Manga Review: Bokurano Ours Vols 1-5
Title: Bokurano: Ours Genre: Mecha, Drama, Seinen Artist: Mohiro Kitoh Publisher: Shogakukan (JP), Viz Media (US) Translation: Camellia Nieh Original Release Date: 2010-2012 If there are two things...
View ArticleMy Love Story!! Vol 1 Review
Title: My Love Story!! (Ore Monogatari!!) Genre: Romance, Comedy Publisher: Shueisha (JP), Viz (US) Artist/Author: Kazuna Kawahara, Aruko Serialized in: Bessatsu Margaret Translation: JN Productions...
View ArticleSeraph of The End Vol 1 Review
Title: Seraph of The End (Owari no Serafu) Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Shueisha (JP), Viz Media (US) Story/Artist: Takaya Kagami, Yamoto Yamamoto Serialized in: Jump Square Translation: Adrienne Beck...
View ArticleWhere Andy Nakatani Thinks Weekly Shonen Jump Is Heading
For a lot of reasons, I was only able to speak to most of the people I talked to at NYCC for a short period. Here’s another somewhat brief one that also happened unexpectedly: my interview with...
View ArticleLeyla Aker’s Battle of The Planets (At Viz Media)
My final NYCC interview (Yes, this is it, I swear!) ended up with me talking to someone very important right next to people turning a contest wheel. I guess you’ll find out what I mean when you listen...
View ArticlePredictions and Wishful Thinking for 2015 Light Novels
This is a guest post from Cho of English Light Novels. Last year marked a bit of a resurgence for light novels officially published in English, particularly when Yen Press released popular series such...
View ArticleMillennium Snow Review
Title: Millennium Snow Genre: Romance Publisher: Hakusensha (JP), Viz Manga (US) Story/Artist: Bisco Hatori Serialized in: Lala in 2001, Lala DX in 2013 Original Release Date: June 3, 2014 Review copy...
View ArticleThe 10 Weirdest Moments In Majiko’s Mikansei No. 1 Manga
Let me just say Majiko’s Mikansei No. 1, a two volume series about Neo Takigawa’s adjustment to life from the conservative 23rd Century to the frolicking 21st Century and her goals of being a singing...
View ArticleAssassination Classroom Review
Title: Assassination Classroom Genre: Comedy Publisher: Shonen Jump (JP), Viz Media (US) Story/Artist: Yusei Matsui Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Jump (volume one reviewed) Translation: Tetsuichiro...
View ArticleIn Defense (Or No Defense) of Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders
Title: Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders (Gakuen Tokkei Dyukarion) Genre: Comedy, Parody Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten (JP), Viz (US) Artist: CLAMP Serialized in: Comic Genki Digital Release Date: January...
View ArticleTokyo Ghoul Vol 1 Review
Title: Tokyo Ghoul Genre: Action, Horror, Psychological Publisher: Shueisha (JP), Viz Media (US) Artist: Sui Ishida Serialized in: Weekly Young Jump Translation: Joe Yamazaki Original Release Date:...
View ArticleShoujo You Should Know: Wish
Muse: While walking home from a long day at work, a young doctor named Shuichiro notices what he assumes to be a toy stuck on a tree being attacked by a crow. He rescues the tiny winged creature, who...
View ArticleGyo Manga Review
Title: Gyo (2-in-1 Deluxe Edition) Genre: Horror Publisher: Shogakukan (JP), Viz Media (US) Artist/Writer: Junji Ito Serialized in: Big Comic Spirits Original Release Date: April 21, 2015 While most...
View ArticleShoujo You Should Know: Earl Cain
Over a decade before Black Butler began publishing, there was a manga about a different Victorian Earl challenging the dark and supernatural forces at work in London. Published in two parts as The Cain...
View ArticleGetting Manga for Cheap
Looking for ways to spend money for manga, but concerned about the price? Krystallina from Daiyamanga will guide you on getting manga for not so much money! – Ed. Note We all want to support the...
View ArticleShoujo You Should Know: Natsume and the Book of Friends
Helen: When I first found out that Natsume and the Book of Friends (Natsume Yuujinchou) was a shoujo manga I was surprised and confused. A few seconds later I thought “Wait no, I’m enjoying watching a...
View ArticleShoujo You Should Know: Full Moon o Sagashite
Magical girls have been a part of shoujo since nearly the beginning; stories of idols and other performers are almost just as old. Magical girls haven’t changed much over the years, but today’s idol...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: My Hero Academia
I bemoaned Kohei Horikoshi’s lack of success. Oumagadoki Zoo was a manga that had a solid 5 volume run, and once Barrage hit English Weekly Shonen Jump, I was thinking the sky’s the limit. That’s why I...
View ArticleVersus: Magi
Long running series are sometimes the hardest to get into, not matter what the medium is. It can’t just have a good first chapter, it needs to have an amazing first chapter to get your very first...
View ArticlePlatinum End –“Gift From An Angel” Recap
What would happen if Mashiro from Bakuman lost his family, lived with people that treats him like dirt, and suddenly was granted power like Light from Death Note? You’d get Platinum End, and I’ll stick...
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