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Gen Manga Brings Indie Manga Stateside

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Last week I was contacted by Robert McGuire, editor-in-chief of GEN Manga Entertainment about their new indie manga anthology. He offered me  a chance to read it both digitally and in print, which I happily accepted. (I don’t get review … Continue reading →

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Review: Sundome vol. 1-6

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Sundome, by Kazuto Okada, is a manga about extremes. The first extreme begins when Hideo Aiba, the main character, falls intensely in love with the new transfer student, Kurumi Sahana, and gets a hard on within five minutes of meeting … Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Finds & Off To Fanime!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Hi everyone, Tomorrow is the official start of Fanime, one of my favorite cons in California. I’ll be attending, so my presence on this blog and on Twitter will be pretty limited. (Although I’ll still be checking in when I … Continue reading →

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Tales From Out of Print: Basara

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

I first got into Basara by Yumi Tamura years ago. I bought the first volume and then didn’t buy the second volume until a number of years afterward. I couldn’t tell you why I stopped reading Basara for so long, … Continue reading →

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Webcomics Wednesday: More Goodies

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Man, it’s been a crazy three-four weeks for me. I cannot believe that I took that kind of a break from blogging, but there was a lot on my plate. (Four Hana to Yume titles, which are the most textually … Continue reading →

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MMF: My Reaction to Barefoot Gen 1 & 2

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

All About Manga talks about Barefoot Gen by Keiji Nakazawa for the February Manga Movable Feast. Barefoot Gen tells the story of a family greatly affected by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, largely based on Keiji Nakazawa’s own experiences and those of other survivors. Continue reading →

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Favorite New Manga-Feb. 2011

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

All About Manga gives quick reviews of some recently-read manga: Sugar Sugar Rune, Kamisama Kiss and Sundome Continue reading →

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Review: Ayn Rand's Anthem

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

All About Manga reviews the graphic novel adaptation of Ayn Rand’s Anthem. Because someone has to tell you not to waste your money on it. Continue reading →

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Review: Ayn Rand’s Anthem

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

All About Manga reviews the graphic novel adaptation of Ayn Rand’s Anthem. Because someone has to tell you not to waste your money on it. Continue reading →

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Hollywood Gantz Premiere Report

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

All About Manga talks about the Gantz movie premiere in Hollywood. For a PG-13 summer action movie, it could be worse…If you can get past the bad dub. Continue reading →

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