Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service: Dark Horse will have a new volume next month, the first since September 2010. Crunchyroll has the details and an exclusive preview. On the other hand, John Jakala is wondering why … Continue reading →

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Kimagure Orange Road coming to Facebook

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Brigid Alverson

It’s only February, but it already looks like this year’s trend will be digital licensing of niche properties. The latest announcement came at Katsucon over the weekend, when creator Izumi Matsumoto announced that his Kimagure Orange Road will be published … Continue reading →

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Digital brass want your license suggestions!

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Brigid Alverson

At MTV Geek this week, I talked to the Digital Manga crew about their license rescue of Erementar Gerad. And—exciting news for all you folks who are always posting license requests—they want to do more manga this way and are … Continue reading →

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Digital dilemma, a new day for Ken Akamatsu, and Tezuka’s gender bending

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Brigid Alverson

Lissa Pattillo discusses this week’s new manga releases in her latest On the Shelf column at Otaku USA. Sean Gaffney picks the best of next week’s new manga at his blog. Kate Dacey has the 411 on Kodoku no Gourmet, … Continue reading →

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