The MangaCast crew are doing a bit of catching up, making their picks of the best manga from the week of July 29. Better late than never! They also think ahead, though, with a list of the manga in the August Previews.
The latest New York Times manga bestseller list is up, and now that the Naruto blitz is over, it’s quite varied. Deb Aoki has some observations at About.com.
Lori Henderson brings us up to date on this week’s manga news, including an overview of the Tokyopop webinar and a defense of Otaku USA.
At Okazu, Erica Friedman interviews Nakamura Ching, the creator of the manga Gunjo, which runs in Morning 2. No, it’s not out in English yet, but the interview is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a professional manga artist. Also up at Okazu: The latest edition of Yuri Network News.
Evan Miller interviews Fools Gold creator Amy Reeder Hadley at ANN.
At Anime Nation, John answers the burning question “Why do Americans love Dragon Ball but not other 80’s Shonen Jump manga?”
This is pretty cool: The staff at the girl-friendly Boston comics store Comicopia has started a Twilight blog, with news about all things that fall into the intersection of “Twilight” and “comics” on the universal Venn diagram. (Found via Blog@Newsarama.)
Kate Dacey announces the winners of her Black Jack contest at The Manga Critic, and you should stop by and read the witty praises of the great surgeon’s work.
Help Michelle Smith decide which series to review next!
Reviews: I put in my two cents on X-Men: Misfits in this week’s What Are You Reading segment at Robot 6. Kate Dacey liveblogs her way through the Shonen Sunday website at The Manga Critic. Dogs: Prelude and Daemonium are on the agenda in the latest Anime Pulse podcast.
Michelle Smith on vols. 3-6 of 10, 20, and 30 (Soliloquy in Blue)
Connie on vol. 4 of 20th Century Boys (Slightly Biased Manga)
Lexie on vol. 4 of 20th Century Boys (Poisoned Rationality)
Michelle Smith on vol. 3 of The Adventures of Young Det (Soliloquy in Blue)
Megan M. on vol. 1 of Ballad of a Shinigami (There it is, Plain as Daylight)
Connie on vol. 6 of Black Jack (Slightly Biased Manga)
Julie on Color (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 2 of Emma (Kuriousity)
Julie on vol. 1 of Flower of Life (MangaCast)
Melinda Beasi on vol. 19 of Fullmetal Alchemist (There it is, Plain as Daylight)
Faith McAdams on vol. 10 of High School Debut (Animanga Nation)
Erica Friedman on vol. 3 of Hitohira (Okazu)
Tangognat on vol. 2 of Honey Hunt (Tangognat)
asamisgirl on Idol Pleasures (The Yaoi Review)
J. Caleb Mozzocco on vol. 1 of Kimi Ni Todoke (Blog@Newsarama)
John Thomas on vol. 2 of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (Comics Village)
asamisgirl on Love Machine (The Yaoi Review)
Shojo Flash on vol. 1 of The Name of the Flower (Shojo Flash)
Sesho on vol. 39 of Naruto (Sesho’s Anime and Manga Reviews)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 9 of Nightmare Inspector (Kuriousity)
Alex Woolfson on Once Upon a Glashma and Chocolate Surprise (Yaoi 911)
Michelle Smith on vol. 1 of Ooku: The Inner Chambers (Soliloquy in Blue)
K.S. on vols. 1 and 2 of Otomen (The Star of Malaysia)
Melinda Beasi on vols. 1-5 of Paradise Kiss (There it is, Plain as Daylight)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 5 of Pet Shop of Horrors Tokyo (Kuriousity)
Sesho on vol. 2 of The Prince of Tennis (Sesho’s Anime and Manga Reviews)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vols. 1-7 of Project ARMS (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Lorena Nava Ruggero on vol. 7 of Skip Beat (i heart manga)
Kate Dacey on vol. 1 of Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee (The Manga Critic)
Patricia Beard on vol. 1 of Train Train (Mania.com)
Cynthia on Unsophisticated and Rude (Boys Next Door)
Johanna Draper Carlson on vol. 7 of Vampire Knight and vol. 1 of Bloody Kiss (Comics Worth Reading)
Lorena Nava Ruggero on vol. 1 of Venus Capriccio (i heart manga)
Lorena Nava Ruggero on vol. 2 of Venus Capriccio (MangaCast)
Connie on vol. 19 of The Wallflower (Slightly Biased Manga)
Connie on vol. 6 of We Were There (Slightly Biased Manga)
asamisgirl on Yokai Hunger (The Yaoi Review)
Lorena Nava Ruggero on vol. 1 of Yurara (i heart manga)