Author Archives: Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

About Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Daniella is a freelance manga editor and blogger. She likes collecting out of print manga and playing with her puppy. Yes, someone got her a puppy already.

The 2011 Great Shoujo Manga Gift Guide!

I’m going to tell you right off the bat that this gift guide is lacking. Why? Because I can’t recommend one of the biggest shoujo titles of the year since I happen to have worked on it. But don’t worry … Continue reading

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2011 Great Manga Gift Guide- Week 1 Round Up!

It’s been an exciting week for the 2011 Great Manga Gift Guide with lots of excellent entries from esteemed anime and manga bloggers out there. First up there’s Erica Friedman with a Retro Gift Guide full of older shoujo anime … Continue reading

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Giving Thanks and Great Presents: (A Call for the 2011 Great Manga Gift Guide)

Hi readers! As you probably know, today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Canada has already had their Thanksgiving and I honestly can’t remember if any other country celebrates a similar national holiday. Here’s what I’m thankful for: A supportive family … Continue reading

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The 2011 Great Manga Gift Guides

Welcome to the 2011 Great Manga Gift Guide! This is the archive for all the Great Manga Gift Guides posted between 11-21-11 and 12-21-11. They are here for your perusal, whether you would like to shop for your manga-loving friends … Continue reading

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Discussion: What’s Your Favorite Scifi and/or Fantasy Manga?

OK, so I’m doing a panel on underrated scifi and fantasy manga next week at Loscon 38. I’ve already figured out that I want to talk about Planetes, To Terra, Pluto, From Far Away and Twin Spica, but I also don’t want … Continue reading

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All About Manga Panels at Loscon 38, Thanksgiving Weekend

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I’ll be on two panels at Loscon 38 on Thanksgiving weekend. (Black Friday, to be specific.) Here’s what I’ll be speaking about: Friday from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in the … Continue reading

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A Day (and 15 minutes) at PMX

Despite the fact that I live in Los Angeles, which is a very large area, we get some very small cons throughout the year. Pacific Media Expo (PMX) is one of those cons and the size is a very good … Continue reading

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