Manga and Comics Reviews
In the world of manga, Satoshi Mizukami is a favorite creator of mine. I found their previous works, Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer and Spirit Circle, to be enormously entertaining, thanks to their quirky humor and pulpy action storylines. These series were also surprisingly poignant when they decided to tug at your heart strings, making... Continue Reading →
A Galaxy Next Door is a cute new romance manga from Gido Amagakure, the creator of Sweetness and Lightening. This love story between an artist and his assistant is a lot stranger than it first appears, so get ready for some sci-fi shenanigan's and mishaps involving alien physiology! Synopsis: Ichiro Kuga has been doing his... Continue Reading →
An unconventional manga that's part teen comedy, part quirky supernatural adventure, Sheepily Horned Witch Romi is a manga you won't want to miss! Created by Yoichi Abe, this eccentric manga is weird, goofy and poignant all at once - a unique combination that makes for a hell of a read! Synopsis: Uryuu wakes up at... Continue Reading →
As a Dragon Ball fan, I'm always excited whenever something by Akira Toriyama in licensed in english. For such an influential creator, he doesn't actually have that many series to his name, so it's a treat whenever I get the chance to read anything new by him. Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater is a collection of... 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 →
I almost missed this title entirely. I'm not sure when Kaiten Books was established, but I hadn't heard of them or this series before I saw people posting snapshots of the manga on Instagram. I was curious about this new manga publisher, and I thought the premise of this series sounded cute, so I decided... Continue Reading →
Written by Wataru Hinekure and with art by Aruko, My Love Mix-Up! is a cute boys love manga about a series of mistakes that might just lead two classmates into an unlikely love story. Synopsis: Aoki has fallen for his shy and sweet classmate, Hashimoto. When she kindly lends him her eraser during class, he's... Continue Reading →
Soichiro Yamamoto is probably best known in the west as the creator of Teasing Master Takagi-san. I haven't actually read that manga though, so When Will Ayumu Make His Move? is my first introduction to his work. Let's dive into this high school tale of romance, strategy and shogi! Synopsis: Yaotome and Ayumu are the... Continue Reading →
I'm feeling spoiled by the plethora of cat manga that's been coming out lately! While The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today, by Hitsuzi Yamada, is a bit of an unusual entry into the genre, it's no less adorable. Synopsis: Saku is a reliable office worker who really seems to have her life together. Her... Continue Reading →
Moto Hagio is a hugely influential and award-winning shoujo manga creator who's works have received wide spread acclaim. Her ground-breaking series, like The Poe Clan and The Heart of Thomas, pushed boundaries and explored complex topics, contributing to the expansion in the kinds of stories that were told in shoujo manga that occurred during the... Continue Reading →
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