This week's new manga releases are brought to you by the letter "S." Also: Grab your wig and sword, because there are two big anime cons, and a lot of smaller ones, going on this weekend.
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Manga Tipsheet: 'Sailor Moon' Volume 11, Big Con Weekend, And More
Posted 5/22/13 11:36 am EST by Brigid Alverson in Manga
Manga Tipsheet: Mix And Match With 'Wandering Son,' 'One Piece' And More
Posted 5/17/13 5:43 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Anime, Manga
A new volume of "Wandering Son," the Midwest's biggest anime con, and the return of "One Piece": It's a good week and it's going to be a better weekend. Plus a manga-ka gives her fans free rein to translate, scanlate, or remix some of her work.
'Naruto' Creator Pens Gangster Short Story for Shonen Jump
Posted 5/17/13 12:04 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Manga
Manga creator Masashi Kishimoto is well known in the English-speaking world as the creator of "Naruto," the ninja-school story that is a best-seller not only in Japan but also in the U.S., where it has dominated the graphic novel charts for years. This week, though, readers get to see a completely different side of Kishimoto with the one-shot story "Mario," which appears in the latest issue of "Shonen Jump"; you can get just this issue for 99 cents if you don't feel like springing for a subscription, and that 40-page story alone makes it a good deal, especially compared to American comics. (You can even get it for free via the Viz Android app if you're willing to download a free game.)
Exclusive: Cover Reveal For Manga 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' Vol. 3, Plus 5 Things You Need To Know!
Posted 5/14/13 2:59 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Archie Comics, Comic Books, Manga
Last month I talked to Tania Del Rio about her manga-style reinvention of the Archie character Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Those comics came out in the mid-2000s, but they have been so popular in Archie's digital service that they have brought them back in a new format—a black-and-white, manga-size digest.
Here's an exclusive look at the cover to volume 3, which is due out in September:
Manga Tipsheet: One Series Ends, Two More Begin
Posted 5/8/13 11:42 am EST by Brigid Alverson in Manga
A new Ken Akamatsu series launches, a much-beloved shoujo series ends—such is the circle of manga life. This week's highlights also include another magical-school comedy, this one starring a bumbling witch, and a fresh volume of "Sailor Moon."
Guillermo Del Toro Is Bringing A 'Monster' To HBO
Posted 4/25/13 4:58 pm EST by MTV Geek in Manga, TV
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By Jorge Solis
With the highly anticipated "Pacific Rim" just months away, what will writer/director Guillermo Del Toro add to his already long list of upcoming projects? As a potential TV series, HBO and Del Toro are teaming up together for the live action adaptation of the Japanese manga, "Monster." Let's find out what makes "Monster" must-see TV. Read More...
'Sailor Moon' Sings 'Do My Thing' In New Music Video
Posted 4/25/13 2:04 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Animation, Anime, Cosplay, Costumes, Manga, TV
Well this is certainly a thing, isn't it?
"Sailor Moon" superfan Evan MacIsaac created his own music video for the song "Do My Thing" by Estelle and Janelle Monáe while dressed in homemade "Sailor Moon" costumes and the results are pretty fantastic. Check out the vide below.
Iron Man 3's Shane Black is Keeping 'Death Note' Alive
Posted 4/25/13 11:41 am EST by MTV Geek in Manga, Marvel
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By Jorge Solis
With the release of "Iron Man 3" just one week away, what is writer/director Shane Black going to do next? With the third sequel sure to kick off a summer of blockbusters, Black can actually choose any project he wants. Could his next movie possibly be a live-action movie adaptation of the Japanese manga, "Death Note"?
This Year's Eisner Judges Pick a Few Good Manga
Posted 4/23/13 10:47 am EST by Brigid Alverson in Manga
The Eisner Award nominations are always a good reading list, especially if you're looking for something a little bit different. The manga that get nominated each year tend to be more literary than popular, especially in the traditional manga category, Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia. The Eisner judges have yet to nominate "Naruto" or "Sailor Moon" for the award; as a judge myself last year, I advocated for The Story of Saiunkoku to be included in the Young Adult category, but there were so many other good teen books that it didn't make the final cut. Read More...
American Manga-Ka Tania del Rio Talks Sabrina
Posted 4/15/13 4:58 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Manga
The mid-2000s were the heyday of the Original English Language (OEL) manga movement. Viz, Tokyopop, and ADV Manga (remember them?) were churning out new titles, and American fans were making comics of their own. Tokyopop provided a road to publication via their Rising Stars of Manga competition, and Tania del Rio was one of the early winners. But del Rio took a very different path from her peers—rather than creating a short series for Tokyopop or going it alone with a webcomic, she took manga right to the heart of mainstream comics, redesigning "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" in manga style for Archie Comics. Read More...
News from SakuraCon: 'Hatsune Miku,' 'Kingdom Hearts' Manga Announced
Posted 4/2/13 10:30 am EST by Brigid Alverson in Manga
The anime/manga con season kicked off this past weekend with SakuraCon, and both Yen Press and Dark Horse showed up with some new manga titles to announce.
Wave Of 'Dragon Ball Z' Energy Attacks Sweeping Japan
Posted 4/1/13 2:30 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Anime, Manga
This Week's New Manga: Mechs and Magical Girls
Posted 3/29/13 10:45 am EST by Brigid Alverson in Manga
We have a deluge of new titles this week, with some classics—"Sailor Moon" and "Mobile Suit Gundam: Origins"—sharing shelf space with some cheeky newcomers, including a new "Durarara!!" series.
Let's kick it off with Volume 10 of "Sailor Moon," which sounds as action-packed as, well, every other volume of "Sailor Moon": Read More...
'Suicide Club' Director Sion Sono Adapting Manga 'Tokyo Tribe2'
Posted 3/27/13 5:09 pm EST by Charles Webb in Manga, Movies, News
According to Asian Media Wiki, the director of the violent/introspective/mysterious "Suicide Club," "Noriko's Dinner Table," and "Love Exposure" is tackling Santa Inoue's manga about warring gangs in the streets of Tokyo.
The Manga Life: A Chat with Masakazu Ishiguro and Masahiro Ohno
Posted 3/27/13 12:00 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Manga
Young King Ours may not be as well known as Shonen Jump, but as manga magazines go, it has spawned some popular series, including "Hellsing," "Trigun Maximum," and "Excel Saga." Its tagline is "The Most Eccentric Manga Magazine," and while critic Erica Friedman thinks that's a bit of an overstatement, it is true that Young King Ours is the home of some wacky stories.
One of those stories is the delightful "Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru," often abbreviated to "SoreMachi," the story of a high school girl, Hatori, who works in a seaside cafe with a collection of goofy characters. It's a cafe comedy with a bit of story to it, drawn in a clear-lined, expressive style by manga-ka Masakazu Ishiguro, and it has been adapted into an anime released by Sentai, "And Yet the Town Moves."
Unfortunately for English-speaking readers, "SoreMachi" is currently published only by the digital manga service JManga, which will shut down on May 30. However, we have a preview of the manga below, which will stay up, and before it disappears altogether I wanted to post the lively interview I had at New York Comic Con with Ishiguro and his editor, Masahiro Ohno. Interviews with manga creators and editors tend to be frustratingly shallow (my favorite color is yellow, I collect interesting fabrics) but Ishiguro and Ohno really cut loose in this interview and talked frankly about their lives in the business. Read More...
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