TCAF 2015: “Creating a Girl-Friendly Manga Collection for Libraries”

Posted by on May 9, 2015 in Events, Featured, Manga Lists | 0 comments

On Friday afternoon at the Toronto Reference Library, we presented a talk about “Creating a girl-friendly manga collection” for libraries at the TCAF Librarians and Educators Day session. Robin Brenner (Youth Librarian at Brookline Public Library in Massachusetts and editor of No Flying No Tights blog, and contributor to the School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids blog), Leyla Aker (Sr. VP, Publishing for VIZ Media), and myself gave an overview of the different kinds of manga and what makes manga “female-friendly” for N. American library patrons. I’ll try to post the transcript later, but for now, here’s the powerpoint deck we presented. You can also check it out directly on SlideShare! Girl Power! How to create a female-friendly manga collection for your library – TCAF 2015 from Deb...

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Manga Translation: A World of Differences and Headaches

Posted by on Mar 5, 2015 in Featured, News | 1 comment

Twitter thoughts and rants about Japanese to English manga translation and what it means for the Japanese manga publishing business and fans worldwide.

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Mahou Shonen Breakfast Club Webcomic Controversy and “Do You Have to be Japanese to Draw Manga?”

Posted by on Mar 5, 2015 in Featured, News | 15 comments

A Twitter recap of a discussion about the discontinued Mahou Shonen Breakfast Club webcomic, culture, comics, appropriation and how it affects global comics creators who are influenced by Japanese manga.

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VIDEO: Yusuke Murata Draws One-Punch Man at International Manga Festa 2014

Posted by on Dec 3, 2014 in Events, Featured, News | 0 comments

Manga artist Yusuke Murata (Eyeshield 21, One Punch Man) did a quick sketch of Saitama from One Punch Man at International Manga Festa 2014 in Tokyo. See a quick 5 minute video of him in action.

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Tezuka Fans Talk Back About Digital Manga Kickstarter Campaign

Posted by on Oct 26, 2014 in Featured, News | 1 comment

Manga fans are balking at Digital Manga Kickstarter campaign to publish over 31 volumes of manga by Osamu Tezuka. Is it too ambitious to succeed?

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Graphic Novel Review: Miss Don’t Touch Me by Hubert & Kerascoet

Posted by on Oct 26, 2014 in Featured, Reviews | 0 comments

A review of Miss Don’t Touch Me by Hubert and Kerascoet, a femme-centric suspense tale set in a Parisian bordello in the early 20th Century. Blanche witnesses her sister’s murder but feels powerless to bring the killers to justice. With little means at her disposal, she finds herself working at a high class den of sin. But will Blanche’s tendency to ask too many questions be the death of her?

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