posted 06-30-2008 6:01 PM by Rob L McCarthy
Charlie Brown’s Chakra
Hello readers. In my last post, “Happy Childhoods Make Lousy Heroes” I said “Unrequited love gives you as much chakra as Charlie... read more

posted 06-20-2008 11:23 AM by Xone
Report from France
MSG blogging posted by Xone Xone is in Paris with VIZ Media Europe members meeting Death Note licensees. Today I met KANA - they did great Death... read more

posted 06-13-2008 12:07 AM by Rob L McCarthy
Happy childhoods make lousy heroes
Think for a second about the three (maybe four) main Characters in Naruto. They all have REALLY messed up backgrounds. Naruto = Orphan with a giant... read more

posted 06-10-2008 5:06 PM by Sean Williams
in the window
Sometimes I'll see someone on a bus or a train, reading one of our manga. Or I'll come across Shonen Jump or Shojo Beat on a magazine rack, or some... read more

posted 05-30-2008 4:54 PM by MSG
MSG wants you to see the new Bleach movie!
MSG blogging  read more

posted 05-28-2008 2:33 PM by Nancy Thistlethwaite
Fanime
This past weekend I went to the Fanime convention in San Jose. I took some photos for Shojo Beat magazine, but mainly I went to hang out and have... read more

posted 05-20-2008 5:57 PM by Alvin Lu
Rory Root 1958-2008
VIZ Media just lost a longtime friend with the passing of Rory Root, the owner of the Comic Relief comic-book store in Berkeley. Visit... read more

posted 05-19-2008 11:37 AM by Amy Yu
Love JPOP. Love Psychedelico.
I listen to JPOP when I edit manga. Like, all the time. I’d say 90% of my iPod is filled with JPOP music. (Which is probably why no one ever... read more

posted 05-13-2008 2:23 PM by Rob L McCarthy
SFX
I have given a lot of thought to sound effects in comics in the last two days. I just bought Bat Lash number 4 (a pretty good Western by DC... read more

posted 05-08-2008 4:08 PM by Shonen Jump
Kubo Is Coming
I said, Kubo is coming . . .  read more