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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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Artist Yishan Li, who created the visual look of Will Supervillains Be on the Final? talks about her creative process.
Comic book publishing company EigoMANGA releases two original animation videos on Crunchyroll.
Read MoreManga is a medium that encompasses a vast array of genres and age groups, philosophies, themes, and morals, often much deeper than equivalent-age material produced in the United States. It’s been on the American comic scene for over 20 years now. So why the resistance?
Read MoreDel Rey Manga’s own David Ury just won a 2010 YouTube Japan Video Award for his “Scream of Slacker”–check it out!
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Howard Sherman
I absolutely know for a fact that some of the personality traits in the characters in books I've...