Category Archives: Mangablog

Over at Robot 6, I interviewed Vertical, Inc., marketing director Ed Chavez about the news that Kodasha and Dai Nippon have bought major shares of his company—and how that will affect their manga catalog. Erica Friedman looks at the pros … Continue reading →

First, a quick note: Someone is copying this blog and reposting it without my permission, so if you are not reading this at www.mangablog.net, please click over there and stop giving this copyright infringer the web traffic. Sean Gaffney takes … Continue reading →

The big news broke last night: Kodansha and Dai Nippon have each bought a 46% share (Kodansha’s is slightly larter) in Vertical. The deal was originally described as a purchase but it seems more like an investment; details are still … Continue reading →

ANN has the scoop: Vertical, Inc., publisher of Osamu Tezuka’s Buddha and some of the most interesting manga currently on the market—Twin Spica, Chi’s Sweet Home, Peepo Choo, 7 Billion Needles—has been purchased by Kodansha, the largest publisher in Japan, … Continue reading →

Brad Rice looks at this week’s new releases at Japanator, and Lissa Pattillo shows off her latest purchases at Kuriousity. Rachel S. spotted listings for three new Tokyopop titles at Amazon.com: Snowhite Panic Mix (SiraYuki PaniMix!), by Hitohira creator Izumi … Continue reading →

David Welsh checks out this week’s new releases at The Manga Curmudgeon. Melinda Beasi updates us on all the manhwa news, including a dispute over a fictional dinosaur, in her latest Manhwa Monday post. And David, Melinda, and Kate Dacey … Continue reading →