Manga and Comic Reviews
That’s right, we’re now living in a world where “All-Rounder Meguru” comes out at such a pace (quarterly) that I can wait to review two volumes at once. Of course, that approach presents its own problems as we progress deeper into the current tournament arc. Meguru has a shot at making it to the finals, […]
In news I didn’t think I’d read anytime soon, Dark Horse announced at the Anime Expo panel today that they’ll be publishing new volumes of “The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service.” The series, about a group of mostly unemployable college students who make ends meet by taking jobs from dead people, has been on hiatus since […]
It’s not that I don’t get what ONE and Yusuke Murata are going for in this volume. They’re pitching Garo’s struggle against the members of the Hero Association who come to take him in as something noble that turns tragic. That his desire to stand up to inevitability is something to be admired. I get […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Blade of the Immortal Omnibus vol. 10 Am I playing it safe with this pick? Absolutely. Longtime readers/listeners will know that not only do I love this series, but that I thought it stuck the landing with its final volume. Given that this is the last omnibus edition of the series, this might […]
This is me clearing off a significant portion of the manga on my “to review” list before the next batch arrives later this week. Most, but not all, of the titles here were also read by me during my time at this year’s Fanime *sigh*. After the break, prepare yourself for my thoughts on the […]
It’s not usually an issue to determine what the flaws are in the comics that I read. Some suffer from characters who lack depth or act in dumb, logic-defying ways to serve the story. Others have stories whose twists weren’t clearly thought out beyond the idea of trying to surprise the reader. There are also […]
I’ve always wondered what “Murcielago” would look like when it finally shed its constant desire to shock, titillate, or disturb the reader. With vol. 10, I finally have my answer. More than that since it also sheds any attempts at (ridiculous) over-the-top action like we saw in the previous volume. It all starts when Kuroko, […]
The first volume of mangaka Shuzo Oshimi’s latest look at how the life of a milquetoast male is upended by an unconventional female didn’t get off to the best of starts in my opinion. There was some drama to be had in seeing how shut-in Isao Komori wound up in the body of high school […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: I Am A Hero Omnibus vol. 11 They made it. Well, not yet as something could go wrong between now and this final volume’s scheduled release in October. You know, like an actual zombie apocalypse as depicted in this series. Assuming that doesn’t happen then we’ll all be able to read the final […]
It was Fanime’s 25th Anniversary this year and the overall experience was… still really great. Aside from a nice art gallery showcasing memorabilia for years past and the “Silver Anniversary” tag plastered on banners and various memorabilia, there wasn’t a big emphasis on celebrating the occasion itself. Fanime 2019 was another awesome experience that was […]