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Omnibus Manga: Big books for your bucks! by Danica Davidson, 11/19/2009 #yen press: One of the nice things about reading books like Les Miserables, Anna Karenina and The Canterbury Tales (and yes, I have read all of those) is that they're so big it makes you look smart. Thick bo... |
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What Manga's Been Up To: F*ck Dinosaurs by Colette Bennett, 11/19/2009 #Whats Manga up to: Last week I asked you folks if you had any manga you'd like to contribute to the feature, and as I expected, you came through. A reader by the name of Austin contributed several panels, including... |
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Check out the trailer for horror flick Higanjima by Colette Bennett, 11/16/2009 #TV and Film: Mmm, me and my Asian horror films, You already know I can't get enough of them, and when I heard Koji Matsumoto's manga Higanjima was to get the live action treatment I was pretty psyched as I al... |
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Soul Eater hitting stores 2/9/10, so put ya wallets on! by Danica Davidson, 11/15/2009 #yen press: Did you watch Soul Eater the other day when FUNimation had it streaming? I hope so. What did you think?If you enjoyed it and know it's one you have to get your hands on, FUNimation has announced ... |
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What Manga's Been Up To: It's Sexy Time by Colette Bennett, 11/13/2009 #Whats Manga up to: I love Itoshiki-sensei because he really tells it how it is. Also, he's hot (you know us ladies love the brooding types). Anyway! This week we have an all new assortment of goodies for you,and wh... |
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Lucky Star manga hitting stores back-to-back due to delay by Brad Rice, 11/13/2009 #manga: We recently got word from Bandai admitting that there were some problems with the production of the second volume of the Lucky Star manga, and so Volume 2 will be hitting store shelves this Tuesd... |
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Bokurano by Brad Rice, 11/12/2009 #Viz Media: Alright, so I lied. We're not done with our SigIKKI coverage. I just couldn't help myself, really: Bokurano is probably one of their most popular titles when it comes to the SigIKKI label, and I'... |
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Want some manga for your phone? by Karen Gellender, 11/12/2009 #News: Publishing titan Shueisha has apparently decided that the time for selling manga on your phone has come. According to NHK, popular titles like Dragon Ball will soon be available (for a fee) via a... |
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Iowa man in possession of 'obscene manga' to be sentenced by Colette Bennett, 11/12/2009 #manga: Earlier this year, we filled you in on the disturbing case of Chris Handley, who had a nice little collection of drawings of children being sexually abused tucked under his mattress. We've just h... |
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The Best Thing Ever: Yotsuba&! by Topher Cantler, 11/11/2009 #yotsubato: [Want to tell us what you think is the best thing ever? Post it in our community blogs section, and you might wind up on the front page!] In the course of trying to explain otaku culture to the ... |
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Spielberg and Smith's Oldboy dead, otaku relieved by Ben Huber, 11/10/2009 #TV and Film: Around the world, a collective sigh of relief is breathed by otaku everywhere. Steven Spielberg and Will Smith had been conspiring to remake the Korean film Oldboy (which was based on a Japanese ... |
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What's the Answer, I am a Turtle by Brad Rice, 11/08/2009 #Viz Media: Some of the stories over at SigIKKI are only a single chapter long, but they show some real promise -- especially their comedy works. Two works in particular caught my attention, and really deser... |
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2 new Ghost in the Shell manga this December by Ben Huber, 11/07/2009 #News: Looks like Major's been busy. Two new manga series based off the hit anime Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex will be making their way to Japanese shelves this December. Ghost in the Shell: ... |
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InuYasha manga kicks it up a notch with VizBIG edition by Brad Rice, 11/07/2009 #Viz Media: In what I'd consider a move to help promote their new Shonen Sunday brand, Viz is launching a VizBIG omnibus edition of everyone's favorite demon-dog manga: InuYasha. That's right, if you're look... |
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Japan's top hobo moocher characters revealed by Josh Tolentino, 11/06/2009 #manga: It's morning. You're running late, and then BAM! You smack into her. Or she falls out of a time portal. Or the sky. Or through your bathroom mirror. Or your plumbing. However you meet them, most ... |
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Japanator (Doesn't) Recommend: I'll Give It My All...Tomorrow by Brad Rice, 11/04/2009 #Viz Media: There's always one bad apple in the group, and in the course of reviewing all the titles up for grabs over at SigIKKI.com, Shunju Aono's I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow fell utterly flat with me.... |
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To Love-Ru manga just ended, artist already onto next one by Dale North, 11/03/2009 #top stories: The silly and lovely To Love-Ru just wrapped up in Weekly Shonen Jump, but artist Kentaro Yabuki is fully prepared to launch his next manga already. How soon will we see it? Try January 4th. Ther... |
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Digital Manga Publishing announces new titles by Danica Davidson, 11/02/2009 #manga: Digital Manga Publishing has announced titles it will publish in 2010. Their soon-to-be-released manga are A Bloody Kiss Tonight by Makoto Tateno; Double Cast by Ellie Mamahara; Cafe Latte Rhapso... |
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Boys Over Flowers: Jewelry Box by Colette Bennett, 10/31/2009 #shoujo: At a glance, Boys Over Flowers may seem like your typical shoujo manga, and perhaps at its heart that's what it is. Still, once you've fallen in love with the characters of Yoko Kamio's epic tale... |
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Weekly Otaku Debate: Kimi ni Todoke vs Toradora! by Tim Sheehy, 10/30/2009 #romantic comedy: Here I am in beautiful Miami, and instead of soaking in the rays in this lovely 80 degree weather, I'm writing up our next Otaku Debate. Something just seems wrong about that, but I fig... |
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House of Five Leaves by Brad Rice, 10/30/2009 #Viz Media: As popular as samurai tales are over in Japan, it seems like we get a cherry-picking of the best. Ruroni Kenshin, Lone Wolf and Cub and Vagabond are just a few of the titles. Not that I'm complai... |
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What Manga's Been Up To: Santa is a sh*thead by Colette Bennett, 10/29/2009 #Whats Manga up to: Wow. Just wow. A picture like that really makes you look at those boring Christmas moments where someone gets yet another pair of socks as a moment to be thankful for. You guys seemed to really d... |
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Afterschool Charisma by Brad Rice, 10/28/2009 #Viz Media: Let's fill a high school with the clones of all sorts of famous characters in history. Unlike the amazing Clone High, this story is all serious-business, and our protagonist, Shiro, is the only n... |
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Saturn Apartments by Brad Rice, 10/26/2009 #Viz Media: Imagine the entirety of the Earth designated as a nature preserve, and human society has moved up to an artificial ring circling the Earth. Pretty cool, right? Well, along with that is the usual ... |
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Dog crazy! Inubaka manga gets a live-action movie by Dale North, 10/26/2009 #TV and Film: My dreams have come true. Well, kind of. Inubaka (Crazy for Dogs) is my favorite manga. Hands down. No contest. It meets all the Dale criteria: It's kind of silly, romantic, sometimes... |
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Kazuo Umezu gets his own documentary by Brad Rice, 10/26/2009 #videos: Kazuo Umezu, one of the elder statesmen of the Japanese horror manga scene, is getting his own documentary. The man is something of a fascinating subject to me. I repeatedly read about him over a... |
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Tokyo Flow Chart by Brad Rice, 10/24/2009 #Viz Media: I never really got into 4-panel gag manga before. Oftentimes I'd simply chuckle at it and wonder if I really spent my money well. Too often I feel like the joke that went on the strip just wasn't... |
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Kingyo Used Books by Brad Rice, 10/23/2009 #Viz Media: Ever dream of a store that has all the manga that you could ever want? Well, you could say Kingyo Used Books is that place. "But wait, how can a story about a manga store be all that interes... |
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What Manga's Been Up To: Maiden Voyage edition by Colette Bennett, 10/22/2009 #Whats Manga up to: You cannot know the joy of a single manga panel until long after you've become infinitely addicted to it, but afterwards you know it can do anything from make your day to bring a tear to your eye... |
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Tokyo International Manga Library to house 2 million manga, anime, and games by Dale North, 10/22/2009 #Tokyo: Wow, 2 million anime, games and manga, all housed in a 2.1 acre, five-story building, complete with a museum and a theater? Sounds like a dream I once had. Just the thought gives me anime sparkly... |
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Want your news told manga style in English? Meet Manga no Shimbun by Colette Bennett, 10/21/2009 #News: How'd you like to read all your news right to left, complete with talk bubbles and little sounds floating around the page? Perhaps now, you can. If you haven't already heard of Manga no Shimbun, ... |
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Weekly Astro Boy Magazine brings Tezuka to the iPhone by Brad Rice, 10/21/2009 #manga: Looking for some manga on the go? How about Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy? I bet you were expecting me to say Bleach or Lucky Star, weren't you?Well, thanks to the people at Tezuka Productions and the... |
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Finetics can turn manuals into manga -- a corporate otaku's Jesus by Brad Rice, 10/19/2009 #weird news: Are your employees shackled down by those long-winded and hard-to-understand manuals? Fear not, wandering sheep, for Finetics can bring the light of corporate policy to your flock. In just 30 day... |
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Please license Little House With An Orange Roof by Brad Rice, 10/13/2009 #manga: Sometimes, I get sick of reading about violence, slaughter and sexual deviancy in titles like Sundome and Black Lagoon. There are days when I just want to settle down and read the pure and wholes... |
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Stock up on Vertical titles, Right Stuf is having a sale on 'em! by Brad Rice, 10/12/2009 #Vertical: Why must all these good things happen when I vow not to spend any more money? Over at RightStuf.com, they're currently running a 33% off sale on all their Vertical titles. So, not only are their ... |
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Viz begins to accept original submissions by Brad Rice, 10/08/2009 #Viz Media: There have been rumblings of this for a while, but Viz is now full-blown accepting submissions for original works. Del Rey has been accepting them conservatively, and TokyoPop has mostly recovere... |
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Weekly Otaku Debate: Nodame Cantabile vs Hana Yori Dango by Tim Sheehy, 10/07/2009 #TV and Film: Considering the scope of the last debate, I thought it'd be fair to give it a bit extra time. After all, I felt it'd be pretty tough to choose just one of Miyazaki's masterpieces. Sure enough, so... |
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Daisuke Miura's 'Boys on the Run' looks awkwardly hilarious by Colette Bennett, 10/07/2009 #TV and Film: Boys on the Run originates from a manga from Hanazawa Kengo about a twenty nine year old virgin who works as a vending machine prize salesman and spends most of his free time obsessing over... |
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Kodansha and Akita Shoten getting buddy-buddy on domestic and international operations by Brad Rice, 10/07/2009 #manga: So, now that Kodansha has come out of the closet and told us all about its US plans, it looks like they're striking up deals over in Japan. ANN grabbed word from the Yomiuri Shimbun about a partn... |
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MW by Brad Rice, 10/02/2009 #Vertical: There are two Tezukza in the world of manga: The Osamu Tezuka that many people know as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack, and then the other Tezuka. The one whose work... |
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Chi's Sweet Home and Spica can make Vertical a 'known name amongst anime fans and casual GN readers' by Brad Rice, 09/30/2009 #Vertical: After Vertical made its announcements at New York Anime Fest, I wanted to get a bit deeper into things. After all, Chi's Sweet Home, Peepo Choo, Spica and Needle are all fairly different titles. ... |
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NYAF 09: Viz to simulcast InuYasha starting October 3rd by Brad Rice, 09/28/2009 #Viz Media: I missed out on the Viz panel, so I'm just going to rely on ANN, AnimeVice and PR from Viz to help me get through this post.Viz's headlining piece of news is that they're going to be simulcasting... |
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NYAF 09: Vertical licenses Chii's Sweet Home by Brad Rice, 09/28/2009 #Vertical: Now that I'm back with a steady Internet connection, it's time to play catch-up with all of our news from the New York Anime Fest. First up is our lovely group of friends at Vertical!As you know,... |
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NYAF 09: Del Rey's industry panel by Brad Rice, 09/26/2009 #new york anime festival: Del Rey got us up early in the morning to give us some licensing announcements. I mean, that's all you're probably reading this post for, am I right?-Here I am by Ema Toyama-Yokai Navi Runa by Mi... |
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NYAF 09: Japanator exclusive: Vertical licenses Felipe Smith's Peepo Choo by Brad Rice, 09/25/2009 #Vertical: While we've still got a bit of time before Vertical's panel here at New York Anime Fest, they have revealed to us here at Japanator their new big license: Felipe Smith's Peepo Choo. You might rem... |
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TGS 09: Playstation Network to overflow with manga December by Josh Tolentino, 09/24/2009 #Video games: As the 2009 Tokyo Game Show gets under way, it looks like Sony is preparing to really beef up its Playstation Network offerings, especially for its Japanese fans. New details have come out regard... |
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Protip: Don't offer to partner with a manga publisher when hosting illegal scans of their IPs by Brad Rice, 09/24/2009 #ZOMGWTFBBQ: This doesn't so much fall into the category of "news" as it is an example of extreme fail. As a scanlation site -- not a group, but rather a major site that distributes all of these tit... |
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Spice and Wolf author shows off his portfolio by Josh Tolentino, 09/22/2009 #Science!: His investment portfolio, appropriately enough.Spice and Wolf is one of my new favorite shows. Despite being about medieval merchantry, it manages to convey suspense on the level of a show like C... |
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Rest in Peace, Yoshito Usui: Crayon Shin-chan creator found dead at 51 by Josh Tolentino, 09/20/2009 #News: The last few days have marked a sad, tragic time in the manga world, as one of Japan's most beloved manga artists, Yoshito Usui, was confirmed dead at 51.Usui was reported missing from his hometo... |
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Americans have a lot of shelf space, says the New York Times by Josh Tolentino, 09/12/2009 #Viz Media: Well, they didn't say that, specifically, but from looking at this week's manga sales numbers, everyone's got room to spare.The week was dominated by long-running series, like Bleach, whose 28th ... |
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Yokaiden by Chris Serani, 09/11/2009 #review: First time author Nina Matsumoto’s Yōkaiden rocked my face with a fun, lighthearted and well thought story. Known for her manga-ized versions of The Simpsons on DeviantArt, she gained... |
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Toma Ikuta stars in new feature film, Seaside Motel by Colette Bennett, 09/10/2009 #TV and Film: We were just giggling over Toma Ikuta's new Lotte CM last week, and after writing my Monthly Musing about Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, I couldn't help but get a bit nostalgic -- it's been too long ... |
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Nippon x Deutscheland: Mein Kampf manga sells 45,000 by Josh Tolentino, 09/08/2009 #ZOMGWTFBBQ: Longtime anime and otaku culture-fans may have noticed over the years that Japan seems to have a peculiar fascination with Germany. From misplaced German-sounding naming conventions to the nation... |
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Kumoricon 09: Jason Thompson continues Manga: The Complete Guide online, Dark Horse publishing Blade of the Immortal Artbook by Brad Rice, 09/08/2009 #manga: There were two announcements that came out of the bowels of Portland's own Kumoricon, and Mecha Mecha Media was there to give us the word. The first announcement is in regards to Jason Thompson's... |
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Kodansha publishing its titles through Random House, creates weird incestual situation by Brad Rice, 09/01/2009 #Tokyopop: Here's an update to yesterday's story of Tokyopop losing it's Kodansha licenses: ICv2 is reporting that Kodansha will be publishing its own titles through Random House, using them as a distributo... |
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Kodansha letting its licenses with Tokyopop expire by Brad Rice, 08/31/2009 #Tokyopop: Just when things started looking like they'd turn around for Tokyopop...Word comes from MangaBlog that Kodansha is letting its licenses with Tokyopop expire, meaning that some of the biggest titl... |
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Design an awesome enough cover for Black Jack and see it make print by Brad Rice, 08/30/2009 #Vertical: Our friends at Vertical want to get you involved with Black Jack. While they have yet to pair up with a medical school to teach you how to be as awesome a doctor as Mr. Jack, they are giving you ... |
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My Darling is a Foreigner getting a live-action movie by Brad Rice, 08/26/2009 #TV and Film: Originally a comic from a while back, My Darling is a Foreigner was a title written by a Japanese wife about her life with her American husband. Cutesy, simple, and somewhat stereotypical were th... |
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Tuesday Otaku Debate: Manji vs Afro Samurai by Tim Sheehy, 08/26/2009 #otaku debate: Talk about one-sided; the last debate was won a huge landslide. I'm not sure what impressed me more, how the ratio, or the just the amount of votes alone.Strangely, I actually enjoyed it a b... |
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Rejoice, Bay Area fans: Junko Mizuno signing books at New People this Saturday by Josh Tolentino, 08/21/2009 #manga: If you've been looking for an excuse to go to San Francisco's Japantown district, tomorrow would be a great time, to do so, as manga artist Junko Mizuno will be signing copies of her latest graph... |
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Yubisaki Milk Tea to finally restart in Japan! by Brad Rice, 08/20/2009 #manga: Yubisaki Milk Tea is one of those series Gia from AnimeVice got me started on. It's a romance title of sorts, following a boy who enjoys cross-dressing. Now that I'm sure I've scared several of y... |
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Releases of the week - 08/17/09 by Edward Baylon, 08/19/2009 #TV and Film: This week's dose of of manga and DVD releases is on the sparse side of things with only a handful of stuff you'll probably care about. Starting off with the stuff you'll probably care about is th... |
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Taste sweet mangos every Wednesday via Tokyopop's new online manga campaign by Josh Tolentino, 08/18/2009 #Tokyopop: The "print media is dead" argument that's long been circulating about the world of journalism seems to be worming its way into manga as well, as publisher Tokyopop has announced a new o... |
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Kimi Ni Todoke gets a DS game by Colette Bennett, 08/18/2009 #Video games: I failed to mention in my review of the first chapter of Kimi Ni Todoke that the series is being adapted into a j-drama due out next April. Apparently since the manga did well at the 32nd Annual ... |
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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei manga comes bundled with original DVD by Colette Bennett, 08/17/2009 #manga: Good news for the Itoshiki-sensei obsessed (ahem): the Comic Natalie news website reports that Volume 19 of the Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei manga will come bundled with an original anime DVD. Volume... |
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Kimi Ni Todoke by Colette Bennett, 08/16/2009 #shoujo: Loving shojo manga is one of those half blessing/half curse things: you know more or less what direction they're going to go in after a few chapters, the girl is always shy and bumbling and the h... |
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We should do this: Manga written to explain economic policy by Josh Tolentino, 08/15/2009 #weird news: Politics and legislation are terribly boring things to study and keep track of, yet remain critically important to the maintenance of society. It's a great challenge to keep people both young and... |
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Releases of the week - 08/11/09 by Edward Baylon, 08/11/2009 #TV and Film: This week's releases feature pretty vampire boys, stray dogs, and a socially-inept teenage mercenary. First up, this week is the first volume of the gritty action manga Dogs by Shirow Miwa. For y... |
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Get gangan for Young Gangan's new anime: Working!! and Arakawa Under the Bridge by Josh Tolentino, 08/10/2009 #Shaft: Japan comes up with great names for its manga magzines. Men's Young, Shounen JUMP, Megastore, Kairakuten BEAST, they all sound like sentai names. "Kamen Rider MEGASTORE!", and so on. An... |
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CMX and Tokyopop sale running at RightStuf, get 33% off their titles by Brad Rice, 08/10/2009 #Tokyopop: Looking for something to read on the cheap? Well, CMX is running a sale over on Right Stuf where all their titles are at least 33% off the listed price with the coupon code "artful." Th... |
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Scanlation Spotlight: Onani Master Kurosawa by Brad Rice, 08/06/2009 #scanlation spotlight: "It's like Death Note, but with masturbation."That's the line that sold me on Onani Master Kurosawa. I had seen it pop up on several blogs and twitter accounts, but once I heard that li... |
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Releases of the week - 08/03/09 by Edward Baylon, 08/06/2009 #TV and Film: You lovers of the random and super deformed moe are in a treat this week, with the release of the Lucky Star OVA which is sure to excite collectors who've been waiting to finish their collection.... |
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TokyoPop fixes paper stock issue, has webinar today to reach out to the fans by Brad Rice, 08/06/2009 #Tokyopop: Paper stock isn't something I normally consider rage-worthy enough to post about here on Japanator, but it had a lot of people in an uproar. TokyoPop had decided to not only raise the prices on t... |
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Legend of Koizumi getting an anime adaptation, makes my month by Brad Rice, 08/06/2009 #Whats Manga up to: Master Asia called it. Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is coming back to lead the Japanese people, this time in the form of a mahjong anime. Adapted from a totally kickass manga, no story... |
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Manga industry getting a boost from cellphones in Japan by Brad Rice, 08/04/2009 #manga: The manga market in Japan is a massive beast over in Japan. The problem with that is that it's hard to keep making a profit in something that's oversaturated. That's part of why people are going ... |
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