The last five days have yielded a bonanza of new licenses, the most exciting of which is Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey, an autobiographical manga by Princess Jellyfish creator Akiko Higashimura. Also joining the Seven Seas catalog are My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious, and Skeleton Knight in Another World, three adaptations of isekai novels; Creature Girls: A Field Journal in Another World, an R-rated monster-girl series; and Eve x Eve and I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up, two new yuri manga.
In other licensing news, VIZ just revealed plans to publish Snow White with the Red Hair, a shojo fantasy by Sorata Akizuki. The series, which has been running in LaLa since 2006, features a strong-willed, resourceful heroine with — you guessed it — auburn locks.* Yen Press had publishing news as well: on September 25th, the first five volumes of Kaoru Mori’s A Bride’s Story will be released in digital format for the first time, to be followed by volumes six through nine on October 30th, and the entire print run of Emma on November 27th. Huzzah!
ANIME AND MANGA LINKS
The schedule of events for New York Comic-Con is now live. There are 65 — count ’em! — anime and manga events including screenings, panel discussions, performances, contests, and how-to sessions for aspiring artists, as well as the usual assortment of industry panels and special guests. [New York Comic-Con]
Diamond just released its list of August 2018’s best-selling graphic novels. Not surprisingly, shonen titles performed best in comic book stores, thanks to the crossover appeal of My Hero Academia, Tokyo Ghoul:re, Black Torch, One Piece and Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs. [ICv2]
In case you missed it: Dark Horse will be re-issuing Berserk in a deluxe, hardcover edition. Each omnibus will collect three volumes, and will retail for $27.99. Look for the first installment in February 2019. [Otaku USA]
And speaking of Berserk, Eric Frederickson has written a beginner’s guide to the long-running, eternally popular series. [SyFy]
What’s the best ebook format for serious manga readers? Krystallina test drove apps for BookWalker, Kobo, Kindle, Google Play, Nook, ComiXology, and iBooks, and shares her findings. [The OASG]
Looking for an IT job? Hachette is hiring. [Yen Press]
Tom Speelman reviews the live-action Bleach movie, which recently arrived on Netflix. [CBR]
Jocelyn Allen sings the praises of Toru Izu’s Mitsubachi no Kiss. [Brain vs Book]
Over at Okazu, Erica Friedman reviews Model-chan to Jimi Mane-san, a opposites-attract story that’s currently running on Comic Yuri Hime‘s Pivix site. [Okazu]
For her latest Spot the Color column, Marion analyzes the role that yellow plays in the Revolutionary Girl Utena anime. Why yellow? “Yellow is both an aggressive and versatile color,” she explains. “It’s the strongest one of the color wheel; everything fades into the background in its presence, which is why it’s so often used in ‘caution’ or ‘attention’ signs. It’s commonly associated with happiness, yet it’s also a hated color… Stare at yellow for too long and not only will your eyes hurt, it can also produce anxiety. That makes yellow a fitting color to represent obsession.” [Otaku, She Wrote]
* Updated to more accurately describe the series.
