God Len lists this week’s new manga and anime releases at Japanator.
Deb Aoki has a preview gallery of Viz’s planned 2009 releases at About.com.
Anime Vice unveils a useful feature: Every Monday, they post links to lists of interest, everything from best-sellers to (this week at least) the most popular baby names in Japan.
Alex Hoffman has some thoughts on the Tokyopop layoffs.
News from Japan: ANN and others report that the creative team known as Peach-Pit has put Zombie-Loan, Rozen Maiden, and Shugo Chara! on hold because of a sudden illness. Also, creator Yu Ito is launching Shutoheru, a new fighting manga, in the Dec. 22 issue of Big Comic Spirits.
Reviews: Dave Ferraro devotes Manga Monday to The Outcast, a global manga from Seven Seas, at Comics-and-More. Carlo Santos reviews vol. 19 of Tsubasa at ANN. The Manga Recon crew post a handful of Manga Minis to brighten your day. AstroNerdBoy reads vol. 9 of Hayate the Combat Butler. Kathryn Hemmann reviews the light novel Chain Mail: Addicted to You at Contemporary Japanese Literature. Julie checks out vol. 11 of Chibi Vampire at the Manga Maniac Cafe. Alex Hoffman reads vol. 1 of Croquis Pop and Charles Tan checks his brains at the door in order to enjoy vol. 5 of King of Fighters 2003 at Comics Village. Connie reviews vol. 4 of Nana and vol. 3 of Embalmer at Slightly Biased Manga. Kris turns her gaze to vol. 2 of Clear Skies at Manic About Manga.