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Hetalia’s Version of History: What Does It Offer Readers?

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Full disclaimer: I work for TOKYOPOP as an editor, and I have worked on every print volume of Hetalia thus far. But I do enjoy Hetalia as a manga fan, and as a history nerd, and so this post is … Continue reading →

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Review- Gandhi: A Manga Biography

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Gandhi: A Manga Biography by Kazuki Ebine is exactly what its title claims it to be: a biography about the life, struggles and death of the famous nonviolent leader, Mahatma Gandhi. This particular manga is published by Penguin Books and will … Continue reading →

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Underappreciated Manga: Historical Manga

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

If there’s one thing I love almost as much as manga, it’s history. I gobble history up like a starving dog in front of a huge bowl of food. Some people say they don’t get it or that it’s boring, … Continue reading →

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