Tag Archives: Osamu Tezuka

5 Reasons Why Anime Expo 2013 Was Good For Manga

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

So, for a while I’ve found anime cons to be a little depressing as a huge manga nerd. Very few manga panels, very few manga sellers in the dealers’ hall and a lot of publishers had relatively negative tones with … Continue reading →

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MMF: Do Manga Editors Dream of Tezuka Sheep?

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

It’s very common on manga blogs to talk about the series you dream of seeing printed in English. Nearly every manga blogger does it. It’s an easy feature to write up and readers seem to love getting exposed to unfamiliar … Continue reading →

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Discussion: Which Tezuka Manga is Your Favorite?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Yesterday was the 23rd anniversary of Osamu Tezuka’s death. To commemorate the man who had (and still has!) such an impact on manga publishing, I thought it would be good to talk about his manga and our favorites. Personally, I … Continue reading →

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My Personal Top Ten Manga

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

This post actually got started on the Ladies in Comic Book Stores tumblr, where a reader asked me for my top ten manga.  I wrote out this huge post, complete with links to the Amazon listings, other suggestions, reasons why … Continue reading →

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Discussion: How Do You Feel About Kickstarter Manga?

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Well folks, despite the closure of Bandai Entertainment and the downsizing of Media Blasters, there is some good news for manga in the early weeks of 2012! Yesterday, Digital Manga Publishing announced a new Kickstarter campaign to finance the publication … Continue reading →

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Why Vertical Inc. is Successful

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

For my own reasons, I like to think about what makes certain manga publishers successful, especially in hard economic times when it seems like a lot of publishers are cutting back or teetering on the edge. Vertical Inc., one of … Continue reading →

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What Manga Do You Want The Most?

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

All About Manga asks- What manga would you publish if you had the chance to publish ANY two manga titles of your choosing? Continue reading →

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