Manga January 2012 Archive

The day that North American shonen manga fans have been waiting for has arrived: on Monday, January 30, 2012, the first full issue of Shonen Jump Alpha made its debut ... Read More

Now that Dark Horse has added right-to-left reading capabilities to their Dark Horse Digital website and apps for tablets and smart phones running Apple's iOS (iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch) ... Read More

So you say you can speak and read Japanese. Heck, you maybe even do a little manga translating on the side. Now here's your chance to put your nihongo -> ... Read More

The countdown has started: It's only a week until the first full issue of Shonen Jump Alpha, the new digital-only weekly edition of Shonen Jump Magazine makes its debut. But ... Read More

If 2011 was the year that North American publishers got on board with online/digital manga in a big way, 2012 is looking to be the year that publishers want you ... Read More

Over the past year, I've been invited to chat on a few podcasts and convention panels -- but this weekend was the first time I was invited to be a ... Read More

This week's New York Times Graphic Books Manga Bestseller List brings a newcomer to the Top 10 that is a perennial favorite with anime/manga fans in the know: Neon Genesis ... Read More

Now that you've seen my picks for the Best New Manga of 2011 and seen the Critics' Top 10 Manga of 2011, it's your turn to have your say. Yep, ... Read More

Now that we're a few weeks into the New Year, (and maybe a few of those credit card bills from the holidays have arrived in your mail box), you're probably ... Read More

After the success of their first Kickstarter campaign to reprint Swallowing the Earth by Osamu Tezuka, Digital Manga is back for more. This time, they're taking it a step further ... Read More

This week's New York Times Graphic Books Manga Bestseller List, once again features the latest volume of Naruto at the top of the charts. Interestingly enough, this (along with last ... Read More

This week, the nice folks at Anime News Network invited me to participate in another ANNCast podcast to talk about manga (of course!) with Ed Sizemore (from Manga Worth Reading ... Read More

The day North American shonen manga fans have been waiting for is fast approaching: January 31, 2011 marks the debut of the first issue of Shonen Jump Alpha, the ... Read More

So you love manga and you live in New York City? Well, your short list of things to do this week should include going to the Museum of Comic and ... Read More

To celebrate the DVD/Blu-Ray release of GANTZ II: Perfect Answer, New People Cinema / San Francisco Film Society is hosting a one-night only double feature of GANTZ and GANTZ II: ... Read More

Manga isn't just from Japan -- Japanese comics have inspired comics creators from all over the world, with many artists using manga as a launching point for a style that's ... Read More

It's been a while since I posted a weekly recap of the New York Times Graphic Books Manga Bestseller List, but with the New Year, I thought this would ... Read More

Now that we're a few days into 2012, it's a good time to think about making plans to attend a comic or anime convention this year. Whether you're a 'con vet' ... Read More

On the first official day of business after the New Year, Bandai Entertainment, the U.S. division of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) announced that they'd be making some big changes in 2012. From ... Read More

When i first launched About.com Manga back in June 2007, one of the first things I posted was a list of 10 essential, must-read shojo manga. As you well know, ... Read More

Just before the holidays, SuBLime Manga launched their website and to celebrate, they announced a new addition to their digital-only publishing line-up: Yebisu Celebrities by Kaoru Iwamoto and Shinri Fuwa ... Read More