Japan...And the old Japanese adage "reading manga all the time makes you stupid" is proven true yet again. From the Morning Edition of the Chunichi Newspaper for July 4th, 2006: According to the July 3rd edition of the French newspaper Liberation, 2 16-year old girls from the Paris suburbs, who were both manga fanatics, left home without notifying their families because they "wanted to visit the land of manga." Serialization Update from Shounen/Seinen Anthologies. The Mandana Tsushin (Manga Bookshelf Transmissions) Blog ponders what the Japanese manga scene would look like if full-color comics were the norm, much like in American and European comics. A translation of the interview from Dengeki Online with Type-Moon, where the Fate/stay night creators talk about the PS2 version of the game, Fate/stay night - Realta Nua: - http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/manga/etc/mtb.html On the 25th of every month, Mainichi Shimbun will be distributing its Anime, Manga, and Game newspaper "MANTAN Broad" for free in over 580 throughout Japan. 464.jp, a site that once hosted scanned manga online without permission (resulting in 3 people being arrested), is now trying to raise new manga artists. Currently 464.jp is negotiating with the manga business world on copyright issues, and is also accepting works from manga artists. 464.jp is also planning to hold a "New Mangaka Grand Prix." |
Manga ZombieComiPress teams up with writer Udagawa Takeo and translator John Gallagher to publish an online version of the English-language translation of Manga Zombie. Finale: PanelosophyPanelosophy - Recession Special An ongoing conversation about the philosophy behind manga both in the U.S. and abroad. Manga RankingTop Manga Series and Volumes for March 2009 Monthly charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from Matt Blind. |