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Manga Planet Licenses 5 New Romance Manga from OHZORA Publishing!
We are pleased to announce the license acquisition of the following romance manga titles* from OHZORA Publishing Co.,Ltd! Bitter…
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Former Executive VP of VIZ, The Legendary Hyoe’s History of Manga in North America
It has been a little while. I initially planned on writing about sound effects but changed course after something made…
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Former Executive VP of VIZ, The Legendary Hyoe’s History of Manga in North America
This is the continuation of Chapter 7. Lone Wolf and Cub (English Version Released in 1987) was immensely popular…
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The 1-week All-You-Can-Read Manga Subscription Plan for $1.99 is Back!
Ikebukuro, Japan – Online manga subscription services Manga Planet and futekiya are bringing back the 1-week subscription plan, which offers…
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Former Executive VP of VIZ, The Legendary Hyoe’s History of Manga in North America
As I wrote in Chapter 1, I moved to San Francisco in 1996, around 26 years ago now. I also…
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Former Executive VP of VIZ, The Legendary Hyoe’s History of Manga in North America
In Chapter 5, I briefly explained the reason why pre-2000 manga was formatted to be read from left-to-right (Western Style).…
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Former Executive VP of VIZ, The Legendary Hyoe’s History of Manga in North America
In Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and Chapter 4, I wrote about North America’s first seinen manga magazine, PULP. In the…
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Former Executive VP of VIZ, The Legendary Hyoe’s History of Manga in North America
In Chapter 2 and Chapter 3, I wrote at some length about PULP, North America’s first seinen manga magazine, which…
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Manga Planet Licenses 4 New Romance Manga from OHZORA Publishing!
Ikebukuro, Japan – Manga Planet is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the following romance manga titles* from OHZORA…
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Former Executive VP of VIZ, The Legendary Hyoe’s History of Manga in North America
PULP, modeled after Japanese seinen manga magazines, launched in the winter of 1997 and was, if I do say so…
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