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The perils of print, and vengeful women

At Robot 6, I reported on Digital Manga’s move to bring Harlequin manga to the Nook. Daniella Orihuela-Gruber contemplates one of the downsides of print manga—you have to physically move them when you move. Viz editor Nancy Thistlethwaite confirmed that … Continue reading

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Thursday roundup

New at MTV Geek: My review of vol. 1 of Cage of Eden, one of the new series from Kodansha. Sean Gaffney is as puzzled by the shipping lists as I am, but he takes a stab at next week’s … Continue reading

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Farewell to The Yaoi Review; JManga talks!

It’s good news, bad news for The Yaoi Review: The bad news is that blogger Jennifer LeBlanc is shutting the site down; it was an invaluable source of yaoi news, well-written, accurate, and investigative as well as affectionate toward its … Continue reading

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JManga reactions, MMF winds up

The big news of the past week was the launch of the JManga website; I wrote a news report, including an interview with JManga business manager Robert Newman, at PWCW, and I critiqued the site at MTV Geek. Other folks … Continue reading

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JManga launches, and everyone has something to say

The JManga website launched this week with over 100 titles, some old friends (Crayon Shin-chan, Hitohira), some new manga that haven’t been published in English before. I took a quick first look at MTV Geek, and Johanna Draper Carlson, Kate … Continue reading

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Square Enix, Digital Manga Guild, and Sailor Moon

I reviewed the Square Enix online manga store at MTV Geek. Short version: If I hadn’t been writing the review, I would never have made it past the second round of registration. The Digital Manga Guild launched its first title, … Continue reading

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