nemu-nemu reaches a big milestone—the 500th episode. Jason Yadao lists his favorite episodes at Otaku Ohana.
Japanator’s Brad Rice talks to Viz’s Leyla Aker about their SigIKKI online manga site. Also: This week’s new releases.
David Welsh looks at the November Previews at Precocious Curmudgeon.
Hindsight is 20-20 for translators Alethea and Athena Nibley, as they acknowledge in this week’s column at Manga Life.
Robot 6 features the manga-filled bookshelves of Emily, the owner of Emily’s Random Shoujo Manga Page.
The Eastern Edge has some comments on the Christopher Handley case.
This could be interesting: The Japanese publisher Shueisha will offer manga on U.S. mobile phones next year, according to a report on the Japanese television network NHK.
Reviews
Alex Hoffman on vol. 1 of Alive: The Final Evolution (Comics Village)
Joy Kim on vol. 1 of Cirque du Freak (Manga Life)
Michelle Smith on vols. 1-3 of Gestalt (Soliloquy in Blue)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vols. 6 and 7 of Goong (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vol. 2 of Nabari no Ou (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Julie on vol. 3 of Shaman Warrior (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Michelle Smith on vols. 1 and 2 of Small-Minded Schoolgirls (Manga Recon)
James Fleenor on vol. 1 of St. Dragon Girl (Anime Sentinel)
Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane on vol. 8 of Vampire Knight (Manga Life)
Steven M. Bari on vol. 20 of Yakitate!! Japan (Manga Life)
Topher Cantler on Yotsuba&! (Japanator)
That The Eastern Edge entry was filled with emotional wording and assumes the reader agrees that manga can contain child porn, which is clearly impossible.