At the MangaCast, Ed Chavez picks up on a new Del Rey title, Yagyu Ninja Scrolls, by Sagawa Masaki, the artist of Basilisk.
The ink is barely dry on the final volume of Fruits Basket in Japan, but ComiPress reports that creator Natsuki Takaya’s new manga will debut in June in the Japanese manga magazine Hana to Yumi.
I never thought I would link to Stars and Stripes in this blog, but here you go: The U.S. Navy is using manga in its latest PR effort in Japan.
The Star of Malaysia looks at anime and manga cons in the U.S.
Reviews: At Slightly Biased Manga, Connie reviews vol. 5 of RG Veda and vols. 14, 15, 16, and 17 of Get Backers. Ed Chavez reviews vol. 1 of Shakugan no Shana and vol. 3 of Crimson Hero at the MangaCast. Johanna checks out vol. 4 of Genshiken at Comics Worth Reading. Active Anime’s Holly Ellingwood reviews vol. 2 of Free Collars Kingdom. The BasuGasuBakuhatsu Anime Blog reviews vol. 1 of Key Princess Story: Eternal Alice Rondo. Reviewers at The Star of Malaysia turn their sights on vol. 1 of Murder Princess, vol. 3 of Yakitate!! Japan, and The Art of Hana-Kimi. At Comicsnob, Matt Blind checks out the latest text from Manga University, Kana de Manga Special Edition—Japanese Sound FX.
“..Natsuki Takaya’s new manga will debut in June in the Japanese manga magazine Hana to Yumi.”
Do you mean Hana to Yume? That’s the magazine where Fruits Basket was serialized.
Ah, comic book diplomacy. Because apparently the Japanese are incapable of understanding foreign policy unless it’s explained by something cute.