This newsletter promotes new paperback manga volumes from VAST Visual, with each issue featuring a book blurb, a short artist bio and a shop link. It offers little beyond product announcements and reads as a catalogue rather than original editorial writing.
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Essays on Japanese pop culture by a writer and translator, covering manga, anime, literature and Japan's postwar cultural history. Each issue pairs current events, such as a museum show, a Nobel announcement or an obituary, with historical context and cultural analysis.
A solo writer shares personal essays and reviews on fighting games, retro arcade titles, anime and manga. Posts mix practical game-specific detail with cultural commentary drawn from the author's experience in Japan and the fighting game community.
A weekly briefing on the business of anime and manga, covering industry data, corporate moves and market trends in Japan and abroad. Readers get original reporting, interviews and analysis of topics such as cyberattacks, production costs and merchandise expansion.
A comics and manga newsletter featuring award roundups, book reviews, and monthly manga release guides. Readers get a personal, opinionated take on independent comics, manga and related literature.
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