Manga and Comics Reviews
Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love is written/drawn by Ayuko Hatta, the creator of the Wolf Girl and Black Prince manga. While that series has yet to be licensed in English, I quite enjoyed the anime adaptation, so I'm happy to see some of Hatta's other works being translated. Hopefully more are on the horizon.... Continue Reading →
Lovesick Ellie was originally released in English digitally as a part of Kodansha's digital-first initiative. Fujimomo's romantic comedy about a girl who's caught up in horny daydreams garnered a lot of positive buzz and I've been looking forward to its physical release for some time. Having now read the first two volumes of this manga,... Continue Reading →
Maka Mochida's Daily Report About My Witch Senpai puts a bit of a fantasy twist on your classic office romance. But even though the leading lady of this manga is casting spells and whizzing around on a broomstick, this love story proved to be quite down to earth. What you'll find here amongst the fluffy... Continue Reading →
Adapted from the novel series of the same name by Touya, Mahito Aobe's A Tale of the Secret Saint is a charming fantasy manga about a girl with the healing magic of a great saint who simply wants to become a knight and hit things with swords. Will she manage to keep her powers a... Continue Reading →
So, a god offers you anything you want as a reward for going to another world to act as its savior. What do you ask for? Good looks? Great power and influence? How about a comfortable little café filled with books where you can wile away your days reading and sipping tea? If you found... Continue Reading →
Ah, vampires. A tried and true romance staple. Ema Toyama's Vampire Dormitory combines these seductive creatures with some good ol' gender-bending hijinks, creating a drama-filled romance that's both spicy and sweet! Synopsis: Mito has beautiful looks, but terrible luck. After her parents died, she was shuffled around to various relatives who all resented having to... Continue Reading →
As loyal readers of this blog may already be aware, I'm a big fan of that particular flavor of isekai manga where the protagonist is reincarnated as the villainess in a romance game or novel. Anko Yuzu's I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss falls neatly into that category - I mean, it's... Continue Reading →
Neko Yotsuba's Her Royal Highness Seems to be Angry is an action/fantasy manga about a former princess who's been reborn many years into the future, where she's dismayed to discovered that certain things have gone decidedly down hill! Adapted from a novel series by Kou Yatsuhashi, this tale of reincarnation features a heroine who's more... Continue Reading →
It's finally here! Kageki Shojo!! The Curtain Rises was one of my favourite new manga series from last year, and I've been greatly anticipating the arrival of Kumiko Saiki's sequel series: Kageki Shojo!! It's time for more drama, more dazzling theatre and more adorable moments of friendship! Synopsis: Watanabe Sarasa has managed to make it... Continue Reading →
Yakuza Lover, by Nozomi Mino, is a shojo manga that feels like it should be a josei series. This steamy romance stars a college student who gets caught up in a relationship with a member the yakuza, and it’s much more sexually charged than what you’d typically find in your average shojo manga. I can’t... Continue Reading →
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