The April 2012 Manga Movable Feast focused on the VIZ Signature imprint, home to such titles as Children of the Sea, GoGo Monster, House of Five Leaves, Naoki Urasawa’s Monster, Saturn Apartments, and What a Wonderful World! Below is the complete list of essays, reviews, podcasts, etc. that resulted from our weeklong discussion of the VIZ Signature imprint, as well as older reviews of VIZ Signature titles.
Call for Participation
- VIZ Signature Manga Movable Feast, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 4/9/12)
Manga Reviews
Afterschool Charisma
- Afterschool Charisma, Vol. 1, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 6/21/10)
- Afterschool Charisma, Vol. 3, Anna (Manga Report, 6/13/11)
- Afterschool Charisma, Vol. 5, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 1/29/12)
All My Darling Daughters
- All My Darling Daughters, Phillip Anthony (Eeeper’s Choice)
- All My Darling Daughters, Johanna Draper Carlson (Manga Worth Reading, 1/18/10)
Black Lagoon
- Barrage: The Black Lagoon Art Book, Linda Yau (animemiz’s scribblings, 1/6/09)
- Black Lagoon, Linda Yau (animemiz’s scribblings, 4/27/12)
- Black Lagoon, Vol. 9, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 9/15/10)
Biomega
- Biomega, Vol. 1, Ash Brown (Experiments in Manga, 5/27/10)
- Biomega, Vol. 3, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 8/20/10)
Bokurano: Ours
- Bokuano: Ours, Linda Yau (animemiz’s scribblings, 4/24/12)
- Bokurano: Ours, Vol. 1, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 5/1/10)
- Bokurano: Ours, Vols. 3-4, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 10/5/11)
- Bokurano: Ours, Vols. 4-5, The Moon in Autumn (Not an Otaku, 4/29/12)
- Bokurano: Ours, Vol. 5, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 2/29/12)
Cat-Eyed Boy
- Cat-Eyed Boy, Vols. 1-2, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 10/3/10)
Children of the Sea
- Children of the Sea, Seth Hahne (Good OK Bad)
- Children of the Sea, Vol. 1, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 8/5/09)
- Children of the Sea, Vol. 1, Lori Henderson (Manga Xanadu, 8/28/09)
- Children of the Sea, Vol. 4, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 1/17/11)
Detroit Metal City
- Detroit Metal City, Vol. 1, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 5/28/09)
- Detroit Metal City, Vols. 8-9, Drew McCabe (Comic Attack!, 10/26/11)
Dogs: Bullets & Carnage
- Dogs: Bullets & Carnage, Vol. 4, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 9/17/10)
Dorohedoro
- Dorohedoro, Vol. 1, Ash Brown (Experiments in Manga, 4/27/12)
- Dorohedoro, Vol. 1, Lori Henderson (Manga Xanadu, 4/23/12)
- Dorohedoro, Vol. 6, Sean Gaffney (A Case Suitable for Treatment, 4/25/12)
Gente: The People of Ristorante Paradiso
- Gente: The People of Ristorante Paradiso, Vols. 2-3, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 10/16/11)
GoGo Monster
- GoGo Monster, Seth Hahne (Good OK Bad)
- GoGo Monster, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 11/30/09)
House of Five Leaves
- House of Five Leaves, Vol. 1, Angela Eastman (Suite 101, 9/20/10)
- House of Five Leaves, Vol. 2, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 11/22/10)
- House of Five Leaves, Vol. 2, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 4/8/11)
- House of Five Leaves, Vols. 4-6, Anna (Manga Report, 3/5/12)
- House of Five Leaves, Vol. 5, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 1/12/12)
- House of Five Leaves, Vol. 6, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 4/25/12)
I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow
- I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow, Vols. 1-3, Johanna Draper Carlson (Manga Worth Reading, 5/1/11)
- I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow, Vols. 1-4, Kate Dacey (The Manga Critic, 4/25/12)
- I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow, Vol. 2, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 3/24/11)
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
- Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, Vols. 1-7, Dana Iwata (Reading Is Delicious, 3/6/12)
- Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, Vol. 6, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 8/30/10)
- Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, Vol. 7, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 10/30/11)
Jormungand
- Jormungand, Vol. 1, Erica Friedman (Okazu, 2/8/10)
- Jormungand, Vol. 2, Erica Friedman (Okazu, 4/28/10)
- Jormungand, Vol. 5, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 1/26/11)
Kingyo Used Books
- Kingyo Used Books, Seth Hahne (Good OK Bad)
- Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 1, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 4/19/10)
- Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 1, Angela Eastman (Suite 101, 4/27/10)
- Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 1, Linda Yau (animemiz’s scribblings, 7/1/10)
- Kingyo Used Books, Vols. 1-4, Phillip Anthony (Eeeper’s Choice)
- Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 1, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 5/3/10)
- Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 1, Linda Yau (animemiz’s scribblings, 7/1/10)
- Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 2, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 11/1/10)
La Quinta Camera
- La Quinta Camera, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 7/11/11)
- La Quinta Camera, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 7/25/11)
March Story
- March Story, Vol. 1, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 10/20/10)
- March Story, Vol. 1, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 1/11/11)
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster
- Monster, Vols. 15-18, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 11/3/09)
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys
- 20th Century Boys, Linda Yau (Anime Diet, 11/2/10)
- 20th Century Boys, Vols. 1-6, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 1/9/10)
- 20th Century Boys, Vol. 7, Lori Henderson (2/1/10)
- 20th Century Boys, Vol. 11, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 11/12/10)
- 20th Century Boys, Vol. 12, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 12/31/10)
- 20th Century Boys, Vol. 13, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 1/30/11)
- 20th Century Boys, Vol. 15, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 6/13/11)
- 20th Century Boys, Vol. 20, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 4/27/12)
- 20th Century Boys, Vol. 20, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 4/11/12)
not simple
- not simple, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 11/14/11)
- not simple, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 1/22/12)
Oishinbo A La Carte
- Oishinbo A La Carte: Japanese Cuisine, Ash Brown (Experiments in Manga, 12/31/10)
- Oishinbo A La Carte: Japanese Cuisine, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 10/2/10)
- Oishinbo A La Carte: Sake, Ash Brown (Experiments in Manga, 6/15/11)
- Oishinbo A La Carte: Vegetables, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 12/14/09)
Ooku: The Inner Chambers
- Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Seth Hahne (Good OK Bad)
- Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Dana Iwata (Reading Is Delicious, 8/12/11)
- Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 1, Ash Brown (Experiments in Manga, 7/19/10)
- Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 1, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 9/15/09)
- Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 2, Ash Brown (Experiments in Manga, 1/7/11)
- Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 4, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 9/3/10)
- Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 4, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 9/15/10)
- Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 6, Johanna Draper Carlson (Manga Worth Reading, 12/6/11)
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka
- Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 8, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 3/24/10)
Real
- Real, Vol. 1, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 1/16/11)
- Real, Vols. 1-4, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 5/3/09)
Ristorante Paradiso
- Ristorante Paradiso, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 3/14/10)
- Ristorante Paradiso, Angela Eastman (Suite 101, 3/29/10)
- Ristorante Paradiso, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 10/8/10)
Saturn Apartments
- Saturn Apartments, Seth Hahne (Good OK Bad)
- Saturn Apartments, Linda Yau (animemiz’s scribblings, 4/29/12)
- Saturn Apartments, Tiffany (The Manga Otaku, 4/21/12)
- Saturn Apartments, Vol. 1, Ash Brown (Experiments in Manga, 2/25/11)
- Saturn Apartments, Vol. 1, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 5/16/10)
- Saturn Apartments, Vol. 1, Angela Eastman (Suite 101, 5/21/10)
- Saturn Apartments, Vol. 3, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 11/6/11)
TEKKONKINKREET: Black & White
- TEKKONKINKREET: Black & White, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 11/1/07)
Tenjo Tenge
- Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition, Vol. 1, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 7/4/11)
- Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition, Vol. 1, Katherine Dacey (Comic Attack!, 6/3/11)
Tesoro
- Tesoro, Anna (Manga Report, 4/29/12)
- Tesoro, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 11/16/11)
- Tesoro, Angela Eastman (Suite 101, 12/13/11)
- Tesoro, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 1/22/12)
Vagabond
- Vagabond, Dana Iwata (Reading Is Delicious, 8/10/11)
- Vagabond VIZBIG Edition, Vol. 1, Ash Brown (Experiments in Manga, 5/13/11)
- Vagabond VIZBIG Edition, Vol. 1, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 10/16/10)
What a Wonderful World!
- What a Wonderful World!, Seth Hahne (Good OK Bad)
- What a Wonderful World!, Vol. 1, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 10/19/09)
Thematic Essays, Roundtables, and Podcasts
- Being a Leader? All You Need Is a Little Yoshitune (20th Century Boys), Tony Yao (Manga Therapy, 4/25/12)
- Celebrating VIZ Signature, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 4/23/12)
- Concluding Thoughts on SigIKKI, Linda Yau (animemiz’s scribblings, 4/30/12)
- Disappearing Ink: The Forgotten VIZ Signatures, Jason Yadao (Otaku Ohana, 4/29/12)
- English, Please: Gunjo!, Connie (Slightly Biased Manga, 4/27/12)
- First Impressions of the VIZ Signature IKKI Site, Lori Henderson (8/31/09)
- An Introduction to the VIZ Signature Imprint, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 4/23/12)
- Kingyo Used Books (Podcast), Phillip Anthony and Ed Sizemore (Eeeper’s Choice)
- Love, An Incoherent Fan (Or, Three Reasons Why I Love the VIZ Signature Line), Manga Connection (4/26/12)
- Manga Out Loud: Urasawa’s Monster and 20th Century Boys, Daniel Briscoe, Johanna Draper Carlson, Faith Erin Hicks, and Ed Sizemore (Manga Out Loud, 4/23/12)
- A Monthly Dose of IKKI, Erica Friedman (Manga Bookshelf, 4/21/12)
- A New York City Evening with Manga-ka Natsume Ono, Linda Yau (anime diet, 5/12/11)
- solanin and That Horrible, Disconnected Feeling, Angela Eastman (Diary of a Bookworm, 4/27/12)
- Tenjo Tenge: A Defense, Aaron Kooniega (Manga Energy, 4/12/12)
- VIZ Signature Edition Personal Archive, Anna (Manga Report, 4/25/12)
- VIZ Signature Imprint Top 10, Connie (Slightly Biased Manga, 4/13/12)
- VIZ Signature Manga Movable Feast, Johanna Draper Carlson and Ed Sizemore (Manga Worth Reading, 4/24/12)
- VIZ Signature Needs More Marketing, Daniella Orihuela-Gruber (4/25/12)