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Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 1
One occupational hazard of reviewing manga is the powerful sense of déjà vu that a middle-of-the-road series can induce. I experienced just such a flash while reading Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for...
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Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits, Vols. 4 and 5
Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits Volumes 4 and 5 by Waco Ioka, Midori Yuma and Laruha I feel like now Kakuriyo has settled into a reliable rhythm for the reader, with each volume blending...
View ArticleTakane & Hana, Vol. 1
The opening pages of Takane & Hana offer a uniquely Japanese twist on the meet cute: the couple in question are set up by a marriage broker who thinks she’s introducing a twenty-three year old...
View ArticleKenka Bancho Otome: Love’s Battle Royale, Vol. 1
For a manga based on a dating game, Kenka Bancho Otome is far better than it ought to be. It’s a fast-paced, loose-limbed story that’s both cheerfully stupid and mildly subversive, buoyed by its...
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Fushigi Yugi: Byakko Senki vol 1
Fushigi Yugi: Byakko Senki Volume 1 by Yuu Watase The Fushigi Yugi universe is one I’ve been following for a long time. Many of my earliest volumes are from the initial Viz release back in the early...
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Shortcake Cake Vols 9 and 10
Shortcake Cake Volumes 9 and 10 by suu Morishita There’s around 5 volumes of revelations and drama packed into these two volumes of Shortcake Cake, but one of the advantages of finally finding out the...
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The Manga Review, 6/24/22
Hi, all! Its been a relatively slow news week manga-wise and a crazy week for me work-wise, so I’m going to dispense with the snappy introduction and get right to the links! As always, if there’s a...
View ArticleThe Manga Review, 9/9/2022
It’s been a relatively slow news week–manga-wise, at least–so I’m going to dispense with the snappy intro and get to the links. As always, if there’s a website, podcast, or YouTube channel you’d like...
View ArticleThe Manga Review, 11/18/22
Last week, ICv2 publisher Milton Griepp sat down for a lengthy conversation with Dark Horse Comics’ CEO Mike Richardson. The two discussed the company’s history–particularly its early investment in...
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Marmalade Boy: Collector’s Edition, Vol. 1
One of shojo manga’s most time-honored plot lines goes something like this: a young girl’s life is turned upside down when her mother or father remarries someone with a teenager of their own, usually a...
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