U.S. Teenage Girls Prefer Japanese Heroes

Manga is like the most talked about thing since sliced bread. Every article for the last 5 years mentions how surprising, and how dynamic the manga market is. It's not news anymore, yet the just keep reporting

This article is kinda interesting, but still features obvious jems like this:

"Comic book stores aren't necessarily girl friendly," says Julie Taylor, the editor of shojo manga at Tokyopop. "Manga reaches people because we got into the major book chains where girls feel comfortable going."