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Opinions welcome
Mayıs 15, 2008 |
Let’s start off with a question for you: MangaBlog reader David Hearst recently asked me to recommend some manga. Here’s what he likes:
I’ve found that I really enjoy “slice of life” stories like Yotsubato and Azumanga Daioh. I just started reading Aria today and am enjoying it for it’s simplicity.
I suggested Emma, Tokyo Is My Garden, The Walking Man, Antique Bakery, and Cafe Kichijoji de. Readers, do you have any other ideas?
Along the same lines, The Comic Book Bin has a new reviewer, Andy Doan, who freely confesses that vol. 26 of Iron Wok Jan, the book he is reviewing, is the first manga he has ever read. He proposes to critique it as he would any other graphic novel, which I think is a legitimate approach, as it’s pretty much the one I use myself. However, after reading the review I strongly suspect he picked the wrong book to start with. So, again, can anyone recommend some starter manga that are free of the conventions that bug newcomers (i.e. characters that look the same, endless recaps of what just happened)?
OK, on to the news. Over at Comicsnob, Matt Blind looks at Japanese sales figures, with the help of Google translation, and concludes that manga sales are down to $4.5 billion, still a respectable figure, even as it gains significance as a diplomatic tool. Click for some interesting meandering. Matt also provides us with online sales numbers for last week and his manga watch list for the week to come.
Katherine Dacey presents the week’s new releases and short takes on a few likely titles in her Weekly Recon at PopCultureShock’s Manga Recon blog.
And at The Yaoi Review, Sakura Kiss looks at some May releases.
Lissa Pattillo is making her plans for summer reviews; she plans to review some older series and she welcomes guest reviews from fellow Canadians.
There’s a preview up at MySpace of a new Tokyopop global title, Bad Kitty!
At the MangaCast, Ed looks at the weekly manga sales rankings from Taiyosha, doujinshi rankings from Toranoana, and has a group discussion on a mysterious message from a reader.
Reviews: Over at Good Comics for Kids, Kate Dacey reviews Spy Goddess: The Chase for the Chalice. Dave White reviews vols. 1-6 of Skip Beat, with plenty of scans and some insightful comments about the art. Matthew Brady critiques vol. 7 of Monster at Warren Peace Sings the Blues. Michelle reads vol. 2 of 7SEEDS (in Japanese) at Soliloquy in Blue. Julie reviews vol. 5 of Nosatsu Junkie at the Manga Maniac Cafe. At Okazu, Erica Friedman goes for the less than profound with a look at vol. 2 of Battle Club. Julie Rosato checks out vol. 1 of Nephilim, Greg Hackmann reviews vol. 1 of The Third, and Sakura Eries takes a quick look at vol. 8 of School Rumble at Anime on DVD. Dave Ferraro reviews vol. 1 of Dororo at Comics-and-More. Tiamat’s Disciple takes a look at vols. 1-5 of Rose Hip Zero and vols. 1-7 of Enchanter. Deb Aoki reviews vol. 1 of Kieli at About.com
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