David Welsh and Brad Rice check out this week’s new manga.
Melinda Beasi rounds up the week’s manhwa news, much of which occurred on Twitter, at Manga Bookshelf, and she also makes xxxHolic her pick of the week.
Deb Aoki posts a guide to Yaoi-Con, which happens this weekend. And Jennifer LeBlanc of The Yaoi Review will be interviewing manga creator Hinako Takanaga (Tyrant, Little Butterfly) at Yaoi-Con, so if you have questions for her, send them along by Friday.
Reviews: Ash Brown posts short takes on the week’s reading in Experiments in Manga. Kate Dacey has brief reviews of a handful of recent releases at The Manga Critic.
Diana Dang on vol. 1 of Alice in the Country of Hearts (Stop, Drop, and Read!)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 1 of Arisa (The Comic Book Bin)
Dave Ferraro on AX (Comics-and-More)
Lori Henderson on vol. 2 of Black Butler (Manga Xanadu)
Jaime Samms on Cold Light (Kuriousity)
Connie C. on Dawn of Love (Comics Village)
Anna on vols. 1 and 2 of Dengeki Daisy (Manga Report)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 1 of Dragon Girl (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Michelle Smith on vols. 1 and 2 of Gyo (Soliloquy in Blue)
Anna on vols. 8 and 9 of Kekkaishi (Manga Report)
Johanna Draper Carlson on vol. 2 of Kingyo Used Booksco (Comics Worth Reading)
Zack Davisson on vol. 2 of Kingyo Used Books (Japan Reviewed)
Katherine Farmar on vol. 2 of Maiden Rose (Comics Village)
Oyceter on vols. 8-10 of Mushishi (Sakura of DOOM)
Connie on vol. 8 of Pet Shop of Horrors (Slightly Biased Manga)
Connie on vol. 4 of Rin-ne (Slightly Biased Manga)
Erica Friedman on vol. 7 of Sasamekikoto (Okazu)
Kristin on vol. 1 of The Story of Saiunkoku (Comic Attack)
Snow Wildsmith on vol. 1 of The Story of Saiunkoku (ICv2)