At The Beat, Yen Press co-founder Rich Johnson pens an essay rather critical of the US manga industry (in particular Tokyopop’s marketing, for some reason), while Rocket Bomber reminds us that over the decade, manga is still way up. We need that reality check. Manga is still an important category, and setbacks at bookstores should be seen as an opportunity rather than an excuse to drop it. Same too with publishers... (Manga, TOKYOPOP, Yen Press)