Manga Worth Reading

Digital Manga Brings Downloadable Files to eManga.Com | Jan 06 2013

Digital Manga’s website and storefront, eManga.com, has been revamped for the new year with a number of changes. As stated in their customer newsletter, Our online reader is still available and better than ever, but now you can download our content in a variety of popular digital formats compatible with your e-reading device of choice. [...]

True Manga Success? Being Turned Into an American Comic | Jan 03 2013

I’m still not sure whether this is an amazing or disturbing thing… Someone’s really trying to make some money out of Cyborg 009. It was originally a manga which ran from 1964 (!) – 1981 in Japan. Tokyopop translated the first ten volumes, which are now out of print. There were two movies, two radio [...]

My Year in Manga 2012 | Dec 20 2012

In past years, I’ve written a post titled “Best Manga of [Year]“. This year, I’m retitling. My manga reading has decreased, in part due to my interests swinging back a bit to graphic novels, in part due to what material has been available. This year, I’m just looking back at what I enjoyed reading this [...]

Rurouni Kenshin Movie Showing One Weekend Only in LA | Dec 11 2012

They made a live-action film version of the manga Rurouni Kenshin, starring Takeru Sato as the title character and directed by Keishi Ohtomo. The movie will be shown (with subtitles) at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at LA EigaFest in Hollywood. As described by the promoters, The film, released this summer in Japan, follows goofy, gentle [...]

Viz Manga Android App Gives Away Shonen Jump Issues With Offers | Dec 10 2012

If you’re using the Viz Manga app on an Android device, you now have an option available to read the manga digital anthology Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha for free. Instead of paying 99 cents for an issue, or $25.99 for a year’s subscription, you can download and install another Android app from a list that [...]

Viz Goes Same-Day With Japan for Digital Magazine Shonen Jump Alpha | Nov 29 2012

Last year, I called Viz the digital publisher of the year for their forward-thinking policies and releases. This year, with so many established programs, there haven’t been quite as many visible or outstanding achievements — but they’re ending the year with a doozy. Beginning January 21, 2013, their weekly digital magazine Shonen Jump Alpha will [...]

Digital Manga Puts All Print Releases on Hiatus | Nov 14 2012

Most will see this as a very bad sign, an indicator that business isn’t going well, but at least the company is being open about the announcement. Digital Manga has posted a message from their president that says … effective January 1st 2013, the print editions for our DMP, June Manga, DokiDoki, and 801Media imprints [...]

Win a Copy of Bakuman 14 | Nov 13 2012

Bakuman Book 14 Would you like to see for yourself how crazy the fan-turned-creator in Bakuman Book 14 is? I have an extra copy of Bakuman Book 14 to give away in my newest contest. To enter to win, please leave a comment below telling me whether you think fans make good comic creators, and [...]

Manga Author Named French Knight | Oct 27 2012

Leiji Matsumoto, creator of space pirate Captain Harlock, was recently awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France in recognition of the series’ “wide influence on French popular culture”. This award is intended to recognize important figures in the arts, including film, literature, and music. You may also recognize Matsumoto’s name as the [...]

Newest Manga Moveable Feast Covers Vampires | Oct 21 2012

Today starts the latest Manga Moveable Feast. This week we’re covering vampire manga, in timely fashion for Halloween. That link has a list of possible titles that participants will be discussing this upcoming week. Here’s the ones we’ve previously covered here at Manga Worth Reading. Vampire Knight Book 7 Vampire Knight Book 9 Rosario + [...]