We’ve already pored over the Eisner nominees for new series and graphic novels; now, let’s take a look at the contenders for the year’s top honors in manga. Choosing the nominees for the Eisners is a tough gig. I know from experience—I was an Eisner judge myself a couple of years ago, and saw firsthand how […]
The first two weeks of July were insanely busy for manga fans—and publishers, and the press—with Anime Expo and Comic-Con International hitting back-to-back. To give you an idea of what to look forward to, here’s a roundup of the new manga announcements so far—plus some suggestions for what to read in the meantime. Let’s start with […]
While it is not unusual for Japanese manga magazine editors to come to the U.S. for conventions, the ones who do are almost always men who edit shonen magazines like Shonen Jump (which carries Naruto and One Piece) or Monthly Shonen Magazine, home of Noragami. So it was a big deal that Yuki Sukemune, the editor of the […]
It’s no mystery why so many novels are about novelists, as the old adage “write what you know” becomes a self-devouring ouroboros. So too do some of the most entertaining manga-ka take themselves as a subject, creating works that provide an inside look at their lives and the workings of the manga industry. It’s not too surprising: If the […]
February’s slate of new manga releases is an otaku’s delight, with a fresh volume of Tokyo Ghoul, a new Naruto novel, and new series from Ouran High School Host Club creator Bisco Hatori, Bakuman artist Takeshi Obata, and Wolf Children director Mamoru Hosoda. Read on!
