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Make/Play/Watch/Read: For the Games of Japan

August 18, 2021August 17, 2021Evil Genius Mum

If the Tokyo Olympics has inspired your interest in Japan, we have the perfect guide to Make / Play / Watch / Read your way there!

SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show

September 3, 2017December 12, 2017Evil Genius Mum1

Australia has one niche geeky convention that refuses to be like the others… And we love it! Welcome to SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show 2017!

Onkei by Alisha Cole and Tiffany Lee Images by Alisha Cole and Tiffany Lee

‘Onkei’ – An All-Ages Manga Worth Reading

June 16, 2017December 12, 2017Dakster Sullivan

‘Onkei’ is an all-ages manga worth reading.

Have Concerns About a Live-Action ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’? So Do We

December 2, 2016December 9, 2017Melissa Rininger8

Have questions and concerns about a live-action adaptation of ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’? So do we. Let’s explore them.

Gun-slingin’, Fire-startin’, Freedom-savin’ YA Heroines

November 9, 2016December 15, 2017Rebecca Angel

‘Library Wars,’ ‘Rebel of the Sands,’ and ‘Fate of Flames’ are three YA books with kick-ass heroines everyone will enjoy.

Learn Regression Analysis With Manga Guides

August 1, 2016December 8, 2017Dakster Sullivan

The Manga Guides have a fun solution to learning what can be a tough topic to understand.

Why Does Manga Mean So Much to My Kid?

January 29, 2016December 7, 2017Lisa Tate6

My teenage daughter, a seasoned voice actor, and hundreds of Manga nuts show me why this genre is so incredibly popular.

Ghost In The Shell: The Whitewashed Complex?

January 9, 2015December 2, 2017Melanie Meadors4

This week the news broke that Scarlett Johansson has been cast to play Major Motoko Kusanagi in the yet-to-be-greenlit live action film of Ghost in the Shell, and to say there were mixed reactions would be an understatement.

Hey, Sailor Moon Fans! An Interview With Charlene Ingram of Viz

December 6, 2014November 26, 2017Melanie Meadors

GeekMom Mel interviews Sailor Moon enthusiast Charlene Ingram, Senior Manager of Animation Marketing at VIZ Media.

The Manga Guide to Calculus and Statistics

June 11, 2014December 15, 2017Dakster Sullivan

Dakster explores the world of learning calculus and statistics with manga!

Survive Inside the Human Body Manga Series!

June 10, 2014December 15, 2017Dakster Sullivan

Survive Inside the Human Body is a 3-part series of books that teaches the ins and outs of the human body in a fun manga style format.

My “Bad Boy” Valentines

February 5, 2014November 26, 2017Rebecca Angel10

Here’s a Valentine to the men I’d never date in real life.

GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — October 16th, 2013

October 16, 2013December 16, 2017Dakster Sullivan

We’ve got everything from Marvel to DC, from X-Files to Monsters and manga this week on Comic Book Corner!

Manga Studio 5 — Software for the Creative Age

April 17, 2013December 15, 2017Dakster Sullivan7

Recently, I was given a chance to check out some awesome software by Smith Micro. I was a little worried that they wouldn’t be user friendly and I would be lost after the install. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case and I’m happy to say we have a complete set of software for one lucky reader.

No Starch Press Manga Guides Make Science Fun

March 29, 2013November 25, 2017Marziah Karch

Have you ever read a textbook cover to cover? I’m in grad school. I’ve had to do it more than once. It usually requires massive amounts of caffeine and re-reading a lot of pages. Well, there’s some good news. No Starch Press has The Manga Guide series on textbook topics, such as statistics, electricity, and molecular biology. The manga books are written by Japanese subject matter experts. They have been translated to English and (thankfully) rearranged to read from left to right.