Quite a bit has been posted already by numerous serious reviewers about Katsu Aki’s Manga Sutra.
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Let’s talk about terms first. While no doubt Tokyopop was seeking to link this book (if only in prospective customers’ minds) to the venerable Kama Sutra, even an elementary student of […]

The UPS guy had a present for me today: Big Box o’ Ninjas

My dinky camera sucks, so I’ll spell it out for you: That’s the Naruto (vols 1-27) Box Set, #2275 of 5000. (A note to other bloggers that will likely link this post: I politely request that you include the phrase “Neener […]

Manga: the Complete Guide

Main writer and editor: Jason Thompson
Contributors: Ronald Bog, Rebecca Brown, Julie Davis, Patti Duffield, Erica Friedman, Shaenon Garrity, Derek Guder, Carl Gustav Horn, Patrick Macias, Robert McCarthy, Sean McCoy, Dale Readings, Ryan Sands, Hannah Santiago, Matt Segale, Mark Simmons, Adam Stephanides, Chuck Tang, Mason Templar, Alistair Toth, Karen Twelves, Chris Villancourt, Jen […]

Kitchen Princess, vols. 1 & 2

Manga by Natsumi Ando
Story by Miyuki Kobayashi
Published by: Del Rey
208 pages each, 358 net.
Original Language: Japanese
Orientation:  Right to Left
Vintage: 2005. US editions January & April 2007.
Translation: Satsuki Yamashita
Adaptation: Nunzio DeFilippis & Christina Weir
Lettering: North Market Street Graphics
Original cover design by Aiko Omo
Publisher’s Rating:  T, ages 13+
Rating: 3 out of 5
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The Last Uniform, vol. 1
Writer & Artist: Mera Hakamada
Published by: Seven Seas’ new Strawberry imprint.
186 (158 net) pages.
Original Language: Japanese
Orientation: Right to left
Vintage: 2005. US edition June 2007.
Translation: Nancy Barron & Ben Applegate
Adaptation: Shannon Fay & Janet Houck
Retouch and Lettering: Wilbert Lacuna
Cover Design: Nicky Lim
Layout Design: Roland Amago
Layout Manager: Bambi Eloriaga
Editor: Adam Anold
Publisher’s Rating: […]

Hollow Fields, vol. 1
Writer & Artist: Madeleine Rosca
Published by: Seven Seas
196 (162 net) pages.
Original Language: English
Orientation: Right to Left
Vintage: June 2007.
Toning: Armand Roy Canlas
Lettering: Jon Zamar
Graphic Design: Jon Zamar & Nate Legaspi
Cover Design: Nicky Lim
Assistant Editor: Adam Arnold
Editore: Jason DeAngelis
Publisher’s Rating: All Ages
Rating: 5 out of 5 *
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Premise: Private […]

Time Guardian, vol. 2 (of 2)
Writer: Diamuro Kishi
Artist: Tamao Ichinose
Published by: CMX, an imprint of DC Comics
200 (192 net) pages.
Original Language: Japanese
Orientation: Right to Left
Vintage: 2006. US edition June 2007.
Translation & Adaptation: Sheldon Dzrka
Lettering: Kathryn Renta
Design: Larry Berry
Editor: Jim Chadwick
Publisher’s Rating: E, for Everyone (isn’t that nice?)
Previously reviewed: Volume 1
Rating: 4 […]

Avalon High: Coronation, vol. 1, The Merlin Prophecy
Writer: Meg Cabot
Artist: Jinky Coronado
Published by: HarperCollins/Tokyopop
128 (101 net) pages.
Original Language: English
Orientation: Left to right
Vintage: July 2007
Associate Editor: Kathy Schilling
Lettering: Lucas Rivera
Cover Design: James Lee
Editor: Julie Taylor
Publisher’s Rating: T, ages 13+
Rating: 2 out of 5
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Premise: High school stereotypes meet mythic archetypes…
Synopsis & Review:
“…and after a head on collision, […]

Yes, I’m reviewing all of them — but not individually. I’ll have one more Basilisk review after this one, for the rest of the series. Here, we’ll compare volume one to the novel and make a few other observations…

Basilisk, vol. 1
Original Story by Futaro Yamada
Artist & Manga Adaptation: Masaki Segawa
Published by: Del Rey
228 […]

(note: the Snob Lit tag is being reserved for non-fiction titles; moving forward, this and all non-comic-but-still-fiction titles will merely be listed as “Reviews”)
The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, a novel.

by Futaro Yamada
Published by: Del Rey
336 (312) pages.
Original Language: Japanese
Vintage: 1958. US edition December 2006.
Translation: Geoff Sant
Cover Illustration: Maskai Segawa
Book Design: Jo Anne Metsch
Publisher’s […]

One of the most appealing aspects of young manga fandom is not their disposable income (though as a retailer I like that, too) but the widespread urge of so many to copy what they have seen, and past that, to try their hand at original stories of their own in the manga style.
If you want […]

Edit 22 June, 4pm: be sure to check the comments on this post, for a response and some clarifications offered by a Newtype representative.
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I suffer from occasional bouts of insomnia (like, oh, say, tonight) but when I’m feeling productive (rather than prickly about not being able to sleep and all that) I can occasionally get […]

Matt’s Capsule Manga Reviews, Edition 5:
Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs, vol. 3, Disney’s Kilala Princess, vol. 2, 50 Things We Love About Japan
I don’t post nearly enough reviews. Let’s make use of the short form and knock out reviews for a couple of sequels, and a little trifle (as in, a sweet small dessert) that […]

Technically this is a review of the just the novels, since they are the most recent (American) releases in this franchise, but I have the manga and anime on hand so they’re getting dragged into this, too.
Seikai Trilogy: Crest of the Stars

Volume one: Princess of the Empire
Volume two: A Modest War
Volume three: […]

The first of three complete series that I have queued up for this weeks reviews. The other two are a little different, in that I’m looking at 6 books apiece for each series (and there’s another twist) but you’ll see that in the reviews when I post them.
Zombie Powder, 4 volumes, complete.

Published by: Viz […]