Category Archives: Mangablog

May 7 is Free Comic Book Day. Daniella Orihuela-Gruber notes the complete absence of manga among this year’s offerings and wonders if publishers are missing an opportunity to diversify. But it’s not entirely manga-free: Yen Press is giving away the … Continue reading →

Today’s big story is still a moving target, but here’s the gist of it: Amazon has removed a number of yaoi titles from the Kindle store, although most (not all) of the books remain available in print form through their … Continue reading →

Here’s some big digital news: Viz is expanding its manga app to the iPhone and iPod Touch. I had the opportunity to test-drive the app, and the manga was surprisingly readable on the small screen. They have marked down select … Continue reading →

Tokyopop shut down their website this week, after sending a blizzard of e-mails warning users to make sure they had copies of anything they posted to the site over the years. The URL now redirects to their Facebook page, where … Continue reading →

It looks like the long-awaited CLAMP manga Gate 7 will finally be published in the U.S. Lissa Pattillo caught the word from a CLAMP fan site that the creative team had announced that Gate 7, which has already been serialized … Continue reading →

Tokyopop is not actually dead yet, but the post-mortems continue at a brisk pace. At All About Manga, former Tokyopop freelancer Daniella Orihuela-Gruber takes a well-rounded look at the way Tokyopop brought down rates for translators—but also made manga a … Continue reading →