By David on September 2, 2009
Wouldn’t David Bowie make a great manga character? If so, check out The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian’s great article What Do David Bowie and the Boys of Shojo Manga Have in Common? at LAWeekly.com. Here’s an excerpt:
…this past year I became consumed by a nagging thought: Why is it that the male [...]
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By Mochi on August 4, 2009
Do you have anything left to read before summer ends? If not, there’s a bunch of new manga releases this month. There are several Ponyo books; Black Lagoon, Volume Seven; Inuyasha, Volume 39; Gantz Volume 6 TPB; Trinity Blood, Volume 11 and a lot more! The full list can be seen below:
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By David on July 19, 2009
Tokyopop is running a new contest called ‘Write Your Own Domo Story‘ in celebration of their new Domo manga . Here are the details:
Every other Friday starting July 17, 2009 and running through the end of 2009, TOKYOPOP will release a new piece of art from the Domo manga on this page. Your job is [...]
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By Mochi on July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
CMX
Broken Blade, Vol. 1
Emma, Vol. 9
Dark Horse
Oh My Goddess!, Vol. 12 TPB
Thumbelina HC: The POP Wonderland Series
July 7, 2009
Viz Media
Captive Hearts, Vol. 5
ChocoMimi , Vol. 1
Gin Tama, Vol. 13
High School Debut, Vol. 10
Honey Hunt, Vol. 2
Kurohime, Vol. 12
Leave It to PET!, Vol. 2
Love Com, Vol. 13
Nana, Vol. 17
Naruto , Vol. 45
Naruto: Chapter Book, [...]
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By David on June 10, 2009
The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian has a feature on Detroit Metal City over at L.A. Weekly. Here’s an excerpt:
Like the popular animated series Metalocalypse, Detroit Metal City lampoons the conventions of death metal, the obsessive adherence to “evil” images and “brutal” music. The language is coarse, really coarse, but there’s a purpose [...]
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By Mochi on June 9, 2009
Tokyopop has a pair of contests. However, they both require the contestant to do more than just send in an entry form.
First, Tokyopop has teamed with Glico for an art contest. The entry has to be an original piece of artwork or a 1 to 3 panel comic which includes images of Pocky. [...]
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By Mochi on June 5, 2009
June 2, 2009
Viz Media
Baby & Me, Vol. 14
Bleach, Vol. 27
Dragon Drive, Vol. 14
Eyeshield 21, Vol. 26
Happy Happy Clover, Vol. 2
Honey and Clover, Vol. 6
Hoshin Engi, Vol. 13
Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya), Vol. 26
Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 4
Monkey High!, Vol. 6
Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation, Vol. 11
NORA: The Last Chronicle of Devildom, Vol. [...]
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By David on May 26, 2009
Return to Labyrinth Volume Three (read my review of volumes one and two) is Tokyopop’s number one manga! Here’s their synopsis:
For Toby, as it is for all who enter the Labyrinth, the way forward is sometimes the way back… Through danger untold and hardships unnumbered, Toby has finally arrived at the day of his coronation. [...]
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