Tag Archives: Manga

A List: Reading – Manga & Comics (2010)

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: September 4, 2010
This represents titles I either read for the first time or the first time in a long time. Titles with an asterisk (*) are either in progress or ones I plan to finish at some point. Titles with an “X” (X) are ones that I don’t plan on completing or are a lower priority for [...]
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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview: TOKYOPOP Editor Cindy Suzuki & NEKO RAMEN

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: June 6, 2010
Like felines with attitude? Love cooking (or eating)? Neko Ramen is a very funny manga that hits close to home. >^..^< Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Orders Up Some NEKO RAMEN With TOKYOPOP Editor Cindy Suzuki Natsume’s Book of Friends, Mini Japanese 101, reviews, contests & more in episode 113! GRIMES, IA, May 20, 2010 – [...]
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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview: VIZ Media Ed. Mike Montesa & BIOMEGA

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: May 10, 2010
Motorcycles, zombies and gun-toting grizzly bears… I really need that next volume of Biomega. Now. Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Talks BIOMEGA With VIZ Media Editor Mike Montesa Soul Eater, Mini Japanese 101, reviews, contests & more in ep. 112! GRIMES, IA, April 22, 2010 – Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is [...]
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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview: VIZ Media Sr. Editor Joel Enos & ULTIMO

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: April 1, 2010
I definitely go through phases with manga reading and anime viewing. Right now, I’m definitely in a shoujo / seinen / josei mode, so prepping for this interview was a nice change of pace because I “had” to read some shounen! (Notice that the “had” is in quotation marks. Haha.) Ultimo is a fun read, [...]
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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview (x2): Helen McCarthy on Osamu Tezuka & MANGA CROSS-STITCH

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: December 9, 2009
Next up, on the podcast front, we have a super-sized interview — spread across two episodes — with another favorite guest, Helen McCarthy. She has a pair of new books out this holiday season, The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga and Manga Cross-Stitch, and her genuine (and contagious) enthusiasm about both topics shines [...]
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A List: Reading – Manga & Comics (2009)

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: November 3, 2009
This represents titles I either read for the first time or the first time in a long time. Titles with an asterisk (*) are either in progress or ones I plan to finish at some point. Titles with an “X” (X) are ones that I don’t plan on completing or are a lower priority for [...]
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Review: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s DER MOND

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: October 11, 2009
Beyond the Art of EVANGELION Every anime fan knows that character design is one of the most important attributes of any movie or television series. It sets the artistic tone and, at a glance, helps establish the personalities that will drive the storyline. Some talented artists have made a career of this specialty, becoming household [...]
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Review: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto: DER MOND (Revisited, U.S. Edition)

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: October 11, 2009
[Before reading this review, please take a trip in the "way-back" machine to check out the review of Kadokawa Shoten's original imprint of Der Mond (published January 2001). ] == English-speaking anime and manga fans can find themselves in a slight quandary when they consider purchasing art books. Should they go ahead and get the [...]
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Interview: Morishige, Creator of Hanaukyo Maid Team

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: October 11, 2009
Author and artist Morishige is set to hit U.S. bookshelves this July, as I.C. Entertainment releases the first English-language volume of his popular Hanaukyo Maid Team manga series. Thanks to the gang over at I.C. and to Sachiko Uchida, who generously translated my many questions, I recently had the opportunity to interview the popular manga-ka, [...]
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Review: You & Me, Vol. 1

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: October 11, 2009
Although he is new to the city, student Yuu Aimu knows there has to be a catch when he manages to find a boarding house with unusually cheap rent. He soon discovers the affordable rent has less to do with the Yaninarisou building’s architectural and maintenance issues and more to do with its unusual tenants [...]
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