Though Naruto, Black Butler, and Black Bird frequently dominate the NY Times manga bestseller list, there are always weird and wonderful surprises. Witness last week's chart: the first volume of Shuzo Oshimi's The Flowers of Evil (Vertical, Inc.), a dark farce about adolescent sexuality, cracked the top ten, placing third on the overall list amidst more obvious crowd-pleasers such as Sailor Moon, Ai Ore!, Rosario + Vampire, and Durarara!! I was also pleasantly surprised to see my review of The Flowers of Evil get a shout-out at the Arts Beat blog:
Hey, Ma, I made the Times without breaking the law!
And speaking of Flowers, here are the results of the final May giveaway: JRB won volume one of The Flowers of Evil, while Maty will receive volumes one and two of Apollo's Song. Congratulations to both winners! I also wanted to say thank-you to everyone who entered this month's drawings; it was great to see such an enthusiastic response. If you didn't win, fear not: there will be other contests!
In other news'
Anime | In a move that surprised no one, the organizers of New York Comic-Con have decided to fold New York Anime Fest into the main show, rather than present it as a separate but concurrent event. Anime-themed panels, concerts, and screenings will continue as before under the larger banner of NYCC. [Anime News Network]
Anime | After a four-year hiatus, Cartoon Network has revived its Toonami programming block. The new line-up debuted on May 26th with Bleach, Cassern Sins, Deadman Wonderland, and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, as well as perennial favorites Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell. [adult swim]
Comics | In case you missed it: Tim Marchman discusses what's wrong with contemporary superhero comics. [The Wall Street Journal]
Manga | Jocelyn Allen makes an exception for her no-magazine rule to read two recent issues of Manga Erotics f. Her verdict? 'Erotic or not, the stories running in f are good,' she opines. 'The hits are far more numerous than the misses. Out of fourteen stories in Vol. 71, there was only one that I was deeply uninterested in, which isn't to say that I was in love with all the rest, just that there was enough going on to keep me reading until the very end.' [Brain vs. Book]
Manga | Over the weekend, VIZ announced that it added Barrage, a new sci-fi manga, to its shonen line-up. The first chapter will debut in next week's digital Jump magazine. [Anime News Network]
Manga | Mark your calendars: the next Manga Movable Feast will be held from June 24 ' June 30th. Anna Neatrour (Manga Report) and Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue) will co-host; Takehiko Inoue (Real, Slam Dunk, Vagabond) will be the main course. [Soliloquy in Blue]
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