Playback:stl has a nice piece on Shojo Beat, a monthly manga magazine targeted for the young ladies. The article includes an interview with Jenifer Morgan, Magazine Managing Editor for Shojo Beat.

From the article:

There’s very little that needs fixing, however, in a comic book with a virtually unheard of 96% female readership. What is it that American publishers are missing? “American comics have a very different style and voice than manga,” Morgan reasons, “but any good story has the potential to draw in female readers. In the years to come, manga are bound to influence American comics more and more, and the results will be very interesting. “

I’ve always found it interesting that manga/anime, unlike the various other popular entities in the geek universe, attracts a huge base of fangirls. I’m glad to see some mainstream publications talking about that.

Read the whole Shojo Beat article at Playback:stl

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