Tag Archives: Manga

Are Long Series Worth Watching? Animerica Once Argued “Yes”

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Tom Langston

I was looking through some old issues of Animerica I have and one of them – Vol. 4, No. 12 (Dec. 1996) – had a short piece in the early part of the issue arguing long series are worth the emotional, … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Tankōbon Tasting Tumblr

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tom Langston

Over the past week, I have been posting on a new Tumblr intended to bring attention to manga that have not previously been translated, either officially or by fans. Most of these manga are ones I bought at Kinokuniya or … Continue reading →

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The Math Girls Manga Kickstarter

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Tom Langston

I was surprised to learn through Canon on Twitter last Friday that there was a Kickstarter project to publish an English translation of the 1st Mathematical Girls manga volume. I had bought the two-volume manga series some time ago as … Continue reading →

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Intersection of Being a Sports & Anime Fan

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Tom Langston

drawn by pixiv user 高田桂 One of my new year’s blog resolutions was to write about sports and this post has been brewing for a while. I’ve tried to blend together different parts as best as I could.

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Weekend Giveaway: Yen Plus Issues

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Tom Langston

Here’s another giveaway on the blog and I promise to pick a winner more quickly this time! The prizes are 3 issues of Yen Plus magazine: August 2008, February 2009, and December 2009. The print version of Yen Plus stopped publication with … Continue reading →

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