The Manga Villagers pick the best of this week’s new releases. Lissa Pattillo posts the full list as well at Kuriousity.
Here’s some weekend reading for you: David Welsh reminds us of Matt Thorn’s excellent essay The Multi-Faceted Universe of Shojo Manga and sings the praises of The Rose of Versailles.
Comics on handhelds: What would it take to get Lori Henderson to buy a Kindle? How about a manga subscription, so she could read lots of titles online? Meanwhile, Digital is releasing Vampire Hunter D on the Kindle. And P.S. Three-san is now available in English as an iPhone app.
Blogging about blogging: Shojo Flash interviews Laura, the blogger behind Heart of Manga. And congratulations to Dave Ferraro on four years of blogging (including many Manga Mondays) at Comics-and-More.
News from Japan: Doujin Work creator Hiroyuki will oversee a new, collaborative manga magazine, Comic Gear. Same Hat notes the release of a new Shintaro Kago manga.
Reviews: At comiXology, Jason Thompson introduces us to Osen, a food manga with an intriguing heroine and an interesting look. Other reviews of note:
Erica Friedman on vol. 2 of Alice on Deadlines (Okazu)
Billy Aguiar on vol. 1 of Ballad of a Shinigami (Prospero’s Manga)
Julie on vol. 1 of B.Ichi (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Melinda Beasi on vols. 1-5 of Boys Over Flowers (There it is, Plain as Daylight)
Connie on vol. 5 of Captive Hearts (Slightly Biased Manga)
Lori Henderson on Feng Shui Academy (Comics Village)
Connie on vol. 12 of Hoshin Engi (Slightly Biased Manga)
Tangognat on vol. 1 of The Lapis Lazuli Crown (Tangognat)
Connie on vol. 7 of Parasyte (Slightly Biased Manga)
Lorena on chapter 7 of Rin-ne (i ♥ manga)
Emily on Sakura Irony (Emily’s Random Shoujo Manga Page)
Melinda Beasi on vols. 1 and 2 of Tea for Two (Manga Recon)