It isn’t that this series has suddenly become dull in its examination of the ongoing misery of the title character’s life as he transitions into high school.  There’s too much disturbing stuff on display for that to happen.  Such as when we witness the loss of his virginity in a way that’s almost as uncomfortable […]

If nothing else, at least mangaka Hiroya Oku finishes off the low-rent crime/revenge story he started off in the previous volume quickly here.  Just one chapter and it’s behind us.  What follows is certainly an improvement as we get back to having the story be about the different approaches the aged Inuyashiki and the teen […]

What, no reviews of the three volumes in the series between this and the first one?  Nope.  “The Ice Reaper” never really rose above the level of fantasy comfort food in its exploration of the backstory of Kurasame and his companions, collectively known as the Four Heroes of Rubrum.  Our protagonist gains greater power as […]

Regardless of the fact that Saitama doesn’t make good on embodying the title of his series for the concluding half of this battle, his fight against Boros is still a marvel of action spectacle.  If nothing else, one has to admire the utter balls of ONE and Yusuke Murata to depict the climactic moment of […]

With this, we’ve finally caught up to Viz’s original release of the series.  That arc, “Stardust Crusaders,” showed “Jojo’s” finally hitting its stride and cast a shadow over the deluxe edition releases of the first two parts of this title.  “Battle Tendency” has been on an upward trajectory over the course of its four volumes, […]

The aftermath of the American Civil War isn’t the last place I’d expect to see as the setting for a manga, but it’s pretty close.  “Sacred Beasts” kicks right off with its high concept:  In the face of losing the war, the Northern States resorted to using “forbidden arts” to create unstoppable soldiers based on […]

Vol. 7 wastes no time in picking up where the peasant army left off in their siege of the castle of Schwyz.  If you’ve enjoyed mangaka Mitsuhisa Kuji’s depiction of medieval siege weaponry and tactics, then she has a lot more to offer up here.  We get to see the peasant army, led by the […]

It becomes clearer to me with each passing volume that there is nothing more to be done with the concept of sequential art as a medium after this.  Yes, all writers can stop writing, artists can stop drawing, and all inkers, assistants, colorists, and letterers can lay down their tools in the face of the […]

Mikura Amelia is living the dream as she operates a one-plane delivery service that services the many small islands that fall under Tokyo’s jurisdiction.  It’s on one such mission that she gets some tragic news:  her grandfather, who taught her the ropes as a pilot, has passed away.  While going through his things, Mikura finds […]