Like many folks who discovered manga in the early-to-mid 2000s, one of my gateway titles was CLAMP’s X/1999. I hated myself for loving it as much as I did; the ridiculous costumes and purple dialogue alone were reason enough for my inner snob to dismiss it as angstful trash. For all its silliness, however, X [...]
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The Double-or-Nothing Giveaway!
May 15, 2012 by
This is a big, heart-felt thank-you to everyone who entered last week’s Great Omnibus Giveaway! I was delighted to see so much interest in Osamu Tezuka’s Dororo, and grateful for the warm wishes from readers. Three years feels like a lifetime on the internet, and it’s heartening to know that some folks have been following [...]
Links: Happy Birthday, Moto Hagio!
May 12, 2012 by
Today, May 12th, is Magnificent 49er Moto Hagio’s sixty-third birthday. Hagio made her professional debut forty-three years ago with the short story “Lulu to Mimi” (1969), which appeared in the pages of Nakayoshi. Over the next ten years, she contributed dozens of stories to shojo magazines, including “November Gymnasium” (1971), one of the first examples [...]
Prepare for the May Manga Movable Feast!
May 10, 2012 by
Over at Otaku Champloo, the awesome Khursten Santos has just posted an announcement for this month’s Manga Movable Feast. The ostensible subject is Oishinbo, an epic series documenting the father-son rivalry between two food critics. Bloggers are also encouraged to write about other food manga (Khurtsen provides a handy list of titles that have been [...]
‘Mouse Chronicles: A Chuck Jones Collection’ Announced
May 8, 2012 by
And here I was thinking that we wouldn’t get any Looney Tunes news until San Diego Comic Con. No doubt that will feature an announcement of the 2nd Platinum Collection (at least I hope…), but for now we have this: a new collection of 19 of Chuck Jones’ cartoons from 1938-1951 featuring his stars who [...]
The Great Omnibus Giveaway!
May 6, 2012 by
May 3rd marked the third anniversary of The Manga Critic. I contemplated several ideas for celebrating the occasion before deciding on a manga giveaway: what better way to say thank you to loyal readers than offer the opportunity to win free stuff? To that end, I’m running a weeklong contest in which I’m giving away [...]
Open Thread: How Much Would You Pay for Out-of-Print Manga?
May 5, 2012 by
Earlier this week, Tokyopop announced that it had partnered with Right Stuf! and Gentosha Comics to re-release volumes one and two of Hetalia: Axis Powers.* Fans greeted the news with excitement, though a vocal minority complained about the cost: $15.99/volume, or $5.00 more than the original retail price for both volumes. Given how expensive these [...]
PR: Viz Media Offers Substantial May Digital Manga Update
May 4, 2012 by
Normally I tend to leave the press releases to my colleagues here at Manga Bookshelf, Kate and Brigid, who are much better at that sort of thing than I am. But I cannot simply sit back this time. Viz is finally releasing Excel Saga in digital form! Sure, it’s just Vol. 1, but if it [...]
PR: Tokyopop Partners with Right Stuf and Gentosha to Rescue Hetalia
May 3, 2012 by
Found via MTV Geek: Tokyopop has formed a partnership with RightStuf and Gentosha Comics to publish the first three volumes of Hetalia: Axis Powers. Tokyopop released the first two volumes shortly before closing its North American publishing division last year. Since then, CEO Stu Levy has been dropping hints on Facebook that Tokyopop was interested [...]
MMF: Final Links, VIZ Signature Feast
April 30, 2012 by
One of the perks of running a Manga Movable Feast is that I have a chance to read everyone’s contributions. Over the last seven days, I’ve read dozens of terrific essays about titles as varied as Dorohedoro and solanin, some at sites I’d never visited before. I didn’t always see eye to eye with other [...]
