Manga and Comics Reviews
Happy New Year Everyone! Earlier this week I made a post listing the manga I enjoyed most in 2021. Now it's time to look ahead and discuss some of the manga releases I'm most looking forward to in 2022. Please note that this list is covering new manga that will be coming out in North... Continue Reading →
While 2021 was a challenging year in many respects, thanks to the ongoing COVID pandemic, it's hard to claim that it wasn't a great year for manga in terms of new releases. Sales for manga have increased significantly over the course of the the last couple years, presumably because people have been staying home more... Continue Reading →
It's almost Halloween and I wanted to get into the spirit of the the season by reviewing some manga and comics of a spooky nature. I say spooky, rather than scary, since I'm too much of a wimp to read much actual horror. Instead, these titles are all works that contain supernatural or light horror... Continue Reading →
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 →
I really need to get caught up on my tag posts! The Tagging Stories with Colour Challenge is a bright, shiny, new tag, and one of the cuter tags that I've seen make it's way around the blogosphere, so kudos to Anime as a Cup of Tea for coming up with such a fun, new... Continue Reading →
The Day I Was Forced to Marry God and The Day I Divorced God are autobiographical manga, by Tamosan, which chronicle her experiences with joining the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the circumstances that led her to eventually leave the church and the fall-out of that decision. The Day I Was Forced to Marry God Review Tamosan starts... Continue Reading →
Mama Akuma, by Kuzushiro, is a series that I decided to pickup simply because the cover looked cute, and this turned out to be an example of a time when judging a book by it's cover was a great decision. This is a fun and charming comedy about a lonely girl and a forlorn demon... Continue Reading →
Have you ever gotten excited about reading a manga series and then discovered that it's, like, 50 volumes long or super old and hard to find now? When that happens, I try to cheer myself up by thinking: "Maybe they'll release an omnibus edition and I can pick it up then." So, here are a... Continue Reading →
After looking back over my favourite new manga releases of 2020 last week, it's time to look ahead to the new year. There's a lot of exciting new titles that are scheduled to be released in North America during 2021 and I had a hard time narrowing this list down to just 10, but I... Continue Reading →
2020 is almost over, and what a year it's been! With all of the stress and uncertainty that this year has brought, I'm more grateful then ever to have this blog and the ability to share my love of manga with all of my readers. Looking back over 2020, there have been some really great... Continue Reading →
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