Manga news, reviews and interviews by Deb Aoki

Video + Interview: Tsutomu Nihei at San Diego Comic-Con

Posted by on Sep 9, 2016 in Featured, Interviews | 0 comments

Read an interview with Tsutomu Nihei, the manga creator of sci-fi epics including Knights of Sidonia, Biomega, and BLAME!. Joined by Hiroyuki Seshita from Polygon Pictures, Nihei talks about how his art and storytelling has evolved over the years. Also, see a video of Nihei doing a quick sketch of a scene from BLAME!

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TCAF 2015 – Gengoroh Tagame Talks Gay Manga, “Bara,” BL and Scanlation

Posted by on Jul 22, 2015 in Events, Featured, Interviews | 1 comment

Gay manga artist Gengoroh Tagame, Graham Kolbeins and Anne Ishii from MASSIVE and Leyla Aker from SuBLime Manga talk about gay comics in japan at TCAF 2015.

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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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San Diego Comic-Con 2014: Katsuya Terada Draws The Monkey King

Posted by on Aug 1, 2014 in Events, Featured | 0 comments

See a video of manga artist and illustrator Katsuya Terada drawing “The Monkey King” at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 at the Last Gasp booth.

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Life as a Manga Assistant in Japan: Jamie Lynn Lano Pens New Memoir

Posted by on May 16, 2014 in Featured, News | 0 comments

Jamie Lynn Lano moved to Japan and got a job as an assistant to a top manga artist. Now she’s ready to tell her true story as “The Princess of Tennis.”

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