Sharp-eyed Rachel S. has spotted Amazon listings for two new BL manga from Digital and a Megatokyo omnibus.
Meanwhile, Kate Dacey notes that Dark Horse will be publishing Bride of the Water God digitally.
Sean Gaffney checks out next week’s new releases, and Lori Henderson checks out this week’s all-ages comics and manga.
Kristin pulls the most interesting manga out of the latest Previews at Comic Attack. David Welsh does the same at The Manga Curmudgeon.
Jason Thompson delves deep into manga history in this week’s House of 1000 Manga column with a look at Wild 7, a manga about rogue motorcycle cops.
Molly McIsaac presents a short course in the history of magical girl manga at iFanboy.
David Welsh’s latest license request is Crest of the Royal Family, which started its run in 1976. And David reaches the letter W in his Josei Alphabet.
Three Steps Over Japan translates an interview with Geobreeders creator Akihiro Itou.
Tony Yao discusses a recent jab at the Tokyo Youth Ordinance in the Gintama manga and anime.
Matt Blind posts a cumulative winter best-seller chart (tracking online sales of manga) at Rocket Bomber, and he also provides a handly list of links to the individual weekly charts.
Faith Erin Hicks had a great time at Animaritime, and she has the photos to prove it.
News from Japan: Moyoco Anno has drawn a one-shot, her first story manga since 2008, for Feel Young magazine’s 20th anniversary issue. Big changes at Shueisha, which will merge Business Jump and Super Jump into a new biweekly magazine, launch a new monthly, and relaunch Jump Kai on a regular schedule. In celebration of its 35th anniversary in weekly Shonen Jump, the police comedy manga Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo, a.k.a. Kochikame, will run in 13 different magazines between August and October. The gambling manga Tobaku Haōden will resume after a hiatus of over two years. Tona-Gura! is coming to an end. A Tokyo man has been arrested for uploading anime and manga via the Share program. And two manga-ka will move into an apartment across the street from Osamu Tezuka’s former residence; the artists were the winners of a contest sponsored by neighborhood businesses to keep manga creators on their street.
Reviews: Carlo Santos delivers the verdict on a whole stack of recent manga in his latest Right Turn Only!! column at ANN. Michelle Smith and Melinda Beasi dialogue about some new releases in their latest Off the Shelf column at Manga Bookshelf.
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 3 of Afterschool Charisma (Kuriousity)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 9 of Bamboo Blade (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Queenie Chan on Berserk (Queenie Chan)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 9 of Black Bird (The Comic Book Bin)
Connie on vol. 5 of Black Butler (Slightly Biased Manga)
Kristin on vol. 2 of Blue Exorcist (Comic Attack)
Connie on vol. 35 of Case Closed (Slightly Biased Manga)
kelakagandy on The Demon Ororon: The Complete Collection (kelakagandy’s ramblings)
Jocelyne Allen on vol. 1 of Kaze to Ki no Uta (Song of the Wind and Trees) (Brain vs. Book)
Ai Kano on vol. 4 of Seiho Boys’ High School (Animanga Nation)
Connie on vol. 16 of Sensual Phrase (Slightly Biased Manga)
Anna on vols. 3 and 4 of The Story of Saiunkoku (Manga Report)
Anna on vol. 1 of Toradora! (Manga Report)