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Dark Horse Founder, Eisner Award Judge Interviewed
posted on by Egan Loo
Richardson's firm pursued Fruits Basket; Brenner discusses manga in libraries
The ICv2 retail trade website interviews Tokyopop.
Separately, the Blookslut website interviews Robin Brenner, a librarian and recent Eisner Award judge who published a book called Understanding Manga and Anime last June. She discusses the unique aspects of manga that are inherent to its Japanese target audience. She also discusses the issues that librarians and others face when trying to introduce manga, particularly with the differing cultural mores on violence, sexism, and other issues.
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