Jason Thompson needs your help! The manga expert and author of Manga: The Complete Guide is planning a talk on censorship in manga, but he’s in the middle of moving and all the manga he needs is in storage. Check his list and contact him directly if you have any of the volumes he’s looking for; all he needs is scans of the relevant pages.
Did someone say “scans”? Jason also has a piece at comiXology on iPhone apps for reading scanlations.
March is Manga Month, and Dark Horse is running a contest to celebrate; sign up now to win signed copies of Berserk or Hellsing and an assortment of other prizes.
March is also Women’s History Month, and Flashlight Worthy took the opportunity to ask a number of bloggers to share their favorite graphic novels that are by and about women. Naturally, manga is well represented, and many of the bloggers will be familiar to MangaBlog readers.
Gia Manry discusses five manga and anime she can return to again and again.
Congratulations to David Brothers on five years of 4thletter! I only discovered it this year, but it’s one of my favorite sites.
News from Japan: According to Canned Dogs, there’s a Strike Witches manga in the works. ANN has the most recent Japanese comics rankings.
Reviews
Emily on Berry Dynamite (Emily’s Random Shoujo Manga Page)
Sean Gaffney on Black Blizzard (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
David Welsh on Bokurano: Ours (The Manga Curmudgeon)
Deb Aoki on vol. 1 of Cactus’s Secret (About.com)
Rob McMonigal on vol. 5 of Cantarella (Panel Patter)
Connie on vol. 4 of Cipher (Slightly Biased Manga)
Carlo Santos on vol. 4 of Detroit Metal City (ANN)
Michelle Smith on vol. 1 of Dr. Slump (Soliloquy in Blue)
Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane on vol. 7 of Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time (Manga Life)
Cynthia on Love/Knot (Boys Next Door)
Snow Wildsmith on vol. 1 of My Darling! Miss Bancho and vol. 1 of Stolen Hearts (Good Comics for Kids)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vol. 3 of Nabari no Ou (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Zack Davisson on One Fine Day (Manga Life)
Connie on vol. 38 of One Piece (Slightly Biased Manga)
Billy Aguiar on vol. 1 of Rampage (Prospero’s Manga)
Shaenon Garrity on Remember (About.com)
Kristin on vol. 1 of Reversible (Comic Attack)
Rebecca Bundy on Ristorante Paradiso (ANN)
Tangognat on vols. 1 and 2 of Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei (Tangognat)
Cynthia on Shining Moon (Boys Next Door)
Tom Spurgeon on vol. 1 of Twin Spica (The Comics Reporter)
D.M. Evans on Utahime (Manga Jouhou)
Laura on vols. 1 and 2 of Venus Capriccio (Heart of Manga)
Thanks Brigid! It’s been fun.
I have come to a stunning realization. I rely on this site to keep me up to date with everything that is going on in the world of manga. Thank you so much Brigid Alverson!! I will continue to visit your website for the latest news on manga.
Thank you so much, Eric! I’m glad we can be helpful!