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Category: Manga

  • A Shojo Day

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    This is turning into a shojo-obsessed day — which I guess makes sense, since this is a girly blog. Following is the “Japanese Schoolgirl Watch” column from the current issue of WIRED: Anyone who thinks schoolgirls and boys enjoy the same fantasies needs to bone up on shojo manga. The Japanese comics for gals are…

  • The Life of a Shojo Artist

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    Last night I caught a great profile on NHK spotlighting a young shojo (girl’s manga) artist getting into the business. The first thing that sort of surprised me was how she looked. Contrary to the image I have of most manga creators (read: very otaku-style with no fashion sense whatsoever), this young girl (she’s 22)…

  • Nana

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    Why can’t the North American comic market support a female-oriented hit like NANA? From Yuki’s Kissui.net: Every girl reads the comic book NANA. It is on its peak of popularity right now, published monthly in the magazine Cookie and it is on volume 12 in the comic book. The story consists of friendships, love and…

  • EZ Book Land

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    From Gizmodo: au is all set to launch their “EZ Book Land!” e-book service in Japan, hoping to breathe new life into the dying market. I seem to recall e-books failing on pretty much all fronts, but given most of us have our mobile phones close at any given moment, this may prove to be…

  • Filming the Monster

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    Looks like Naoki Urasawa’s MONSTER is going to be turned into a live-action Hollywood film. Link via Paul.

  • Blue Spring

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    For those of you who still haven’t been able to enjoy the work of Taiyo Matsumoto, you’re in luck, as a North American edition of BLUE SPRING has just been released. The English adaptation was done by my friend Kelly Sue, and she kicks ass, so order the book already.

  • An Interview with Jiro Taniguchi

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    If you can read French, there’s a lengthy interview with mangaka Jiro Taniguchi here. I’m not sure if his work is available in English, but I’ve read some of it in French (the powerful LE JOURNAL DE MON PERE, pictured above), and it’s made me a fan. Link via The Comics Reporter.

  • Ruling Against Obscene Manga

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    From Manga News Service: In a landmark ruling in the Japanese court system, the first judgment stemming from obscenity charges has come down against a manga. The key figure in the case is Motonori Kishi (54) who first started his publishing company Shobunkan in 1968. He was arrested pending the release of his manga Honey…

  • Manga News Service

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    The Manga News Service has just launched. Looks like it’ll be a nice news source for all things manga. I like that they’re keeping it very simple on their site (text-only), but where’s the RSS feed? Link via Warren Ellis.

  • Naoki Urasawa Interview

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    I make no secret of being a huge fan of mangaka Naoki Urasawa — the currently airing animated MONSTER is my favorite series on TV, and his 20TH CENTURY BOYS is my favorite manga (I can’t believe they haven’t animated that one yet). The site Comic Book Galaxy has posted a long article on him,…