What about vol. 12?  It was notable for the trip Meguru takes with members of his and several other gyms to the Tohoku region to help with cleanup from the (then recent) earthquake and for some friendly competition.  It’s a nice diversion that also sees the series at its goofiest and most slapsticky. While Maki’s […]

Here we have a volume that feels more focused on the struggles of the supporting cast as opposed to its main duo.  Which isn’t a bad thing as that means we get to learn more about some of the newer characters. Like Philomena, who was caught spying on everyone at the end of the previous […]

Vol. 13 has more of an overarching story to it than is usual for this series.  That’s because Hachiken, Mikage and the rest of their horse riding club are trying to make their way to the national championship at Gotemba.  Expect to see mind games played on and by the team, a horse who loves […]

Now that we’re past the Great Translation Consternation of 2019, where does this series stand?  In a pretty good place, actually.  Even if this volume is almost entirely setup for the Shuchiin School Festival that will be happening in the next one.  That leaves Kaguya modeling outfits for the welcoming party in an attempt to […]

In this volume, Saitama does a near dine-and-dash!  He forgot his wallet after ordering a meal at a restaurant, and when Blizzard comes to talk to him about a potential partnership, he runs off to take on another dine-and-dasher and sticks her with the bill.  After he takes care of the other dine-and-dasher, Saitama returns […]

Vol. 13 starts out with a letter to the reader from mangaka Yasuo Ohtagaki.  In it, he tells us that he has been suffering from tenosynovitis, an inflammation of the tendons, in his left hand which is also his drawing hand.  Ohtagaki tells us that he has had to change his drawing style as a […]

The crew of the Quin Zaza pulls into the port town of Quon to unload the spoils of their draking endeavors and get some much needed R&R as well.  What passes for recreation is very different amongst the ship’s crew. Takita accompanies Mika has he meets up with Ula, the blind and wizened chief of […]

Remember how the previous volume ended with Koichi at the mercy of Stand-wielding manga artist Rohan Kishibe?  That battle is wrapped up soon into vol. 4 through a so-dumb-it’s-amazing quirk of Josuke’s personality.  Not only does this allow Josuke to go on a hunt with Jotaro for a literal rat who can also wield a […]

I’ve been a fan of Inio Asano ever since “Solanin” was published in English.  The mangaka had an interesting perspective on the world that embraced humor, sadness, and surrealism as its characters navigated their post-college lives without proper direction.  His subsequent works that were published in English — “What A Wonderful World!,” “A Girl on […]

I thought Dark Horse was done reprinting old flipped manga titles from their back catalog.  I’m glad that they’re not, both for this and other titles that have long since gone out of print.  Some history about this one first: “What’s Michael?” was something of an anomaly in the publisher’s seinen (young men’s) heavy output […]