Manga and Comic Reviews
The last time we saw Zaha Sanko, he had just been mind-controlled by the still-living remains of Hajime Damemaru, whose English name translates to “First Failson.” Hajime had been kidnapped by the Lighthead Order, the cult from which the galaxy-wide megacorporation Photosphere grew out of, and thought that he could use Zaha as a distraction […]
“THE KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE” IS BACK, BABY! I mean, it’s coming back in July to comic shops and in August everywhere else! That’s the big news I learned from the Dark Horse Comics panel at the convention, and it was shocking for a couple reasons. One is that I rarely expect to get big […]
The party gets a new member in this volume! Sein is a priest who likes to drink, gamble, and smoke. Between him and Heiter, Frieren and Fern are having to rethink what they believe the qualities of a good priest actually are. Still, having another healer in the party is always useful and after having […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! vol. 4 Editor Carl Horn mentioned that Dark Horse had licensed vols. 4 & 5 of this series in the afterword to vol. 3. So while it’s not surprising to see this volume here, it’s still very reassuring. (On that note, there’s a Dark Horse Manga panel at […]
Zaha Sanko, the most wanted man in the galaxy, got his ship upgraded in the previous volume. Now it’s time to find stuff to furnish it with! Fortunately his ship’s minibot, Moja, knows that the best place to do this is at the nearest Marutech Shopping Ship. They’ve got a lot of stuff on their […]
This volume starts off with a couple of stories that are as good as anything we’ve seen in this series to date. The first tale involves our protagonists finally coming to Sissel’s – the Lunatic Sorcerer – home and having to deal with its guardian. They may think it’s easy to deal with, until they […]
Hmmmm…. I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to talk about how the previous volume ended, yet. By that extension, the events of this volume are best left for the reader to experience for themselves. That’s because, if you remember when Steve and I talked about Tatsuki Fujimoto’s previous series “Fire Punch,” you’ll recall […]
If there’s one character who has defined this title since its second arc kicked off in vol. 9, it’s Phobos. The sinister-looking and sounding “sister” of Clarion certainly made an impression when she first appeared. That impression being, “SHE’S CLEARLY EVIL! WHY CAN’T ANYONE BESIDES CLARION SEE THIS?!?!” Much to my surprise, mangaka Koshi Rikudo […]
While the “Spy x Family” manga has been a best-seller up until now, it has taken its first proper steps towards world domination with the premiere of its anime adaptation a few weeks ago. Which means that vol. 7 arrived just in time to catch this new wave of popularity. Is it a good representation […]
The field test where Defense Force recruits get to show off their kaiju-killing abilities was meant to involve just that. With the appearance of a humanoid, talking, one with the ability to resurrect defeated kaiju, the tables have quickly turned. At least, that was the plan until Kafka Hibino showed up, took them out, and […]