I got this through the comments on a previous post of mine about reading manga on the Kindle. Of course, this isn’t for legally downloaded manga, becasue…..there isn’t any! But if you read and enjoy scanalations, which manga publishers obviously don’t consider a threat or care do anything about, here’s a new solution for reading them on the Kindle. Mangle is open source software that makes organizing an...
“On the Fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, Four Friends in Winter,” Ann Uekusa and her mother move back to her mother’s home town Shimane from Tokyo. Her parents have divorced, and they have returned to live with Ann’s grandparents. They arrive in the winter, before Christmas. Ann becomes close friends with 3 kids; Daigo, Fuji, and Shiika. Not long after returning, Ann’s mother commit...
It’s a new week, and a new round of reviews from the Manga Village. Charles Tan starts things with a big dose of reality with Real Volume 1 from Viz. Alex Hoffman balances the reality with some fantasy with Stray Little Devil Volume 1 from DR Masters. John Thomas brings a Samurai Classic back with Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 1 from Dark Horse. Katherine Farmar wants to Close the Last Door Volume 1from DMP/June. I check out ...
“On the Third Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, Three Sibling Cards,” Manami Minami decides to learn to play Chaos, a popular TCG. Her cousin Tamotsu, who also plays, takes her to the hobby store to by a starter pack. By a strange twist of fate, the pack she buys has an ultra-rare card in it, Sahgan, the Mighty Sorceror. Manami quickly becomes the target of other Chaos players who want to challenge her for Sah...
“On the Second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, Two girls named Nana.” Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu are two girls going to Tokyo to realize their dreams. Nana O. is looking to put together a new band and make it big, with Nana K. is going to join her boyfriend with whom she hopes to find love and happiness. From a chance meeting on the train to sharing an apartment, the lives of these two girls become entwinded ...
It’s the holiday season, so that means, shopping, Santa Claus and christmas carols. For me, it means combining manga with christmas carols! This year, I’m doing the most obvious of carols, The Twelve Days of Christmas. From now until Christmas, I will post one line, featuring a manga that I hope goes with the song. So, here goes! “On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, A One Piece for the Pirat...
I’m glad Yen Press chose to go the anthology route and put out a magazine. Anthologies are probably the best way to get manga titles seen by the general public. But, some issues are starting to come up that make me wonder about their intentions for it. Since I wrote my less than stellar review of issue 2, I’ve been getting requests to sell it (which I did, sorry everyone else). I found out why by from one hopeful buyer. Yen ...
Had enough of turkey leftovers and Black Friday news? Need to shop for that manga fan in your live? Let the Manga Villagers help you make that shopping list! The first week features the reviews debut of our newest reviews Justin Colussy-Estes and Alex Hoffman. But Dan Polley starts the week with Pastel Volume 12 from Del Rey Manga. Charles Tan shows off Puri Puri Volume 6 from DR Masters. John Thomas cuts into Black Jack Vol...
King of Cards Volume 3 By Makoto Tateno Publisher: CMX Age Rating: Teen Genre: Fantasy/Romance Price: $9.99 Rating: Are Manami’s grades slipping because of her dedication to her favorite card game? Her math teacher thinks so and threatens to tell her mother — unless she can beat him in a Chaos match! Also, a seemingly unbeatable player who actually hates Chaos is gunning for Manami. What’s this girl’s conne...
It’s hard for me to believe, but it’s been a year since I started this blog. I took baby steps before starting this blog. I’ve never been someone to give my opinion. I’ve always been a lurker on the internet, even in the days of bulletin boards, I just read more than posted. I joined Tokyopop.com in 2005, but didn’t do anything with it until last year, just before they screwed everything up. I sta...
Well, it’s been quite a week at Manga Village. You might see some new faces as you look around, but I’ll get to that in a little bit. Let’s start with our reviews for this week. Charles Tan starts things off with another season-appropriate sports title, Eyeshield 21 Volume 22 from Viz. Dan Polley has quite a tale with Fairy Tail Volume 4 from Del Rey. Katherine Famar gets aquainted with You and Harujion from ...
I want to cut down on the manga I buy, I really do. But Viz just keeps making it harder! Six new licenses have been found for the publisher, 2 of which I’m going to have to get. While all the attention seems to be going to Detroit Metal City and Ooku, Rasetsu no Hana and Black Bird are the ones that are taking mine. Rasetsu no Hana is a kind of sequel to the Viz Shojo Beat title, Yurara (Yurara no Tsuki). It features Yako,...