Manga Before Flowers
Manga Before Flowers -- September Manga Previews
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 at 5:48 AM EST
I somehow "missed" August previews. And by "missed" I mean, I was apparently too lazy (perhaps "uninspired" if I'm being kind?) to cover them. Anyway, August Previews was the month of xxxholic. Del Rey offered both volume 14 and as well as the xxxholic: Official Guide.
Moving on to *this* month's offerings....
Manga Before Flowers -- July Previews
- by Danielle Leigh
- Thursday, July 16th, 2009 at 8:55 AM EST
Okay, MarkAndrew, this month's previews reveal that your wish has finally been granted!
Manga Before Flowers -- June Manga Previews!
- by Danielle Leigh
- Monday, June 15th, 2009 at 12:20 PM EST
This month is a little light on interesting manga releases, but there are still a few gems to be found in the new and fairly trim version of previews.
Manga Before Flowers -- All the Viz News That's Fit to Blog
- by Danielle Leigh
- Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 at 5:13 AM EST
A lot of things are currently happening with Viz and I thought it was time to do a little news round up for this blog. Below I remark upon 1) end of Shojo Beat magazine this summer, 2) the creation of an on-line seinen manga mag IKKI, following in the footsteps of the long defunct [...]
Manga Before Flowers -- May Manga Previews!
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 6:27 AM EST
As far as I'm concerned there really is just one book coming out in August (although, yes, I'm sure I'll buy more. I always do).
Manga Before Flowers -- Manga Previews: The Best of April
- by Danielle Leigh
- Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 at 11:52 AM EST
Oh, Previews. Why do I love you so? You're not as fat as you used to be but you still bring me to a state of anticipatory joy. Let's get to it, shall we?
Manga Before Flowers -- March Manga Madness: Previews Version!
- by Danielle Leigh
- Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 1:33 PM EST
Okay, it's probably been too long since I've done a previews pick post but honestly, previews are one of my favorite things about reading comics and being part of the whole Wednesday-crowd experience. A good healthy list of manga titles I'd want to buy -- even three or four months in the future -- makes me [...]
Manga Before Flowers -- My One Year Anniversary
- by Danielle Leigh
- Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 12:42 PM EST
If I've followed the calender correctly, today should be the one year anniversary of my joining the blog with the Manga Before Flowers column. Thanks to MarkAndrew to bringing me on board and Brian for being so welcoming and supportive. I've had wonderful experiences here, as I've tried to learn how to review manga for [...]
Manga Before Flowers -- The Short Good-Bye
- by Danielle Leigh
- Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 at 10:23 AM EST
One of the joys of manga is that most series have definitive end-points. There is pleasure in being able to say a proper good-bye to favorite characters or good riddance to the ones that made you curse and throw the book across the room. Go! Comi recently finished releasing two of its best series, After [...]
Best Manga of 2008 -- Readers' Choice!
- by Danielle Leigh
- Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 at 6:44 PM EST
Thanks to everyone who advertised our little poll (special thanks to Melinda at there it is, plain as daylight, Brigid at Mangablog), as a result we got a nice mix of seinen junkies and shojo lovers to balance out the votes. Blackjack is the clear favorite from both reader-types, as it was not only [...]
Manga Before Flowers -- Name the Best Manga of 2008!
- by Danielle Leigh
- Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 at 1:26 PM EST
I love end-of-year-lists. Particularly when I don't have to make them.
So why don't you all step up and tell me your TOP THREE picks for:
1) Best NEW manga of 2008 -- "New" meaning a series that debuted for the first time in English this year.
2) Best CONTINUING manga of 2008 -- "Continuing" meaning a [...]
Manga Before Flowers -- True Anime & Manga Confessions
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 at 8:14 AM EST
Time to come clean -- 21 shocking, true confessions after the cut!
Manga Before Flowers -- 10 Happy-Making Things
- by Danielle Leigh
- Monday, October 20th, 2008 at 4:24 PM EST
The last few weeks, I've been sadly AWOL from the blog, so in order to remind myself why I love anime and manga I'm stealing a page from OtakuUSA and doubling their usual "Otaku Top 5" for a list of 10 manga and anime-related things that have brightened my day recently. Feel free to [...]
Manga Before Flowers -- Is CMX next?
- by Danielle Leigh
- Friday, September 26th, 2008 at 5:02 AM EST
With the cancellation of DC's MINX line, Dirk Deppey at journalista asks if we should start a "deathwatch" for CMX and I thought I would see what you all think -- is the death of CMX a real possibility?
CMX launched in 2005 (a year before MINX was announced I believe) and their books aren't known for pulling [...]
Manga Before Flowers -- Itazura na Kiss & Contemporary Shojo
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 at 8:41 AM EST
This week I want to talk one of the biggest surprises of the 2008 Spring anime season -- a little show that could, titled Itazura na Kiss (aka Mischievous Kiss). Based on a 23-volume shojo manga of the same name from the early 90's, the creators of the anime have done a beautiful job [...]
