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Manga Widget Investigates: Wolfmund
When you are a manga reader always looking forward to the next big license, summer is one of the best times of the year. This is the time of San Diego Comic Con and Otakon, big events in the manga and...
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Review: Cousin, Vol. 1
If you are like me, and you are constantly asking publishers like JManga, Yen Press, and Vertical to publish josei manga, you have to put your money where your mouth is. If any of my readers is a fan...
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Review: MW, by Osamu Tezuka
I have been working through Vertical Inc.’s backlist of Tezuka titles the past few weeks with some purchases spurred by the Tezuka MMF earlier this year, and after rereading Ayako and reading Princess...
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Review: Wolf
Wolf, released by publisher Gen Manga Entertainment Inc. Wolf, written and illustrated by Shige Nakamura Publisher: GEN Manga Entertainment Inc. Genre: Seinen/Sports |450 pgs|$12.95 USA| $12.91 CDN|...
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Guest Post: Rescue Me! Kyo Kara Maoh!
While I intend to get my Rescue Me! series back up and running in the near future, I recently received an email from a reader of Manga Widget asking if I would be interested in discussing one of her...
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Review: Soul Eater Not! vol. 1
Soul Eater Not!, written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo Publisher: Yen Press Genre: Slice of Life/Action/Fantasy |203 pgs|$11.99 USA| $12.99 CDN| ISBN-13: 978-0-316-21362-2 It makes sense to me...
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Review: Attack on Titan, Vol. 1
Attack on Titan, written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama Publisher: Kodansha Comics Genre: Shonen/Speculative Fiction/Horror/ |208 pgs|$10.99 USA| $11.99 CDN| ISBN-13: 978-1-61262-024-4 I have been...
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Review: Pupa, Vol. 1
pupa, Vol. 1 Written and Illustrated by Sayaka Mogi Genre: Horror/Fantasy/Science Fiction Published online in English by JManga Originally published by EARTH STAR Entertainment 599 points ($4.80-5.99...
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News: Digital Manga Suspends Print Offerings
Today, Digital Manga Publishing‘s president, Hikaru Sasahara, made a rather unexpected and troubling announcement: From: Digital Manga Inc. Blog Today we would like to announce that effective January...
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Review: Strobe Edge, vol. 1
Strobe Edge, Vol. 1 Written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka Genre: School Days/Romance Publisher: VIZ Media Shojo Beat 200 pgs. $9.99 US, $12.99 CAN, £ 6.99 UK ISBN-13: 978-1421550688 If you read any...
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Manga Giveaway: Osamu Tezuka’s Barbara
Hi all! It’s the winter holiday season, and giving gifts and spending time with the people you care about is an integral part of this time of year. With that in mind, and with a whole new season of...
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Review: Barbara
Barbara Written and Illustrated by Osamu Tezuka Genre: Geikiga/Seinen Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing 440 pages | $19.99 US ISBN-13: 978-1569702826 I’m giving away a copy of this book as part of a...
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Barbara Giveaway Results
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Barbara give away – there was a lot of activity on Twitter, and getting to read your responses was really awesome. The winner of the contest, Lisa, had...
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Review: Heroman, Vol. 1
Heroman, Vol. 1 Written and Illustrated by Tamon Ohta | Original Concept Stan Lee + BONES Genre: Shonen/Science Fiction Publisher: Vertical Inc. 203 pages | $10.95 US, $11.95 CND ISBN-13:...
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Holiday Giveaway: Vertical Inc
Earlier this month, I gave away two copies of Osamu Tezuka’s Barbara, a fantastic geikiga manga from Digital Manga Inc.’s Kickstarter initiative. This time I’m stepping it up by giving away copies of...
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Review: Limit, Vols. 1-2
Limit, Vols. 1-2 Written and Illustrated by Keiko Suenobu Genre: Shojo/Survival/Horror Publisher: Vertical Inc. 176 pages | $10.95 US, $11.95 CND ISBN-13: 978-1935654568 (vol. 1) ISBN-13:...
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Vertical Inc. Giveaway Results
Thank you to everyone who participated in my latest giveaway – there were plenty of great responses, and they have all made me very excited for 2013. However, there can only be so many winners – so...
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Do We Need More Manga Micropublishers?
I’ve been reminiscing over A Zoo in Winter and rereading my small collection of Jiro Taniguchi manga lately. Taniguchi is a fantastic draftsman, and has some truly remarkable comics under his belt....
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Manga Widget Investigates: Nijigahara Holograph
New licenses always get me excited for the future. There are things I’m waiting for from Vertical Inc, Kodansha USA, Viz Manga, and Yen Press including Mobile Suit Gundam: Origin, Wolfsmund, and...
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Manga and the Problem of Discovery
Manga as an industry has had a lot of rough beats in the past few years. The market crash of 2007, fueled by mediocrity and the $9 trade paperback. The fall of Borders allegedly put TOKYOPOP out of...
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