Masha Zhdanova, Author at WWAC

VIZ Pubwatch October 2023

October 31, 2023

Happy Halloween, VIZ fans! It’s time for another Pubwatch. This month we’re taking a look at some seasonally-appropriate spooky scary short story anthologies and a much less spooky shojo romance. But first, the news!

Manga, News, Pubwatch, Reviews

VIZ Pubwatch: September 2023

September 21, 2023

In much of the world, it’s time to go back to school, but the manga publishing machine churns ever onward, never stopping, never slowing down. This month we’re taking a look at the second volume of Until I Love Myself, another shoujo romance, and a Dracula reimagining in which Mina Harker is a ...

Manga, News, Pubwatch, Reviews

VIZ Pubwatch: Lost June 2023 Edition

September 19, 2023

Ed Note: This piece was supposed to run in June, but your erstwhile editor missed it. So here it is a little late, my apologies. Happy Pride Month, VIZ fans! To celebrate, I bring you… the heterosexual Goodbye, Eri, a memoir manga by a nonbinary artist, and a manga about Spider-Man. ...

Bookmarked, Roundtables

WWAC Reads Books! August Brought Romance, Trans Poetry and Gripping Twists

August 31, 2023

This month we read and enjoyed eclectically: everything from classic fantasy adventure, to trans poetry, to young adult romance, to creepy fairy tale reboot and to contemporary suspense. Whatever your taste, our August reading has you covered!

Manga, News, Pubwatch, Reviews

VIZ Pubwatch: August 2023

August 24, 2023

Hello again, and welcome back to another VIZ Media Pubwatch! Last month I was traveling and then recovering from COVID picked up while traveling, but I’m glad to be back in time to tell you all about these VIZ news and reviews! This month we’re revisiting some series and creators mentioned in ...

Comics, Con Diaries, Events

CON DIARY: Emily and Masha go to MoCCA 2023!

June 30, 2023

April 1 and 2, people from all over the world gathered at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan for the MoCCA Arts Fest, the annual celebration of Comics and Cartoon Arts organized by the Society of Illustrators in New York City. Intrepid WWAC contributors Masha and Emily met up there on the ...

Bookmarked, Reviews, Roundtables

ROUNDTABLE: WWAC Reads Books! June Brings Resistance, David Levithan, and Fantasy Romance

June 29, 2023

This month at WWAC, we’ve sauntered into summer with a collection of fantastic reads, from gripping middle grades fiction, to a new high fantasy from Martha Wells, to a winner of the Booker Prize, to a politically progressive anthology, and points beyond. Read on for a number of ways (the ...

Manga

ROUNDTABLE: Pride Month, Manga Edition

June 22, 2023

Welcome to the WWAC Pride Month LGBTQ+ manga roundtable! Our manga-loving contributors sat down to talk about their favorite series, trends in LGBTQ+ manga, LGBT content in manga overall, and what we’re looking forward to this pride month.

Manga, News, Pubwatch, Reviews

VIZ Pubwatch May 2023

May 30, 2023

Boy, do we have a lot to talk about this month! From the VIZ app launch (!) to the sudden repromotion of classic shojo manga (!!) and new shojo series for fans to enjoy (!!!), this May is bringing some serious flowers. That play on words was a bit of a stretch, but I tried! Anyway, on to the ...

Comics, Manga, Pubwatch, Reviews

VIZ Pubwatch: April 2023

April 25, 2023

Spring is in full swing here in [location redacted], which means it is for some reason more than 80 degrees in mid-April! But more importantly, VIZ has new manga and announcements to share with you all! From an interview with the creator of BLEACH and Ichigo’s Japanese voice actor to new ...

Masha Zhdanova

VIZ Pubwatch October 2023

VIZ Pubwatch: September 2023

VIZ Pubwatch: Lost June 2023 Edition

WWAC Reads Books! August Brought Romance, Trans Poetry and Gripping Twists

VIZ Pubwatch: August 2023

CON DIARY: Emily and Masha go to MoCCA 2023!

ROUNDTABLE: WWAC Reads Books! June Brings Resistance, David Levithan, and Fantasy Romance

ROUNDTABLE: Pride Month, Manga Edition

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