Category Archives: Mangablog

New license speculation from all over

At MTV Geek, I take a look at the new est em manga that will start in Japan in July, and I speculate a bit about who will license it here (hint: It will run in IKKI magazine). Jason Thompson … Continue reading

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Arrietty books on the way

At MTV Geek, I check in with Viz and learn that they are not only publishing a two-volume film comic based on Studio Ghibli’s Arrietty the Borrower, they also have a picture book and an art book in the works. … Continue reading

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The manga so nice, he drew it twice!

At FanimeCon this weekend, Viz panelists announced that they would be publishing two film comics based on Studio Ghibli’s Arrietty the Borrower. The movie, which is loosely based on the British children’s novel The Borrowers, will be released in the … Continue reading

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Viz to publish Ghibli books; Animate has new yaoi for the Kindle

At their Fanimecon panel this past weekend, Viz reps announced that they will publish two “film books” based on Studio Ghibli’s Arrietty the Borrower (Karigurashi no Arrietty), which is based on the English children’s book The Borrowers. Animate USA has … Continue reading

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Bonus long weekend post

Hey, everyone, sorry about the spotty posting the past few weeks. I’m up to my neck in my biggest project of the year, my city’s Memorial Day parade, which actually happens on Sunday. That and sundry other things have conspired … Continue reading

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Unfinished stories

At About.com, Deb Aoki goes over some of the questions left by Tokyopop’s closing and asks her readers: Which Tokyopop series would you like to see rescued? Deb also has a look ahead to FanimeCon, which happens this weekend. The … Continue reading

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