Manga and Comic Reviews
When we last left the title character she had accidentally traveled back in time to hang out with her old friends Himmel, Heiter, and Eisen and was looking for a way to return. Then she and Himmel got caught up in the effects of the Black Mercy Grausam the Miraculous’ hypnosis abilities and found themselves […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Innocent Rouge Omnibus vol. 1 It was a little frustrating to get to the end of Dark Horse’s release of Shin’ichi Sakamoto’s “Innocent” manga and realize that it wasn’t an ending at all. That the story would continue in the follow-up manga “Innocent Rouge,” which hadn’t been confirmed for U.S. release at the […]
It’s the most wonderful time of year again. With all of my work commitments sorted at the last minute, I was VERY ready to enjoy Fanime this year. Which I did on Thursday since I didn’t have spend most of the afternoon wandering around downtown looking for an ethernet cable. Instead I caught a screening […]
You’re Satoru Noda. You’ve just completed your magnum opus “Golden Kamuy” after 31 volumes. It’s been a bestseller, placed on multiple “best of” lists, and been adapted in an anime and live action as well. What do you do in order to follow up on that level of success? If you’re Satoru Noda then you’re […]
I had a good feeling about where this series was going after it wound up on the planet where Hajime Damemaru had stashed his spaceship. While he continues to look for it in this volume, Zaha Sanko, Shimada Death, and Avakian engage in their own efforts to track the man and his ship down. Except […]
Remember how Arthur, Quincey, and Joe were all at the mercy of a monstrous version of Lucy at the end of vol. ? Well, forget about all that. None of them are in this volume. This time we’re focusing on young Jonathan Harker as he travels through the Transylvanian countryside as a favor to the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Dur-An-Ki I had completely forgotten that this was coming before I saw it in the solicitations. Kentaro Miura didn’t do much in his career that wasn’t “Berserk” – he did the art for the Buronson-written “Japan” and “King of Wolves” and did the one-volume “Giganto Maxia.” He also wrote this short series where […]
Life continues on as usual for Shiro and Kenji for most of this volume. Their favorite bakery is closing as its owner moves to a new location, so they’re going to have to find a new source for freshly baked bread. A new supermarket opens up in their area, giving Shiro another option in his […]
Keun the Kaufman and Gyapollo have reached the final stage of the conflict. The kunstler has just about reached his limit, but he’s got one more card to play against the psychopathic cyborg who kidnapped Yoko and Yunie. Speaking of those two, they’re still captives of Gyapollo’s henchmen. While Yunie is desperately trying to find […]
Well, here we are. Kentaro Miura, the mangaka of “Berserk,” passed away on May 6, 2021, due to acute aortic dissection. While his health issues had been mentioned, but not discussed in any detail over the years, their impact on the frequency of his output was obvious to see for any long-time reader. Yet it […]