Nominations are open for the Anime Blog Awards, which include blogs about manga and other facets of Japanese culture. My thanks to those who nominated me! Click around and you’ll find plenty of other familiar names, and maybe a few new ones to check out.
Jason Thompson asks whether he should continue reading Loveless; check the comments for his readers’ responses.
David Welsh writes about his affection for the women of Monster.
Gia asks Dark Horse about their movie deals and gets an evasive answer.
Lori Henderson encounters a printing problem with vol. 2 of King of Cards. And then it happens again!
If you have been waiting for the moment when you could read Harlequin manga on your cell phone—it’s here! (Via the Sunny Side Up Anime Blog.)
News from Japan: Shueisha has launched a new online manga magazine, Ultra Jump Egg. ANN has the link plus helpful advice on how to navigate if you don’t read Japanese.
Reviews: Ananth Panagariya pens yet another rave review for Yotsuba&! at AppleGeeks 3.0. (Via Journalista.) Isaac Hale finds plenty to like about vols. 10-11 of The Drifting Classroom at PopCultureShock’s Manga Recon blog. Ed Chavez posts an audio review of vol. 3 of Battle Club and vol. 1 of Dominion at MangaCast. At Active Anime, Scott Campbell checks out vol. 1 of FLCL and Rachel Bentham reads The Color of Love. Sakura Eries reviews vol. 1 of A.I. Revolution and Matthew Alexander looks at vol. 5 of Junk at Anime on DVD. Tiamat’s Disciple enjoys vols. 1-7 of Emma. Julie reviews vol. 2 of The Palette of 12 Secret Colors at the Manga Maniac Cafe. Otaku Champloo posts a Lenten meditation on Saint Young Men. Ferdinand is not impressed with vol. 1 of Your and My Secret at Prospero’s Manga.