Anime Diet

12.49

Panel over. Rushing to Power Rangers junket. later! #sdcc

12.49

Have recent events like the tsunami, bad economy in Japan affected reader interests? Maybe rom coms are popular because people need comfort #sdcc #manga

12.47

New crew members in One Piece? Not even in the Editor-in-Chief knows. Editor and mangaka decide together. #sdcc #manga #onepiece

12.45

The side furigana and kanji on the sides are sometimes very hard to translate/adapt. #sdcc #manga

12.44

Why so many romantic comedies as of late in SJ? Its what the readers want. #sdcc #manga

12.41

Manga is not art, but entertainment, must keep readers in mind -Kengo Monji. Controversial statement? #sdcc #manga

12.38

Hopefully, soon, there will be a global, simultaneous release of everything. But print should not die. #sdcc #manga

12.38

I don’t entirely agree, you can flip the iPad landscape and 2 page spreads work. #sdcc #manga

12.37

SJ Editor: Manga’s roots go back into the medieval era with illustrated scrolls, then into print. Maybe w/iPad 2 page spreads may be obsolete #sdcc #manga

12.30

The physical resemblance between the real Yoshida and the editor in the manga are uncanny. #sdcc #bakuman

12.29

Yoshida (editor of the manga): the portrayal of himself is only 70% accurate. 30% is more horrible than he really is! #sdcc #manga #bakuman

12.28

SJ Editor-in-Chief: basically plays himself in #Bakuman. #sdcc #manga

12.27

After Bakuman, many junior and high schoolers started to propose manga to SJ. More encouragement than discouragement. #sdcc #manga

12.26

At first the editor was afraid that Bakuman would be a gossipy, dishy behind-the-scenes about the industry. #sdcc #manga #bakuman

12.25

How did you decide to do a manga about your own department in Bakuman? Ohba thought of the idea while doing Death Note. #manga #sdcc

12.24

Obata: one of the nicest people in the manga industry. Always thinking of how to execute complex scenes. #sdcc #manga #deathnote #bakuman

12.23

Ohba-sensei (Death Note, Bakuman): in story meetings, he would always propose something out of the ordinary. #sdcc #manga

12.21

In Yu-Gi-Oh they have non-physical battles; it was a way to tell a battle manga w/o literal battles. #sdcc #manga

12.17

Members exclusives for SJ Alpha include creator interviews and videos, one-shots, meet up invites, Yu-Gi-Oh cards #sdcc #manga

12.15

3 reasons for Blue Exorcist popularity: Kato’s art, the main character’s identity, and side characters #sdcc #manga

12.13

SJ Editor: pay attention to the battle scenes in the upcoming Takama-ga-hara #sdcc #manga

12.10

They’re basically going to catch up with 2 chapters per issue of Blue Exorcist until August, when it’s 2 weeks behind Japan. #sdcc #manga #shonenjump

12.09

Also announcing: Blue Exorcist to be available on SJ Alpha, starting July 30th #sdcc #manga

12.08

Big announcement of new series: Takama-ga-hara, starting from July 23rd. #sdcc #manga

12.06

Basic rundown of SJ Alpha. Entries run two weeks after it runs in Japan. #sdcc #manga

12.02

Introducing everyone…first up is the editor-in-chief of Japan Weekly Shonen Jump. #sdcc #manga

11.56

Rome and I got some really nice seats…very close to the front. Should get some good pics. #sdcc #manga #shonenjump