Atsuhisa Okura, author of Manga University's original manga series "Moe USA," and illustrator of the acclaimed article "How Manga Conquered America" in WIRED magazine has a great interview up on Akibanana.com to coincide with this month's release of "Moe USA: Volume 2 Costume Crisis."

The interview addresses Okura's past and his road to becoming a manga-ka, his view of Akihabara as an "Otaku-Paradise," and why he chose to create a manga that teaches over-seas readers about the geeky magic that is otaku-culture.

Okura also talks a bit about the series main characters Patty and Ruby, the concept of "moe" in both Japan and the west, and gives a little bit of a glimpse into what he thinks the future holds for Akihabara and the otaku community.

The interview gives some great insight into not only moe but the mind of a very passionate manga-ka, so we'd like to thank the article's author Patrick Galbraith and encourage everyone to check the article out at Akibanana!

If you want to know more about Moe USA, why not start by reading the comic -- for FREE? You can read the first 10 pages of the series here!




This weekend we sent out our highly anticipated Campus Newsletter for Spring 2008! For many this is your first time receiving our newsletter, but we hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to more news and updates from Manga University.

Of course as MU customers and students we want your feedback: what kind of things would you like to see in future newsletters? Are there questions about Manga University you want answered? Details on a product, service, artist? Whatever it is, leave us a blog comment and we'll do our best to make a newsletter that all our students can enjoy.




If you're looking for a quick gift, a fun diversion, or still haven't learned to play Sudoku, now is your chance! Our "Manga Guide to Double Sudoku" has gone on ultra-hyper-mega sale for the low low price of only $4.99!

If you enjoy manga and puzzles you can't afford to miss this great offer. The manga guide was drawn by our very own Atsuhisa Okura (author of Moe USA), and features 120 Double Sudoku puzzles ranging in difficulty. Supplies are limited so make sure to pick up your copy now!




Thanks to Andy Floyd over at Sailor Moon Soapbox for his thorough and favorable review of Manga University Culinary Institute's "The Manga Cookbook!"

This is our first big review since we were "Pick of the week" on Manga Cast and we really appreciate all of the positive feedback that the book has been getting.

To top it off, today the book made it into the top 100 manga currently available on Amazon.com!! Of course you can pick the book up here or head over to mangacookbook.com for more information.