This is the shortest volume of the series yet, with 60 pages instead of the 90-100 pages previous volumes had. This volume lacks a short story from Takaaki Suzuki, which is sorely missed. The absence of his leisurely prose heightens the volume’s action-packed feel; this one is all about explosions, unending enemy waves, and dramatic [...]
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English Doujinshi: Witches of the Sphinx Volume 4
Posted by utilsabound on March 11, 2012
http://lthemachine.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/english-doujinshi-witches-of-the-sphinx-volume-4/
Witches of the Sphinx 4 to be sold online soon.
…and my fanboying over Strike Witches continues. With the dust of Winter Comiket settling, I got an email back from MangaPal: Dear customer, Thank you for your inquiry. Witches of the Sphinx Vol 4 (with English Subtitiles) (by Firstspear) will be available from this or next Friday at MANGA PAL online store. Sorry for keeping [...]
Posted by utilsabound on January 10, 2012
http://lthemachine.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/witches-of-the-sphinx-4-to-be-sold-online-soon/
Internet Censorship, Hachette, and Yen Press
Are you a US citizen? Have you taken the time to contact your congressional representative, and urge them not to vote for a destructive internet censorship bill that emulates China? If you haven’t, please do so before reading the rest of this post. Back? Ok, good. There’s a list of the companies behind the lobbyists [...]
Posted by utilsabound on December 13, 2011
http://lthemachine.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/internet-censorship-hachette-and-yen-press/
The Bittersweetness of Digital Manga
A lot of Japanese companies are putting their manga online for an English-speaking audience. This is a wonderful trend, but it’s bittersweet for me. On one hand, online distro is great for manga too niche or risque for US print publishers. But on the other hand, I just can’t accept the “streaming only”, “no-ownership” way [...]
Posted by utilsabound on November 29, 2011
http://lthemachine.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/the-bittersweetness-of-digital-manga/
Importing Nogami Takeshi’s bilingual doujinshi
Updated 2012 Jan 15: I emailed Nogami Takeshi asking if he could restock some books on MangaPal, and he actually wrote back and did! How nice. I decided to make this collection of links to Nogami Takeshi’s bilingual Strike Witches doujinshi, to make importing them less confusing. Here’s a list of all books with a [...]
Posted by utilsabound on November 3, 2011
http://lthemachine.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/importing-nogami-takeshis-bilingual-doujinshi/
What Is Up With Online Manga Journalism?
I’ve felt out-of-touch with the big manga journalism sites for awhile. I’m talking about the whole axis of blogs and news around MangaBlog, About.com’s manga section, and so on. In aggregate, they have a feel that’s: Very anti-moe Very anti-fanservice Very pro-artsy titles and pro-classic shoujo I guess the main reason is the demographics. US [...]
Posted by utilsabound on November 2, 2011
http://lthemachine.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/what-is-up-with-online-manga-journalism/
English Doujinshi: Fragments, by Aiwa (Umineko no Naku Koro Ni)
Finally, one of the first books from doujinPress. This new site makes it easier for fans around the world to sell original doujinshi, both by selling second-hand and handling print runs for artists. So, my first question with this book was: How good’s their printing? With the book in hand, it looks pretty nice. It’s [...]
Posted by utilsabound on October 8, 2011
http://lthemachine.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/english-doujinshi-fragments-by-aiwa-umineko-no-naku-koro-ni/
Moe Propaganda
Otaku culture is often interpreted as a postwar reponse, but moe’s roots definitely predate General MacArthur. Just look at this Imperial officer’s oddly otaku-ish comments: “The Government of Japan attempted many times to alienate the allied forces protecting Australia. The Japanese aimed their ‘Divide and conquer’ tactics at the Aussie Troops fighting in New [...]
Posted by utilsabound on September 28, 2011
http://lthemachine.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/moe-propaganda/
English Doujinshi: Keiko Kato North Africa Military Photos 1943, by Nogami Takeshi (Strike Witches)
Like Nogami Takeshi’s other doujinshi, this one is bilingual, with a complete English translation alongside the Japanese text. Unlike the others though, it’s not being sold online. He kept it an event-only book, sold only at Comiket for one day…to preserve the intimacy or specialness of the experience, I guess. Luckily, I managed to get [...]
Posted by utilsabound on September 23, 2011
http://lthemachine.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/english-doujinshi-keiko-kato-north-africa-military-photos-1943-by-nogami-takeshi-strike-witches/
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