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May 2012 Manga New Releases: Get Excited!


May 2012 Manga New Releases: Get Excited!

It’s time for the US/Canada manga releases for May 2012! We’ve got the lineup of manga for readers of all ages. Get ready to get reading…

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Difficulties when Classifying a Manga as ‘For Girls’ or ‘For Boys’: A Browser’s Guide


Deeming a manga as one a girl would like and one a boy would like should be as easy as violence vs romances, right? Not so fast. This is a potential misnomer: “made for girls” and “made for boys” are not so simple as “boys will like trucks” and “girls will like dolls.” Here are [...]

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The Latest in Manga New Releases: April 2012


The Latest in Manga New Releases: April 2012

One part of this blog that I have wanted to implement for some time is a list of manga coming out every month, both to help you find new manga to read that may not be in your local store, but also to help eager buyers. Now that Tokyopop’s left us, what manga are still [...]

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The Results Are In on ‘Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: The Sacred Star of Milos’


I don’t know exactly what I was expecting out of the new “Fullmetal Alchemist” (FMA) movie, but this wasn’t it. Now, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. But, this movie strikes me as a cross between watching an extended version of FMA’s videogame cuts scenes (especially “Curse of the Crimson Elixir”), a light novel, and [...]

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An Interview with Scott Westerfield: ‘Uglies: Shay’s Story’


An Interview with Scott Westerfield: ‘Uglies: Shay’s Story’

I recently had the great pleasure to speak with author Scott Westerfield about the new manga Uglies: Shay’s Story, an original tale in the Uglies saga. While readers may remember Shay from the original novels, her story has never been told until now. When it’s over readers will never again see the Uglies series in [...]

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‘Gen Manga’ Brings Indie Manga to the U.S.


For the first time, independent comics made by Japanese artists will be serialized in America, in English. The long-awaited dream of many manga fans has finally come true with Gen Manga, a start-up publishing company that began serialization of indie manga in April 2011, and went digital in November.
The company started its first year with [...]

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New York Comic-Con 2011: The Manga Wrap-up


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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Sailor Moon Transforms for its 20th Anniversary


Sailor Moon Transforms for its 20th Anniversary

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 [...]

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Drawing Tips for Getting to the Next Level


Drawing Tips for Getting to the Next Level

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.

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Manga University? Yes, You Heard That Right


For 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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