Special: BLACK JACK — “Teratoid Cystoma”
As a special Halloween treat, we'd like to offer a COMPLETE story from Osamu Tezuka's BLACK JACK Volume 1, "Teratoid Cystoma." Black Jack is...
Halloween horror: Karaoke
We know it is wrong to steal pictures from Facebook, but this photo from Tim Leong's photo gallery from the event sheds much light...
Lonely otaku seeks four-color wife
Once you start digging a bit into Japanese culture, you often come across reports that there are a lot of single people in Japan....
Important people who read comics
§ Manga-loving Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso -- who is actually not all that popular, and whose championing of manga and other youth culture...
AX at Top Shelf
The Same Hat boys announce that the AX anthology will appear at Top Shelf. This is exciting news because AX is a respected anthology...
Yen Press moves to Orbit; Johnson leaves
Via PR from Hachette: Yen Press, the manga imprint led by Kurt Hassler and Rich Johnson, will be folded into a new publishing division,...
Manga characters are oenophiles
The comics-loving NY Times takes it to a new level, with a story on the wild success of the as-yet untranslated manga THE DROPS...
The realities of manga
Today's Must Read: Yaoi Press publisher Yamila Abraham explains the reality:
1. OEL manga must sell much better than licensed titles to be successful, because...
Digital Manga gives release schedule
Yesterday, we reported on DMP manga cancellations. Today, we report on Anime News Network's report of revised release dates. Only one title is postponed...
DMP cancellations
Digital Manga has been reorganizing of late, with layoffs and a large reduction in monthly output. We've received Diamond's list of canceled titles;...
More on DMP cutbacks
Deb Aoki has more on DMP's reductions in staff and output, as more info filters out on the web. Five people have been...
A Gothic Lolita speaks
Look, we're as baffled by the whole "Gothic Lolita" movement as anyone, and a New York Times profile is usually a sign something has...
