The denizens of Manga Village pick the best of the past week’s new manga.
Erica Friedman posts the latest edition of Yuri Network News at Okazu, and she also talks a bit about the business of licensing manga, which in her case involved several miracles.
Alex Hoffman takes an advance look at one of the manga Kodansha will be publishing this summer, Cage of Eden.
Melinda Beasi rounds up the latest manhwa news and reviews in this week’s Manhwa Monday post. Melinda also weighs in on the AX discussion, pointing out that the North American Ladies really like books with sexy content, they just like a bit of craft with it.
At The Manga Curmudgeon, David Welsh invites his readers to name their favorite alternative manga.
Meanwhile, Brent Newhall compiles a list of the classics of manga at Otaku, no Video.
At Manga Therapy, Tony Yao looks at Eastern-style parenting and how Japanese parents react when their children want to become manga artists.
The latest Ninja Consultant podcast is all about Comiket.
Daniella Orihuela-Gruber files her con report on Anime Los Angeles, where, among other experiences, she met anime scholar Helen McCarthy.
News from Japan: The 1960s manga character Tiger Mask is apparently the inspiration for a wave of anonymous donations to children’s institutions.
Reviews: Ash Brown reviews what she read this week at Experiments in Manga. Michelle Smith looks at four BL stories by Hinako Takanaga at Soliloquy in Blue.
Lori Henderson on The 14th Dalai Lama: A Manga Biography and Che Guevara: A Manga Biography (Manga Xanadu)
Rob McMonigal on vol. 2 of 20th Century Boys (Panel Patter)
Brent Newhall on Ayako (Otaku, no Video)
Anna on vols. 2 and 3 of Biomega (Manga Report)
Todd Douglass on vol. 11 of Black God (Anime Maki)
Connie on vol. 9 of Blade of the Immortal (Slightly Biased Manga)
Kate Dacey on Blue Spring (The Manga Critic)
Kristin on vol. 1 of Cardcaptor Sakura (omnibus edition) (Comic Attack)
Penny Kenny on vol. 1 of The Clique (Manga Life)
Charles Webb on vol. 1 of Cross Game (Manga Life)
Anna on vol. 2 of Cross Game (Manga Report)
Connie on vol. 3 of Dorohedoro (Slightly Biased Manga)
Todd Douglass on vol. 3 of GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class (Anime Maki)
Michelle Smith on vols. 1 and 2 of Hetalia: Axis Powers (Soliloquy in Blue)
Todd Douglass on vol. 1 of Highschool of the Dead (Anime Maki)
Connie on vol. 55 of InuYasha (Slightly Biased Manga)
Kristin on vols. 1 and 2 of Kabuki (Comic Attack)
Ed Sizemore on Korea as Viewed by 12 Creators (Comics Worth Reading)
David Welsh on vol. 11 of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (The Manga Curmudgeon)
Emily on Liar x Liar (Emily’s Random Shoujo Manga Page)
Connie on vol. 3 of Library Wars (Slightly Biased Manga)
Erica Friedman on Manga no Tsukurikata (Okazu)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 5 of Natsume’s Book of Friends (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Alex Hoffman on Not Love But Delicious Foods Make Me So Happy (Comics Village)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 15 of Ouran High School Host Club (ANN)
David Brothers on Pluto and Vagabond (4thletter!)
Erica Friedman on Sayonara Folklore (Okazu)
Connie on vol. 1 of Spiral (Slightly Biased Manga)
Victoria Martin on vol. 3 of Stepping on Roses (Manga Life)
Lori Henderson on the December issue of Yen Plus (Manga Xanadu)