TokyoPop is Shutting Down US Operations

Tokyo Pop is finally going under in the US.  They will be shutting down US operations on May 31st.  I don’t know what will happen with all the series they are in the middle of.  I myself am currently reading: Shinobi Life Gakuen Alice Portrait of M&N VB Rose Aion Alice in the Country of Hearts Maid-sama Needless to say, I’m rather disappointed.  Anyhow…hopefully, another publisher will rise up and take over some of the licenses so the series can be finished (Hopefully in affordable electronic form rather than tree killing volumes).  I’m not feeling all that confident, though, since … Continue reading TokyoPop is Shutting Down US Operations

March 2011 Site Statistics

Here are some stats and facts about Omari’s Sister Blog from March 2011! Top 10 Visiting Countries: US (CA, NY, TX, FL, MA) France Canada Phillippines Germany Malaysia UK Australia Singapore Spain Top 5 Releases “Junketsu +Kareshi” Chp 8 “Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen” Volume 4 Extras “Akagami no Shirayukihime” Chp 23 “Magnolia” Chp 8 “Pika Ichi” Chp 6 Top 5 Keyword Searches Other than Omari’s Sister Magnolia Manga Pureblood+boyfriend Pika Ichi Scarecrow of Oz Manga Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen Top 5 Traffic Sources Direct Google Manga Updates Mangafox Forums Blogger Referrals Loyalty — 72% Return Visitors Mobile — 1039 visits via a … Continue reading March 2011 Site Statistics

Japan Earthquake Messages from our Favorite Manga Artists!

Here are some links to the earthquake messages and morale boosting artwork from our favorite manga artists! 03/24/2011: Update!  More messages have been added!  Go check them out!Hakusensha Artists (Lala, LalaDX, Betsuhana, and others):  Link to all the images Akane Ogura (ZHD) (Go Yuda!) Midorikawa Yuki (Natsume’s Book of Friends) Kanno Aya (Otomen) Tsuda Masami (Chotto Made Edo and His and Her Circumstances) Mizuno Tohko (Kimi ni XOXO and Harukanaru Toki no Naka de) Fujiwara Hiro (Kaichou wa Maid-sama) Kusakawa Nari (Two Flowers for the Dragon and Shinobigoto) Aria Artists — Link to all the images (Hopefully, there will be … Continue reading Japan Earthquake Messages from our Favorite Manga Artists!

Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

Hello to all the readers of this fine blog. It’s Kuma-chan and I’ve come here to ask for your help today. As you may know, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the waters near Japan at 2.46 pm local time on March 11, 2011. This earthquake triggered a tsunami which resulted in massive destruction and the loss of many lives in Japan.As fans of anime and manga, we are indebted to the people of Japan for what they give us. The mangakas, assistors, editors, producers, composers, singers, publishing companies…this list is endless. Many people work hard to bring us the entertainment … Continue reading Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

February 2011 Site Statistics

Here are some statistics from the month of February! Top 10 Visiting Countries US (CA, NY, TX, FL, MA) France Canada UK Germany Philippines Malaysia Spain Australia Singapore Top 5 Releases The Ouran January 2011 Special The Devil Mansion’s Teacher (Surprise Hit! If you like one-shots like that, I have more! Let me know!) J+K Chp 2 J+K Chp 7 Magnolia Chp 7 Top 5 Keyword Searches other than “Omari’s Sister” Magnolia manga Pureblood Boyfriend Pika Ichi Orange Chocolate Yukarism Continue reading February 2011 Site Statistics