Manga and Comics Reviews
This month marks the Two Year Anniversary of the relaunch of Al's Manga Blog! I wanted to do a special post to celebrate the occasion, and one of my friends suggested that, since I've been blogging about manga for two years, I should talk about my favourite series that are two volumes in length. How... Continue Reading →
Now here’s an example of a manga that completely lived up to my expectations! Mone Sorai’s Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide is a BL manga that follows a pair of lovers as they embark on a life-changing journey around the world. This book is chock-full of all the fascinating locales and cute couple moments that... Continue Reading →
So many new manga series have been coming out lately that I’ve been falling seriously behind on reviewing them all. So, it seemed like a good time to do another batch of mini reviews. And this time, I have a entire post of just yuri mini reviews! Adachi and Shimamura (Manga) Vol 1 Review Shimamura... Continue Reading →
Your Turn to Die: Majority Death Game is a horror/mystery manga, written by Nankidai and with art by Tatsuya Ikegami, that’s based on a game of the same name, which I might need to track down and play now. Synopsis: Sara has felt like she’s being watched for days, but hasn’t managed to get a... Continue Reading →
Okura’s I Think Our Son is Gay is an LGBTQ+ manga that I’ve been greatly looking forward to reading. I’d enjoyed That Blue Sky Feeling, another manga written by Okura, quite a lot and was excited to see their take on a more comedic series, especially since this one looked really cute. I’m happy to... Continue Reading →
The release of I’m the Catlords’ Manservant, by Rat Kitaguni, kind of snuck up on me. I don’t remember hearing about it getting licensed and I didn't have it on my monthly list of manga to buy; I only found out about its existence when it showed up at my local comic book shop. Despite... Continue Reading →
Story of Seasons is one of my favourite video game franchises and I’ve been playing the games since the N64 days, back when the series was still known in the West as Harvest Moon (For those unaware of the name change, due to rights issues, they had to change the name when a new localizer... Continue Reading →
Pinkie has come up with a sparkly new blog-tag-award thingy, and was kind enough to tag me in it. The You Are a Magical Girl Tag is all about imagining your very own Magical Girl identity! A story pitch, if you will, for a wonderful adventure with you as the star! Apparently, Pinkie thought to... Continue Reading →
Superwomen in Love! Honey Trap & Rapid Rabbit is a yuri manga by sometime (unusual pen name, but whatever), which I included on my Top 10 Most Anticipated Manga of 2021 list, as I thought it looked like a fun idea for a series. And, I was right, it is a lot of fun! Synopsis:... Continue Reading →
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