Manga and Comic Reviews
I’m pretty sure I mentioned this in my original podcast about this series, but one of the reasons I liked the first “season” so much was that it reflected the experiences of myself and my friends in our anime club in college. We didn’t talk as much about hentai games or doujinshi, but not only […]
Though he’s meant to be the star of this series, Miyamoto Musashi has been the biggest drag on its momentum for a while now. We start to see that change with this volume as his sojourn in the wilds finally starts to develop a point. The swordsman acknowledges early on that he can’t beat his […]
The state of Dark Horse’s manga publishing efforts has been an ongoing concern of mine over the years as we’ve seen a steady decline in the amount of manga they’ve released as well as a complete lack of new titles that aren’t from established authors, or don’t have a significant media tie-in. There’s also the […]
Years ago, when I heard that Hideaki Anno married Moyoco Anno my first thought was, “How the hell did that happen?” He’s the director of “Evangelion” and a hardcore otaku. She’s the author of josei manga such as “Flowers & Bees,” “Sakuran” and “Hataraki Man” which feature strong-willed (sometimes to the point of frightening) female […]
This title occupies an interesting liminal space on my reading list. It’s not quite good enough that I’d miss it if it went on “hiatus” like other Dark Horse manga, yet it’s not quite bad enough that I’m tempted to stop reading it. Whenever I see that a new volume is solicited, I pick it […]
It’s time to once again BEHOLD THE POWER OF KICKSTARTER with something that I contributed to. This was a multi-book project that, in addition to the title of this post, also saw Osamu Tezuka’s “Unico” and “Atomcat” translated into English as well. Of the three, “Unico” represents the most solid read as “Triton” goes on […]
We’re in the title’s home stretch as there’s only one more volume to go. With the final conflicts looming, mangaka Mohiro Kitoh takes a break from the mecha battles and focuses almost exclusively on the personal journey the two remaining pilots, Jun and Yoko, take to give closure to the families of the children who […]
There was one genuinely mind-blowing solicitation in this month’s offering. Yes, it was a manga title. No, it’s not the one you’re thinking about. However, it’s not the one that deserves above-the-line recognition here. The Sakai Project HC is a celebration of 30 years of Stan Sakai’s legendary “Usagi Yojimbo” from a host of the […]
After three volumes, and many hard-fought battles the crew of White Base finally makes it to the Federation’s South American base. There’s plenty more hardship to be had as key members of the supporting cast find their moment to shine… before being snuffed out. “Gundam” has been an engaging read up to now as it’s […]
Now this is more like it! The first volume of Makoto Yukimura’s viking epic contained over a hundred thrilling pages that set the stage for the story in dramatic fashion. They were then followed by a few hundred more of a flashback to earlier days in the lives of our protagonist and one of the […]