How manga took over the world or, more specifically, the UK

Fans of the UK manga movement will be pleased to hear that Sonia Leong‘s global manga adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (“Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet“) has been nominated for a 2008 Harvey Award in the Best American Edition of Foreign Material category. The nominations and winners are selected by US comic book professionals and … Continued

The Daily Mail have posted a positive preview/feature on the wine-tasting manga “Kami No Shizuku” (a.k.a The Drops Of God), which seems to be set for a UK release (no release date provided) courtesy of Manga Shakespeare publisher Self Made Hero. “The ten-volume series sees two brothers given the challenge of locating 12 legendary wines … Continued

On Thursday, 14th of February, SelfMadeHero will be releasing the latest graphic novel in their ‘Manga Shakespeare’ series. Having already published the likes of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ (drawn by Sonia Leong) and ‘Hamlet’ (drawn by Emma Vieceli) under this label in the UK, their next release will be Shakespeare’s “romantic comedy” ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, … Continued

The Young Adult Library Services Association (a part of the American Library Association) have been handing out their prestigious annual awards for 2008, and rather than focus exclusively on traditional written literature, their main categories also include “Great Graphic Novels for Teens“. Naturally, several Japanese manga series (14, to be precise) made the cut, not … Continued

The Times Online have recently published “How manga is conquering Britain“, an article by manga expert Paul Gravett. Gravett specifically notes the growing influence of manga on Brittish youngsters, going so far as to suggest that “manga” can no longer be used to describe an exclusively Japanese art-form when so many foreign artists are adopting … Continued