Blogcritics Comments on The Lure of Manga

Comment by Bill Sherman on The Lure of Manga

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:57:33 EST

While there is a lot of manga material devoted to young girl romance stories, one reason I suspect that subject appears so dominent on American bookstore shelves is the fact that Western comics so infrequently broach the same subject matter. But there's plenty of other material being released: of the five titles I mentioned in my article above, only one fits under the categories you mention. Planetes is a sci-fiction series with moments of Ray Bradbury-styled poetry; Battle Royale is a hard-&-violent blending of Lord of the Flies and The Running Man; Kindaichi Case Files is an old-fashioned murder-in-the-mansion mystery series; while Iron Wok Jan is about cooking competitions. If you look, the genre options are much more varied than you might think at first glance . . .

Comment by kl on The Lure of Manga

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:38:46 EST

I honostly do not understandt Manga. I work in a bookstore and it is not uncommon to see a fan spend HOURS reading multiple books in a sitting. The artwork is admirable, sure, but the plots rarely go beyong anything I see on television reality shows. teenage girls and erotic love scenes seem to dominate the comics on our shelves, and I am happy to avoid the Manga sensation

Comment by Natalie Bennett on The Lure of Manga

Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:26:16 EST

This article has been selected for syndication to Advance.net, which is affiliated with newspapers around the United States. Nice work!

Comment by Katie McNeill on The Lure of Manga

Wed, 8 Nov 2006 22:53:23 EST

*Vampire Princess Miyu

Comment by Katie McNeill on The Lure of Manga

Wed, 8 Nov 2006 22:52:38 EST

My husband and I are both huge fans of manga and anime. We have a huge collection that covers too much wall space. For the most part the art work is fantastic, and like you said if your willing to look there are some GREAT stories out there. The myths are so diffrent from our own (american myths)... it's just a nice slice of somewhere else. Vampire Princess Myiu (I love vampire stuff) and this one is pretty good.