While the Four Little Shits think they’ve brought the fight to the Photosfere Corporation by heading to their headquarters on the planet Kenzarn, things quickly take a turn.  After Zaha Sanko and Shimada Death split off from Avakian and Damemaru, they wind up in an enclosed space that’s actually a ship.  Not only is this […]

This series has been switching its focus back and forth between Io and the Federation and Darryl and the Nanyang Alliance for a while now.  Each side has been preparing itself for the forthcoming conflict, with the latter coming out ahead more often than not.  The previous volume did an excellent job illustrating what’s at […]

The saga of Kaguya’s freedom wrapped up in the previous volume, and there’s only one volume left to go before the series wraps up entirely with vol. 28.  Though the lack of a central plot to drive the action would seem like a major problem for these final volumes, it’s actually a blessing in disguise.  […]

What we have here is something that is still rarer than I’d like to see from Dark Horse.  That would be a new manga with no prior connection to other media.  It’s not based on an anime or live-action series, nor is it spun off from a videogame or light novel.  “Innocent’s” only basis is […]

Much like “Bocchi the Rock,” this is another series that I decided to start reading after I watched the anime adaptation earlier this year.  The adaptation was much-hyped as it was based on the manga written by “Kaguya-sama’s” Aka Akasaka and was going to feature a 90-minute premiere.  While I was spoiled for the premiere’s […]

The back half of this volume is more or less what you’d expect from this series.  There’s a one-off where Loid’s spymaster boss has to foil an attack on a VIP while imparting a lesson about the subjective nature of truth to one of her subordinates.  Anya also gets to spend some time with the […]

In this volume, Asa Asada and Mister Kasuga take to the skies again against the kaiju that’s menacing Japan.  While government men in a boardroom angst about what its presence means for the country – will America step in to pacify it with nukes – they’re all about bringing the fight to it.  Even if […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Captain Momo’s Secret Base vol. 1 Dark Horse has been committed – COMMITTED, I say – to making mangaka Kenji Tsuruta a name to remember in the North American manga market.  I say this because this is the third series of his that they’re publishing after “Wandering Island” and “Emanon.”  It bears mentioning […]

The Second Battle of Goryokaku got underway in the previous volume as this series reached its climax.  It was a great example of this title’s ability to mix intense action, compelling drama, and wacky humor as the stakes kept getting higher with each new twist.  It wasn’t enough that Tsurumi showed up at the site […]

The “Silver Scent” arc which started at the end of the previous volume involved a young girl murdering a bunch of thugs after coming into contact with Celine “The Perfumer” Argente.  So far, so standard for “Murcielago.”  Things quickly escalate after it’s revealed that she’s not the only criminal to have entered Japan just now.  […]