“Manga won”–that was Heidi MacDonald’s pithy assessment of New York Comic Con 2022, as she noted how much the show was tilting towards Asian comics. “We all know that anime and manga soared during the pandemic but the exhibit halls of NYCC ‘22 were the in your face proof of that,” she opined, pointing to VIZ’s giant Luffy float as an example of how manga was crowding out tights and capes. “If the NYCC show floor was a diagram of nerdworld, comics publishers were the equivalent of an abandoned storefront,” she continued. “Against these massive displays for anime and collectibles, comics publishers were often just a pipe and drape table with some people signing.” For additional perspective on NYCC ’22, check out Heidi’s more in-depth report for Publisher’s Weekly.
NEWS AND VIEWS
If you missed the Best and Worst Manga panel at New York Comic-Con, fear not: MangaInLibraries has posted the panelists’ picks and pans. [Anime Planet]
Have you filled out the October Seven Seas Reader Survey yet? [Seven Seas]
Brigid Alverson has the deets on three new Seven Seas titles, all of which are slated for release next year. [ICv2]
Good news for Hunter x Hunter fans: the series returns from a four-year hiatus in November. [Anime News Network]
REVIEWS
This week’s must-read review comes to us from Renee Scott, who praises Josee, The Tiger and The Fish for “handl[ing] ableism in a realistic way” while offering readers “a beautiful love story that shows that nothing is beyond your reach if your passion is stronger than your doubt.” Looking for a good shojo title? Laura Grace posts a new installment in the ABCs of Shojo Manga, this time focusing on titles that begin with E.
New and Noteworthy
- Be My Love, My Lord (Sarah, Anime UK News)
- Black & White: Tough Love at the Office, Vol. 1 (Erica Friedman, Okazu)
- Blood Alone (Megan D., The Manga Test Drive)
- Dinosaur Sanctuary, Vol. 1 (Danica Davidson)
- Drip Drip (MrAJCosplay, Anime News Network)
- Formerly, The Fallen Daughter of the Duke, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)
- Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 1 (Justin, The OASG)
- The Men Who Created Gundam (Kate, Reverse Thieves)
- The Tunnel to Summer. the Exit of Goodbyes, Vol. 1 (Harry, Honey’s Anime)
- Usotoki Rhetoric, Vol. 1 (John, Anime Nation)
- Usotoki Rhetoric, Vol. 1 (King Baby Duck, Boston Bastard Brigade)
Ongoing and Complete Series
- Blood Alone (Megan D., The Manga Test Drive)
- Chainsaw Man, Vol. 12 (Tony Yao, Drop-In to Manga)
- Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecelia Sylvia, Vol. 2 (Krystallina, The OASG)
- Formerly, The Fallen Daughter of the Duke, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)
- Love of Kill, Vols. 8-9 (Krystallina, The OASG)
- Orient, Vol. 7 (Onosume, Anime UK News)
- Orochi: Perfect Edition, Vol. 2 (SKJAM, SKJAM! Reviews)
- Sensei’s Pious Lie, Vol. 2 (Tony Yao, Drop-In to Manga)
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Vol. 7 (King Baby Duck, Boston Bastard Brigade)