August 2, 2018 This website is no longer updated.
To find out current news about Frédéric Boilet, please check out the links below :

- His new official website (in French and in English)

- His professional Facebook page (in French and in English)





November 14, 2007
Aires europeos en el cómic japonés
Article in Spanish by Israel PUNZANO (2/3 page) about Nouvelle Manga and the releases in Spain of Fresa y Chocolate 2 by Aurélia AURITA and La espinaca de Yukiko by Fréderic BOILET, in the daily newspaper El País, November 2, 2007 (440,000 copies).
La 'Nouvelle Manga'
Article in Spanish by Justo BARRANCO (1/4 page) about Nouvelle Manga in the daily newspaper La Vanguardia, November 2, 2007 (200,000 copies).

French Comic Artist Creates New Brand of Manga Art
Portrait of Frédéric BOILET by Matthias LEY, in English and Japanese (1 full-page), in the October 28, 2007 issue of Asahi Weekly.
France to Nippon no yûgô ! Otona no "Nouvelle Manga" sengen.
(Fusion between France and Japan : the Nouvelle Manga manifesto !)

Article in Japanese and interview with Frédéric BOILET (1 full-page) about Nouvelle Manga, and the releases in Japan of the Japan as viewed by 17 creators anthology, Epileptic by David B, Yukiko's Spinach by Frédéric BOILET, and in France of Quartier lointain by Jirô TANIGUCHI and Helter-Skelter by Kyôko OKAZAKI, in the October 2007 issue of the magazine L'Officiel Japon.
Down-to-earth subgenre draws on everyday life
Article in English by Chris MAUTNER (1 half page) about Nouvelle Manga, and the Japan as viewed by 17 creators anthology, The Building Opposite by VANYDA, Doing Time by Kazuichi HANAWA, The Times of Botchan by Jirô TANIGUCHI and Yukiko's Spinach by Frédéric BOILET, in the daily newspaper The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), June 15, 2007.
Nouvelle Manga, a flor de piel
Long article in Spanish by Peio HERNÁNDEZ RIAÑO (6 pages), about the Nouvelle Manga initiative and Fresa y Chocolate by Aurélia AURITA, in the monthly magazine Calle 20 nº 13, January 2007.
La Nouvelle Manga : Slice of Life Dramas
Article in English by Kai-Ming CHA about the Nouvelle Manga initiative and The Building Opposite by VANYDA, in the December 27, 2006 issue of PW Comics Week.
A Manga Ambassador
Interview in English with Frédéric BOILET by Miki KAWAKATSU (one full page), in the quarterly magazine Japanese Book News nº 50, published by the Japan Foundation.
Artists in residence
Article in English by Oscar JOHNSON (4 pages) about the Nouvelle Manga initiative, and interviews with Vincent LEFRANÇOIS, Dirk SCHWIEGER, Aurélia AURITA and Frédéric BOILET in the October / November 2006 issue of the magazine J Select.
Boilet's bridge to France
Article in English by James HARDY (1/3 page) about the Nouvelle Manga initiative, the Japan as viewed by 17 creators anthology, Aurélia AURITA and Frédéric BOILET, in the newspaper The Daily Yomiuri, June 17, 2006 (50,000 copies).
Nouvelle Manga Comes to the U.S.
Article in English by Kai-Ming CHA about the Nouvelle Manga initiative, and the releases in the U.S. of Blue by Kiriko NANANAN, The Walking Man by Jirô TANIGUCHI and Doing Time by Kazuichi HANAWA, in the January 17, 2006 issue of PW Comics Week.
Erotismo à japonesa
Article in Portuguese by Doris MIRANDA about Frédéric BOILET and Yukiko's Spinach in the daily newspaper Correio da Bahia, December 9, 2005.
Don Juan de Tóquio
Article in Portuguese by Diego ASSIS (1 page) about Frédéric BOILET, Yukiko's Spinach and Nouvelle Manga in the magazine Trip, November 2005.
la Nouvelle Manga
Article in French by Frédéric BOILET (5 pages) about Nouvelle Manga in the monthly contemporary art journal Art Press nº 26, special BD, October 2005.
Impressões de um francês em terras japonesas
Article in Portuguese by Paolo Henrique FERREIRA about Frédéric BOILET and Yukiko's Spinach in the daily newspaper O Globo, October 14, 2005.
A Nouvelle Mangá de Frédéric BOILET
Article in Portuguese by Carol ALEMEIDA about Frédéric BOILET, Yukiko's Spinach and Nouvelle Manga in the daily newspaper Jornal do Commércio, October 11, 2005.
Um artista entre dois mundos
Article in Portuguese by Alessandro GIANNINI about Frédéric BOILET, Yukiko's Spinach and Nouvelle Manga in the daily newspaper Estado de São Paulo, October 10, 2005.

10 Nouvelle Manga artists beyond the world of entertainment
Interview in Japanese and English with Frédéric BOILET (2 pages) about Nouvelle Manga in the quarterly magazine Art It nº 7, Spring / Summer 2005.
GODARD e o mangá
Article in Portuguese about Frédéric BOILET, Yukiko's Spinach and Nouvelle Manga in the daily newspaper Folha De São Paulo, February 7, 2005 (310,000 copies).
Nihon no nichijôseikatsu wo egaku Nouvelle Manga no kishu
Article in Japanese about Frédéric BOILET's works and the Nouvelle Manga initiative, and interview (3 color pages), in the magazine Yomiuri Weekly, November 29, 2004 (400,000 copies).
Spore meets Frédéric BOILET
Long interview in Japanese with Frédéric BOILET by LITTLE FISH (5 pages) about Nouvelle Manga in Spore Vol. 3, August 2004.

Nouvelle Manga
Article in Japanese and English by Frédéric BOILET (1 page) about Nouvelle Manga in tthe quarterly magazine Art It nº 4, special "MangArt", Summer / Fall 2004.
Estompes japonaises
Article in French by Marie LECHNER about Fred BOOT, Nouvelle Manga Digitale and Yukiko's Spinach in the daily newspaper Libération, April 23, 2004 (230,000 copies).
Conversation avec BOILET et TANIGUCHI
Long interview in French with Jirô TANIGUCHI and Frédéric BOILET by Julien BASTIDE (8 pages) about their close co-operation on Tôkyô est mon jardin and Quartier lointain in the half-yearly magazine Neuvième Art, nº 10, April 2004.
TSUGE Yoshiharu ni muchû
Article in Japanese about Frédéric BOILET by Ken-ichi SHINDÔ in the evening edition of the daily newspaper Asahi Shimbun, January 28, 2004 (4,1 million copies).
Les mangas changent de case
Article in French by Marion FESTRAËTS (6 pages) about the Japanese manga d'auteur, and interview with Frédéric BOILET, in the weekly magazine L'Express nº 2742, January 19, 2004.
Entre dos mundos
Long interview in Spanish with Frédéric BOILET by J.M. Ken NIIMURA (12 pages and cover) in the monthly magazine Trama, nº 32, January 2004.
El Nouvelle Manga pide su turno
Article in Spanish by Daniel TOMAS about Frédéric BOILET and Nouvelle Manga (1 page) in the local daily newspaper Levante, January 2004.
Interview in French with Frédéric BOILET by Frédéric CAMBOURAKIS (1 page) in the monthly magazine Page nº 83, June 2003.
Conseil de pro : Quel sens pour éditer une manga ?
Interview in French with Frédéric BOILET by Vincent HENRY (2 pages) in the quarterly magazine Calliope nº 5, Summer 2003.
Mangaka no Sekai
Article in Japanese by Jun'ichi NAKANOWATARI about Frédéric BOILET, the Nouvelle Manga initiative, Mariko Parade and interview (1/3 page) in the local daily newspaper Shinano Mainichi Shimbun, May 2, 2003.
Photo Watching
Interview in Japanese with Frédéric BOILET by Akiko ÔTAKE (5 pages) in the monthly magazine Asahi Camera, Vol.918, May 2003.
New Wave
Article in Japanese about Nouvelle Manga and Mariko Parade, and interview with Frédéric BOILET (1/2 page) in the daily newspaper Nikkan Gendai, April 5, 2003 (400,000 copies).
Nouvelle Manga, Nihon no kakebashi ni
Article in Japanese by Shûji NAKAYAMA about Nouvelle Manga and interview with Frédéric BOILET (1 page) in the newspaper Nikkei Marketing Journal, October 8, 2002 (300,000 copies).
Interview in French with Frédéric BOILET by Julien BASTIDE about Yukiko's Spinach and Mariko Parade (3 pages) in the monthly magazine AnimeLand nº 81, May 2002.
Toutes les filles s'appellent Yukiko
Article in French by Dominique HÉRODY about Yukiko's Spinach (1 page) in the yearly magazine Neuvième Art nº 7, January 2002.
Boku wa Tôkyô ni iru Nippon deshi
Article in Japanese by Izumi YASUKAWA (6 pages) about Yukiko's Spinach and Nouvelle Manga, and interview with Frédéric BOILET in the bimonthly magazine Inter Communication, nº 39 Winter 2001/2002.
la Manga nouvelle vague
Article in French by Yves CHAMPIGNY (1 page) about Yukiko's Spinach and Nouvelle Manga, and interview with Frédéric BOILET in the local daily newspaper Sud-Ouest, November 25, 2001.
l'Homme qui aimait les Japonaises
Article in French by Nicolas TRESPALLÉ (2 pages and cover) about Yukiko's Spinach in the monthly magazine l'Avis des Bulles nº 35, November 2001.
le Nombril de l'enfant neige
Article in French by Jérémie LEROI about Yukiko's Spinach and interview with Frédéric BOILET in OVNI, November 15, 2001.
Jardin japonais
Article in French by Éric LORET (1/2 page) about Yukiko's Spinach in the daily newspaper Libération, November 15, 2001 (230,000 copies).
Article in French by Julien BASTIDE about Yukiko's Spinach in the monthly magazine AnimeLand, nº 76, November 2001.
A complete dossier in French about Frédéric BOILET, Yukiko's Spinach and Nouvelle Manga is also available on AnimeLand.com.
Une romance japonaise
Article in French by Pascal ORY about Yukiko's Spinach in the monthly magazine Lire, November 2001.
Futsu no Mangaka no Shisen
Article in Japanese by Tomohiko MURAKAMI about Yukiko's Spinach in the weekly magazine Sunday Mainichi nº 4471, October 28, 2001.
Gambare zainichi furansujin sakka
Article in Japanese by Fusanosuke NATSUME about Yukiko's Spinach and the Nouvelle Manga Event in the evening edition of the daily newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, October 26, 2001 (4 million copies).
Sekai geijutsu mezasu kokoroiki
Article in Japanese by Étienne BARRAL (1 page) about the Nouvelle Manga Event, Yukiko's Spinach, Frédéric BOILET, Fabrice NEAUD and Jirô TANIGUCHI in the weekly magazine Aera nº 46, October 22, 2001 (300,000 copies).
Furansu to Nihon no kansei wo motsu atarashii manga no sekai
Article in Japanese by Noriko KAWAKAMI (1/2 page) about the Nouvelle Manga Event, Yukiko's Spinach and Frédéric BOILET in the monthly magazine Figaro Japon nº 212, October 2001.
Nouvelle Manga Sengen to aki no Tôkyô / Shitamichi sanpô
Article in Japanese by Haruyuki NAKANO about the Nouvelle Manga Event and interview with Frédéric BOILET (4 color pages) in the monthly magazine Da Vinci nº 10, October 2001 (140,000 copies).
Shinkuro suru Manga to Art
Article in Japanese by Kanta ISHIDA about Yukiko's Spinach and interview with Frédéric BOILET in the evening edition of the daily newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, September 29, 2001 (Kantô and Kansai editions, around 7 million copies).
Comic ambassadors
Article in English by Rob GILHOOLY (1/2 page) about Frédéric BOILET and Martin FAYNOT in the daily newspaper The Japan Times, July 15, 2001.
Furansu no BD to nihonsei comic no mariage, Nouvelle Manga
Article in Japanese by Chie SUMIYOSHI about Love Hotel, Tôkyô est mon jardin and Ren'ai manga ga dekiru made in the monthly magazine Ginza nº 32, January 2000.
Ibunka to no sesshoku wa ren'ai no yô
Article in Japanese by Tomohiko MURAKI about Ren'ai manga ga dekiru made in the weekly magazine Sunday Mainichi nº 4348, November 7, 1999.
Tôkyô ni egaku ihôjin no koi
Article in Japanese by Yukihiro ABE about Ren'ai manga ga dekiru made in the local daily newspaper Hokkaidô Shimbun, September 30, 1999.
Interview in Japanese with Frédéric BOILET by Takanori UNO (3 pages) about Ren'ai manga ga dekiru made in the quarterly magazine Comickers nº 34, July 1999.
Article in Japanese by Takashi OSHIGUCHI about Tôkyô est mon jardin in the monthly magazine S.M.H. (Hobby Japan) Vol.13, January 1999.
Interview in Japanese with Jirô TANIGUCHI and Frédéric BOILET by Nobunaga MINAMI (4 pages) about Tôkyô est mon jardin in the quarterly magazine Comickers nº 32, January 1999.
Hitomebore shita Nihon
Article in Japanese by Mari ITÔ (1/3 page) in the the daily newspaper Asahi Shimbun, October 25, 1998 (8 million copies).
Interview in Japanese with Frédéric BOILET (3 pages) in the weekly magazine Amuse nº 240, September 23, 1998 (200,000 copies).
Interview in French with Frédéric BOILET by Ilan NGUYÊN in the monthly magazine AnimeLand nº 43, July / August 1998.
Article in Japanese by Kiyoshi KUSUMI about Tôkyô est mon jardin in the weekly magazine SPA, July 22, 1998 (400,000 copies).
Tôkyô wa boku no niwa
Article in Japanese by Tomohiko MURAKAMI about Tôkyô est mon jardin in the evening edition of the daily newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, July 7, 1998 (1,600,000 copies).
Article by Franck AVELINE (4 pages) about Tôkyô est mon jardin in the quarterly magazine l'Indispensable nº 1, June 98.
The Finer Side of Manga
Interview in English with Yôji FUKUYAMA and Frédéric BOILET by Suvendrini KAKUCHI (2 pages) in Wingspan nº 347, May 1998.
L'autobiographie fiction de Frédéric BOILET
Article in French by Manuel LO CASCIOU (1 page) about Frédéric BOILET, 36 15 Alexia, Love Hotel, Tôkyô est mon jardin and Demi-tour in the monthly magazine ADB nº 22, May 98.
Interview in French with Frédéric BOILET by François BOUDET (10 pages) in the quarterly magazine l'Indispensable nº 0, February 1998.
Rencontres
Article in French by Jean-Paul JENNEQUIN (2 pages) about Tôkyô est mon jardin and Demi-tour in the annual magazine Neuvième Art nº 3, January 1998.
Tokio ist mein garten
Article in German by Cuno AFFOLTER (1 page) about Tôkyô est mon jardin in Nebelspalter, June 27, 1997 (Switzerland).
Tôkyô mon amour
Article in German by Hans KELLER about Tôkyô est mon jardin in Tages Anzeiger, Avril 10, 1997.
La vie est mon jardin
Article in French by Frédéric SOUMOIS about Tôkyô est mon jardin and Demi-tour in Espace de Libertés nº 250, April 1997.
Estampes japonaises
Article in French by Olivier BARROT about Tôkyô est mon jardin in the weekly magazine Télé 7 jours, March 22, 1997.
Tôkyô mon amour
Interview in French with Frédéric BOILET by Christian MARMONNIER and articles by Vincent BERNIÈRE about Tôkyô est mon jardin and Demi-tour in the bimonthly magazine BD-Scope nº 6, April / May 1997.
La vie en stéréo
Article in French by Pierre STERCKX about Demi-tour in the monthly magazine Lire, April 1997.
À nous les petites Japonaises
Article in French about Tôkyô est mon jardin in France-soir, February 28, 1997.
Boilet, made in Japan
Article in French by Jean-Paul GERMONVILLE (1 page) about Tôkyô est mon jardin and Demi-tour in the local daily newspaper l'Est républicain, February 23, 1997.
Article in French by Ariel HERBEZ (2 pages) about Tôkyô est mon jardin and Demi-tour in La Liberté, February 13, 1997, and Le Courrier, February 15, 1997 (Switzerland).
Article in French by Denis SÉNIÉ about Tôkyô est mon jardin in the local daily newspaper La Voix du Nord, January 28, 1997 (500,000 copies).
Friponnes Lolita nippones
Article in French by Erwann HIREL (1 page) about Love Hotel in le Quotidien du dimanche, September 5, 1993.
Article in French by Jean-Paul JENNEQUIN (2 pages) about Love Hotel in Mangazone nº 7, second semester 1993.
Article in French by Takako HASEGAWA (3 pages) about Love Hotel in the monthly magazine (À Suivre) nº 175, August 1992.
Article in French by Thierry GROENSTEEN about 36 15 Alexia in the daily newspaper le Monde, March 2, 1990 (400,000 copies).
Article in French about le Rayon vert in the annual review l'Année de la BD 87 / 88.
Article in French by F.K. about le Rayon vert in the weekly magazine Spirou, Avril 14, 1987.
Article in French by François CANETTE (1 page) about le Rayon vert in the bimonthly magazine les Cahiers de la bande dessinée nº 74, March / April 1987.
Article in French by Michel DAUBERT about le Rayon vert in the weekly magazine Télérama nº 1940, March 21, 1987.
Of course, this list is not exhaustive...