Posted in Conventions Manga Next

Yuri Panel at MangaNEXT

Erica Friedman (@yuricon) and Sean Gaffney (@toukochan) hosts this panel on a genre of manga that does not get as much props as it deserves….

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MangaNEXT 2012 Panels in a Nutshell

Yes you would have to have microscopic vision to see it, but in a nutshell, the image above was my schedule for MangaNEXT. The purpose…

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Vertical at MangaNEXT

Vertical Panel was an industry/Publisher panel ran by Ed Chavez (@vertical_ed), who has been dangling the announcement of three new titles prior to the convention via twitter….

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Summing MangaNEXT 2012

I am glad that this year I was able to attend MangaNEXT. It is an intimate convention held this year at the Sheraton Meadowland Hotel…

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Yuno was once a yojo!

Yōjo (幼女 “Loli”)!

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Review: The Secret World of Arietty

Mike reviews the US theatrical release of the latest Studio Ghibli release, written by but not directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It’s a solid entry to the Ghibli catalog, not the greatest but certainly not lacking in wonder, heart, and entertainment.

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