Kodansha Comics announced their fall lineup yesterday, and it includes two venerable manga that were first published by Tokyopop back in the day: Love Hina and Tokyo Mew Mew. Both will be in omnibus editions (Love Hina will be three volumes for $19.99, Tokyo Mew Mew will be two for $14.99) with new translations. Tokyo Mew Mew was a favorite in my house back in the day, although I always thought it was kinda bizarre. It will be interesting to see if it resonates with a new generation of girls. Also in the lineup are two sequels: Shugo Chara-Chan!, a 4-koma comic based on Peach-Pit’s Shugo Chara, and @Full Moon, a sequel to Sanami Matoh’s supernatural boys-love manga Until the Full Moon.
Digital Manga also gets into the game with a new title announcement: Mr. Convenience, a BL title by Nase Yamato.
Sean Gaffney takes a look at next week’s new manga, including some overdue Tokyopop titles. David Welsh invites readers to help him choose a boys-love manga from the latest Previews.
Japanese publishers have been putting a number of manga online because of disruptions to transportation and supply networks after the earthquake; at Manga Therapy, Tony Yao looks at the possible long-term effects of this stopgap measure.
Ash Brown is giving away a copy of vol. 1 of Old Boy at Experiments in Manga.
Reviews: At Comic Attack, Kristin looks at some recent Harlequin e-manga.
Sterg Botzakis on vol. 1 of 20th Century Boys (Graphic Novel Resources)
TSOTE on Gantz (Three Steps Over Japan)
Snow Wildsmith on vols. 1-4 of Library Wars: Love & War (Good Comics for Kids)
Monsieur LaMoe on My Girlfriend’s a Geek (Anime Diet)
Johanna Draper Carlson on vol. 1 of Oresama Teacher (Comics Worth Reading)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 5 of Rin-ne (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Kate Dacey on vols. 5 and 6 of Twin Spica (The Manga Critic)