New York City Comic-Con is a whirlwind four-day ride through the world of comics, manga, sci-fi, videogames, pop movies, and is a hub for grand, new announcements and networking among talent, made and indie alike. Rumor at the Javitz Center floor was that the convention – which sold out of all tickets by Friday – [...]
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Many anime and manga fans will have one or two series that they’ll fondly remember as the titles responsible for opening up their world to Japanese culture. For most female fans from the Toonami Era, that series was Sailor Moon.
September marked the beginning of the Sailor Moon manga’s re-release onto American shores, after six years [...]
Christopher Hart, best-selling author of many popular art technique books on manga and more, is swinging by Suvudu to offer a bit of his own expertise to those aspiring and developing artists in need or want of a little improvement.
Read MoreFor those manga fans with career aspirations in the sector, is there ever some good news for you! It was reported earlier this month that the first Japanese university is offering a Ph.D. in manga studies, beginning next year. Kyoto Seika University is the first in either America or Japan to do so, though in [...]
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As reported earlier, Kodansha Comics debuted in America with seven manga volumes released in May, the first of which came out on May 10. Ten days later, four titles hit shelves and three made the New York Times Graphic Books Best Sellers Top 10 Manga List. The fourth title, Arisa, climbed to a spot on [...]
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Jason Thompson is one half of the creative duo behind the hit graphic novels King of RPGs and King of RPGs 2. Thompson, along with artist Victor Hao, has created a series that both celebrates and lampoons the high drama, dysfunction and camaraderie that permeates gaming fandom. Read on to learn how a self-described “shy, [...]
Read MoreYour child (or friend) has finally found something they’re interested in. Great! But it’s this weird Japanese thing. Oh no! They’re getting really into it, and they talk about it whenever possible. Now what do we do? Is this healthy for them?
Do not fear: Getting into manga is actually indicative of good character! Those who [...]
King of RPGs, the epic manga/tabletop-gaming mashup from Del Rey graphic novels, has returned with Volume 2: Return to World of Warfare! Join the author, Jason Thompson, and the artist, Victor Hao at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco on Saturday, June 4, 2011 for an evening of drinks, snacks, gaming and the official [...]
Read MoreGet out your compasses and put away your star charts, readers: There be a storm to weather through. On the surface, manga in America seems to have had a tough season in the spring of 2011. First the Bankruptcy of Borders was announced, which took out one of the major continental purchasing centers for manga. [...]
Read MoreOn the heels of a rocky Spring for the manga industry comes some good news on the radar: The first wave of titles from Kodansha USA Publishing’s manga line hit shelves May 10. Kodansha USA (KUP) is a subsidiary of Kodansha, Japan, the company that produced such classic manga as Ghost in the Shell, Akira, [...]
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