Comments on: Manga Milestones 2000-2009: 10 Manga That Changed Comics #1 & #2

By: Pokemon

Pokemon — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:26:00 +0000

pretty well prepared article about manga history. thanks.

and the pictures you selected for dragon ball – lolz :D

By: THE HEROESONLINE BLOG | FAVE 5 OF 2009 :: #5 :: Popeye Vol. 4: Plunder Island

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:22:52 +0000

[...] would be interesting to talk about my five favorite books of 2009. I admit I swiped the idea from Christopher Butcher’s excellent series on the top 10 game-changing moments in North American manga publication. Although Chris goes into [...]

By: Everyone’s A Critic: A round-up of comic book reviews and thinkpieces | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:00:10 +0000

[...] at all in examining how we got from there to here you should definitely read it. Here's part one and two and three, with more to come soon. (by the way, I'm totally kidding about the style [...]

By: Kid Kyoto

Kid Kyoto — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:34:35 +0000

Brilliant anaysis. It’s refreshing to find someone who can look at manga from a dispassionate perspective and talk about what happened and what it means.

By: Alex Scott

Alex Scott — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:36:50 +0000

I just looked at the Wikipedia article on Cardcaptor Sakura, and it mentioned something I found funny. Apparently, when Cardcaptors was still running, Taco Bell had some tie-in toys. The American Family Association complained about it because of the Clow Cards’ resemblance to Tarot cards. Poor Dr. Dobson might have had an aneurysm if he knew about the other thing that makes the non-Nelvana CCS so remarkable, which is its loose, open, and non-judgmental portrayal of same-sex romance, aimed at children.

By: Summing up the Decade in Manga » Manga Worth Reading

Summing up the Decade in Manga » Manga Worth Reading — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:39:05 +0000

[...] Christopher Butcher is posting a set of essays looking at particular milestone titles, which also touch on the issues of censorship, anime tie-ins, pricing, and bringing in female readers. His second post tackles anthologies (including reprinting one of my favorite manga blog posts ever!) and format changes. This is a must-read history of the manga format in the U.S. [...]

By: MichaelJ

MichaelJ — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:25:57 +0000

I’d love to get the omnibus version of Cardcaptor Sakura- I guess the printing and translation quality will make up for the inability to carry it around. :D

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:37:35 +0000

Hey Nawid, yes, the VizBig editions are completely uncensored and in Colour! I highly recommend them.

By: Nawid Ahrary

Nawid Ahrary — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:39:31 +0000

This is cool. They got one of those big sets (like a 3 in 1) of Dragon Ball at my local used bookstore. Are those censored? I’ll have to pick them up if not.

By: Alex Scott

Alex Scott — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:21:12 +0000

This is the first I’ve heard of Dark Horse rereleasing Cardcaptor Sakura. I guess I know what I’m getting my niece for her next birthday.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:35:40 +0000

Thanks Kat, I’m enjoying writing them! The next two will hopefully go up late tonight/early tomorrow.

By: A roundup of end-of-the-year (and decade) pieces | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:25:02 +0000

[...] Deb Aoki, Christopher Butcher and David Welsh consider the manga milestones of the past decade that changed the industry. Among [...]

By: Kat Kan

Kat Kan — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:42:49 +0000

Really enjoying this, waiting for more!

By: Milestone musings « Precocious Curmudgeon

Milestone musings « Precocious Curmudgeon — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:34:39 +0000

[...] look at the most important comics of the decade. Chris Butcher has started an examination of the most influential manga of the last ten years. And Deb Aoki has composed a list of the decade’s manga milestones. All are excellent reads, and [...]

By: Manga milestones and more! « MangaBlog

Manga milestones and more! « MangaBlog — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:18:00 +0000

[...] kicks off what looks to be an awesome series on the 10 manga that changed the comics world with a look at Dragonball and Card Captor Sakura. (Warning: Chris includes an unedited Dragonball sequence, which may raise eyebrows if you’re [...]