Author: ashleyreneehawkins
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Manga for Middle Grades: A Delicate Balance
Middle grade collection development for manga is probably the trickiest grade band of them all. As a transitional period, you are purchasing titles for students who range drastically in maturity and stages of adolescent development. Because middle school is really a time when students are starting to understand the world and push on boundaries, it […]
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Manga Review: Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Title: Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Mangaka: Takashi Shiina, Rumiko Takahashi (Designed by), Katsuyuki Sumisawa (Other adaptation by) US Publisher: VIZ Media Status: Ongoing Age Relevance: Middle, High School How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: InuYasha, feudal Japan, isekai, sequel series, strong female characters, fantasy, action Anime: Crunchyroll Content Warnings: Very mild horror and violence. Publisher Synopsis: […]
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Manga Review: Talk to My Back
Title: Talk to My Back / Shin Kirari Mangaka: Yamada Murasaki US Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Status: Complete Age Relevance: Adult How Essential Is It?: Must Have for Adult Collections Curricular Connections?: Great for discussions of feminist theory and thought. Could be used in high school ELA as a read-alike for literary works on feminist though. Reader’s Advisory Tags: motherhood, feminism, […]
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Purchasing Manga & Light Novels for Elementary School Librarians and Children’s Librarians: Tips, Titles, and a Plea to Publishers
This is by far the topic I receive the most requests to cover, and my previous posting has the highest views. So, I thought it was time to put some of this into writing, put in some updates, and also put in some additional contexts. Tips for Collection Development When it comes to purchasing manga […]
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Light Novels: An Updated Introduction
Light Novel Recommendations: Title List Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Like what I do? Consider supporting my school library by purchasing a student request! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YFUM4D17XWD1?ref_=wl_share
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Manga & the Supply Chain
Why can’t you find manga for your school library? I explain what’s going on with the current manga drought. Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Like what I do? Consider supporting my school library by purchasing a student request! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YFUM4D17XWD1?ref_=wl_share Sources:
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Manga Publishers: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know (And Probably More Than That)
Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Like what I do? Consider supporting my school library by purchasing a student request! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YFUM4D17XWD1?ref_=wl_share Resources: VIZ: https://www.viz.com/ https://twitter.com/VIZMedia TOKYOPOP: https://twitter.com/TOKYOPOP Red Bard’s Video’s on TOKYOPOP: https://youtu.be/gbKFejwLlUY https://youtu.be/sfvWvKHxUmo Kodansha: https://kodansha.us/ https://twitter.com/KodanshaManga Dark Horse: https://twitter.com/DarkHorseComics Seven Seas Entertainment: https://sevenseasentertainment.com/ https://twitter.com/gomanga Drawn & Quarterly: https://drawnandquarterly.com/ https://twitter.com/DandQ Fantagraphics (previously […]
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Book Lists for When Your School Has Anime Planet Blocked
I’ve heard from some of you that Anime Planet, the list aggregator I use for title recommendations, is blocked at your schools! This is frustrating, and I suspect comes from schools using sweeping blocks of words like anime. I have for those of you impacted by this a collection of all of my lists in […]
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Digital Manga: Purchasing on Overdrive!
Title List Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Like what I do? Consider supporting my school library by purchasing a student request! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YFUM4D17XWD1?ref_=wl_share
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Anime & Manga Culture and Neurodivergence
In this video, I delve into why neurodivergent people may find anime and manga appealing. While being neurodivergent and interested in the subculture is not mutually exclusive, there are reasons why students who process the world differently may seek out anime and manga. This video is the beginning of a conversation, but I would like […]
Manga Librarian 