Two volumes in and mangaka Tsutomu Nihei’s latest work to be translated into English continues to be a stellar example of how to properly do style over substance.  Badass synthetic human Zoichi Kanoe and his AI partner Fuyu continue their quest to stop the evil machinations of the Data Recovery Foundation by blowing up lots […]

This was the only manga I picked up at Fanime this year since it was the only thing I could find there at a discount.  The first volume was a surprisingly gripping tale of a group of survivors trying to make their way out of a department store that had been devastated by an earthquake… […]

Providing further proof that there exists no premise that can’t be made into a manga is the first volume of Hisae Iwaoka’s “Saturn Apartments” which is a pleasant slice-of-life look at window washers in the upper stratosphere.  In the future, mankind has evacuated Earth in order to preserve what’s left of it and everyone now […]

Shizuro Oguro is living the life of an average Japanese salaryman when his mid-life crisis kicks in and he quits his job to become a mangaka.  Unfortunately he can’t find the right motivation he needs to create the timeless classic that will prove to his dad and daughter that this wasn’t a huge mistake.  Rather […]

DC Comics’ manga imprint CMX was shut down earlier today.  On one level, the lack of any bestselling titles, low buzz, and general lack of promotion from its parent company didn’t make it seem like much of a surprise.  On the other, the fact that it lasted six years despite all of these issues made […]

You might have noticed that my reviews of manga that serve as the basis for anime that I’ve seen tend to follow a certain script.  Generally I’ll say that they’re fine, but what I’m really waiting for is when the stories go past the anime so I can start reading new stuff (see “Black Lagoon” […]

Kenichi Sonoda’s original “Gunsmith Cats” series is not a timeless classic, but it was a very entertaining series that was a cornerstone of manga released in America for its time.  Mention this series to any fan who is old enough to remember when Viz and Dark Horse published the vast majority of their series in […]