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2011 Year End Roundup
With 2011 in the rear view mirror, the Villagers look back at some of the titles, publishers and events that made the past year good (or bad). What was your favorite new title(s) of the year? Connie: There are a lot of different titles, so picking, say, Lychee Light Club over Sakura Hime is tough, since I like them both, but one ran in Ribon (for little girls) and the other in Manga Erotics F. Lychee Light … Read entire article »
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La Quinta Camera: The Fifth Room
Natsume Ono is one of my favorite creators in comics today. Her distinct style and charismatic writing … Read more »
Gente: The People of Ristorante Paradiso Volume 1
Go back to the beginning, when the owner Lorenzo was just opening Casetta dell’Orso. His wife Olga’s … Read more »
not simple
Publisher’s description: Complex, powerful, and emotionally wrenching, not simple is a novel told in visual form by one … Read more »
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A Zoo in Winter
Over the past three years, I have come to admire the work of Jiro Taniguchi. Through The … Read more »
Tokyopop: A Long Good-bye
News broke today that Tokyopop was shutting down it’s publishing division as of May 31, … Read more »
7 Billion Needles Volume 1-2
Since the death of her father, Hikaru has been withdrawing from the world, hiding being her headphones … Read more »
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New Releases for 1/4/12
The new year starts out short but strong with Kodansha releasing the next round of new titles, including the surprisingly fun title Monster Hunter Orage. Viz has a nice mix of shonen and shojo titles including a countdown to the last print Shonen Jump and the next One Piece Color Walk art book as well as a new title for … Read entire article »
Pandora Hearts Volume 5-6
While searching for Alice in a dimension made up of her memories, Oz stumbles on the Sablier tragedy of 100 years ago and discovers some secrets about Alice, Gil and Vincent Nightray, as well as a secret about himself. Then it’s off for some lighter moments as Oz goes to visit his younger sister who he hasn’t seen in 10 … Read entire article »
New Releases for 12/28/11
2011 ends quietly as just two publishers have books coming out this week, but with some key titles for fans. Dark Horse makes it to 20 on the ultra-violent Gantz, and oh my goodness, is that a 40 on Oh My Goddess?! Kodansha releases their two kid friendly titles Animal Land and Tokyo Mew Mew, while Air Gear breaks the … Read entire article »
Hayate the Combat Butler Volume 18
The cast gears up for the mother of all Golden Week vacations. Hayate sunning in the Mediterranean? Our hero’s story truly is a classic tale of rags to… well, substantially less shoddy rags. But what about the students who don’t work as manservants to the super-wealthy? Well, they’ll just have to win vacation tickets in a game show or hit … Read entire article »
New Releases for 12/21/11
It’s a short but varied week filled with good last-minute gifts. One of Del Rey’s last titles, xxxHOLIC, releases its penultimate volume this week. Vertical releases the second volume of its vintner saga, Drops of God, while Viz shows it’s eclectic side a little something from its Signature and Media lines. Good reading all around. The List: DEL REY MANGA xxxHOLiC Volume 18 … Read entire article »
New Releases for 12/7-14/11
Two weeks worth of manga can make for a lot of hard choices, especially with such strong titles as Veritcal’s releases. How can you choose between the final Black Jack and Princess Knight and the second volume of No Longer Human? Viz has quite the long list with releases from all their lines with new volumes of Bleach, One Piece, … Read entire article »
Kurozakuro Volume 6
The supreme beings that created the ogres have a problem. They are responsible for maintaining the delicate balance of nature, but they may have to eliminate the human race to do so. If mankind disappears, will a new order of sentient beings claim their sovereignty over the planet? Either way, Zakuro holds the key to the future of the world! By … Read entire article »
Mizuki for Nook and Kindle!
Earlier this year, I reviewed the two available chapters of Mizuki by Nao Yazawa. My only complaints about the series was; 1) two chapters was not enough and 2) the emanga.com pricing was too high for something you could only read online. Well, it looks like DMP has fixed the second issue. They have released both chapters of Mizuki on … Read entire article »
Gen Indie Manga Magazine Issue #1-3
Gen is a new monthly manga magazine that is an experiment in many ways. It doesn’t go through any of the big publishers, or have any big mangaka as a draw. The manga serialized in Gen comes direct from the artists and would fit more in the category of doujinshi, or fan created manga. But this isn’t doujinshi as it … Read entire article »
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