Category Archives: Mangablog

New manga on the way!

Sharp-eyed Rachel S. has spotted Amazon listings for two new BL manga from Digital and a Megatokyo omnibus. Meanwhile, Kate Dacey notes that Dark Horse will be publishing Bride of the Water God digitally. Sean Gaffney checks out next week’s … Continue reading

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New manga, AX reax

I picked my favorites from this week’s new manga at MTV Geek, and David Welsh does the same at The Manga Curmudgeon. More on Anime Expo: At 2chan.us, shii compiles some Tweets from Japanese attendees at AX, especially the Hatsune … Continue reading

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Anime Expo wrapup, SDCC preview, and more

Anime Expo was really all about the anime this year, with only three manga publishers in attendance; I rounded up the new manga announcements at MTV Geek. Anime News Network has an amazingly comprehensive set of panel reports, along with … Continue reading

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Summer reading, license requests, manhwa on your iPhone

Anime Expo is upon us! Viz, Digital Manga, and Bandai will all have panels, and the Sugoi Books folks will have a demo as well. I’ll update with news as it breaks, so stay tuned! At School Library Journal, the … Continue reading

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Josei pride, new manga, crazy mascots

I made my picks from this week’s new manga at MTV Geek, and I also wrote about my favorite quirky Japanese mascots from the San-x family. David Welsh looks over this week’s new releases as well at The Manga Curmudgeon, … Continue reading

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Mizuki, Mizuno, Mameshiba!

Public Radio International’s program The World recently featured an interview with Shigeru Mizuki, creator of Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. And Jackie of Green Tea Graffiti talks to Junko Mizuno. (Both links via The Manga Critic.) Johanna Draper Carlson has … Continue reading

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