Kate Dacey shows her academic side with a discussion of the manga canon, including the question of whether one is necessary, the possible pitfalls of composing it, and what it should include, at The Manga Critic. Be sure to check out the lively comments section.
Lori Henderson has another great summary of the week’s manga news at Manga Xanadu, and Erica Friedman keeps us up to date on the latest in yuri at Okazu.
Lissa Pattillo posts the September release list at Kuriousity.
The New York Times Graphic Books best-seller list is up, and Vampire Knight makes the list for the sixth week in a row. In fact, several books have been on the list for a while, including recent volumes of Naruto and Fruits Basket that have been sitting pretty for nine weeks each.
And David Welsh has an idea for another vampire manga that could do well: Moto Hagio’s Poe no Ichizoku.
John Seven interviewed Hwan Cho, who is starting up a webcomic, KGB, with pal Becky Cloonan.
Next year, New York Comic-Con and New York Anime Fest will be the same weekend. Scott VonSchilling comments on what exatly this means, including his fear that NYAF will simply disappear, at The Anime Almanac.
The last volume of Chibi-Vampire goes on sale soon; here’s a trailer to whet your appetite.
Job Board: Tokyopop is looking for a Business Administration Clerk.
News from Japan: The big news of the weekend is that CLAMP is bringing Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle to a close. Life creator Keiko Suenobu will be starting a new manga next month, and ANN has word of a couple of other new series as well. A busy manga-ka’s schedule shows little time for recreation or sleep.
Reviews
Michelle Smith on vols. 1-4 of Antique Bakery (Soliloquy in Blue)
Sam Kusek on vol. 1 of The Battle of Genryu: Origin (Manga Recon)
Lorena Nava Ruggero on vol. 1 of The Battle of Genryu: Origin (MangaCast)
James Fleenor on vol. 1 of Choco Mimi (Anime Sentinel)
Snow Wildsmith on Color (Fujoshi Librarian)
Michelle Smith on vol. 1 of Detroit Metal City (Soliloquy in Blue)
Sophie Stevens on vol. 1 of Gestalt (Animanga Nation)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 10 of Ghost Hunt (Kuriousity)
Julie on vol. 3 of Goong (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Erica Friedman on vol. 5 of Hakodate Youjin Buraijou Himegami (Okazu)
Connie on vol. 3 of Happy Happy Clover (Slightly Biased Manga)
AstroNerdBoy on vol. 12 of Hayate the Combat Butler (AstroNerdBoy’s Anime and Manga Blog)
Julie on vol. 14 of Love*Com (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Julie on vol. 2 of Pig Bride (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Connie on vol. 1 of Short Cuts (Slightly Biased Manga)
Matthew Rozier on vol. 5 of Slam Dunk (Comics Village)
Bill Sherman on A Tale of an Unknown Country (Blogcritics)
Danielle Leigh on vol. 1 of Tale of the Waning Moon (Comics Should Be Good)
Shaun A. Noordin on vol. 1 of Tengu-Jin (The Star of Malaysia)
Ezel on vol. 1 of Warcraft: Legends (The Star of Malaysia)
Casey Brienza on Where Has Love Gone? (ANN)
J. Caleb Mozzocco on vol. 6 of Yotsuba&! (Blog@Newsarama)
According to an email I just got from the Rosetta Stone Cafe yahoogroup, My Heavenly Hockey Club is also ending. Here’s that quote:
“Have you been waiting for Gokuraku Seishun Hockey Bu (My Heavenly Hockey Club by Del Rey) to complete before you read it? Well, your wait will be over soon! The series will end in Betsufure in Japan next month.”
I really hope that Poe no Ichizoku will be serialized in the West.