In a case that turns on the question of whether possession of sexually explicit drawings of minors should be illegal, a U.S. appeals court has declined to hear the appeal of Dwight Whorley, who was convicted of possession of child pornography (including, apparently, hentai manga) and sending written e-mail messages describing sex with children. Ars Technica comments, and Simon Jones notes
the legal team for convicted pedophile Dwight Whorely is far more willing to fight for what’s right than the lawyers for Christopher Handley.
Melinda Beasi has some interesting thoughts on being a female manga fan at her own blog, and she files her Anime Boston con report at Manga Recon.
Just in time for Fathers Day, Lori Henderson takes a look at dads in manga.
David Welsh’s License Request Day feature is a license rescue this week: He would like to see Bambi and Her Pink Gun return, please.
Aurora is making Walkin’ Butterfly available for iPhone/iPod Touch, and if you don’t have one of those, their books are also available via Netcomics. (First link via Simon Jones.)
Reviews
Billy Aguiar on vol. 1 of The 9 Lives (Prospero’s Manga)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vol. 6 of Black God (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Michelle Smith on vols. 22 and 23 of Boys Over Flowers (Soliloquy in Blue)
Deb Aoki on vol. 1 of Dinosaur Hour (About.com)
Melinda Beasi on vol. 5 of Goong (There it is, Plain as Daylight)
Connie on vol. 7 of I”s (Slightly Biased Manga)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 1 of Mixed Vegetables (Kuriousity)
Lori Henderson on MW (Comics Village)
Melinda Beasi on vol. 17 of Nana (There it is, Plain as Daylight)
AstroNerdBoy on vol. 2 of Phantom Dream (AstroNerdBoy’s Anime and Manga Blog)
Josh Tolentino on Sakura Taisen (Japanator)
Julie on vol. 1 of Tower of the Future (Manga Maniac Cafe)
David Welsh on Ultra Maniac (Precocious Curmudgeon)
Connie on vol. 5 of We Were There (Slightly Biased Manga)
Sesho on vol. 1 of Welcome to Wakaba-Soh (Sesho’s Anime and Manga Reviews)