Manga Librarian

March 5, 2021

Using Publisher Ratings to Make Manga Purchasing Decisions

There are tons of fluctuations in the manga rating scale according to publisher, so always remember to use your best judgment first. Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/vaguelylibrary Help support my ability to take time to make these videos: https://ko-fi.com/mangalibrarian

March 2, 2021

Why Doesn’t My Library Have My Favorite Manga Digitally? (Collection Development for Digital Manga)

Resources: OverDrive CEO: Publishers, Librarians Still Searching for Fair E-book Lending Models Who Can Get Your Book? Between fan culture and copyright infringement: manga scanlation Is Anime Fansubbing and Manga Scanlating Theft?

February 22, 2021

Manga Collection Development for Librarians: The Basics

Resources mentioned: Shonen Jump But Why Tho Podcast Anime Feminist Anime News Network Yatta Tachi Manga Test Drive

January 29, 2021

Talking Manga on What to Read This Weekend!

I talked with fellow New York City Librarians Marie Southwell and Rachel Chapman about manga this week on their weekly show, What to Read This Weekend.

February 19, 2020

Anime That Students Will Like But Also Won’t Make Your Principal Faint If They Walk In: Top Picks from Current Popular Series

Before I jump in, let me be straight with you: you should watch any piece of media you’re going to show before you show it. Every school, every district, every region has varying levels of what’s acceptable to be shown to students. What flies in my Brooklyn high school library would probably not have been […]

January 23, 2020

How Accessible is Japan?

So, you’ve decided to visit Japan. Maybe you’re just going on your own, maybe you’re an educator taking a group of students. Especially if you’re taking students, you may be wondering if students with reduced mobility or neurological conditions will be able to enjoy their time in Japan. Lucky for you, I just came from […]

October 19, 2019

Series Review: Kitchen Princess

Title: Kitchen Princess キッチンのお姫さま Mangaka: Kobayashi Miyuki 小林深雪 and Andō Natsumi 安藤なつみ US Publisher: Kodansha USA Status: Complete. Level: Secondary. May also work for some upper elementary students. How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: My school has a culinary program, and students have used the recipes in this manga for projects! […]

July 29, 2019

Manga and Anime Featuring Food

This is a list of manga which you may want to consider when selecting specifically with food, cooking, and eating in mind. These aren’t formal reviews, but I’ll link to a formal review when and if I do them. This new format is to get you acquainted with multiple titles at once. Food Wars!: Shokugeki […]

July 29, 2019

Japanese Food in Anime and Manga and Reaching Students

[F]ood and its portrayals in Japanese media can help students build a more positive relationship with the fuel we put in our body, deepen student enjoyment of these media, and even provide opportunities for personal enrichment and career opportunities.