The Morose Mononokean Volumes 4 and 5 Review
We appear to be caught up to the Japanese release of The Morose Mononokean, huzzah! By this point (five volumes and a few, uncollected chapters) the story seems completely comfortable with...
Nichijou: my ordinary life Volume 1 Review
My only knowledge of Nichijou prior to reading volume 1 was that it was one of the many polarizing series done by Kyoto Animation -- it was either the most hilarious...
One Week Friends Volume 1 Review
One Week Friends is a tale of two personas. One persona uses 4 panels to showcase its comedy. The other is a heartrending tale involving two young kids having to overcome...
The Ancient Magus’ Bride Volume 6 Review
As of The Ancient Magus' Bride's sixth volume, Chise's life remains an episodic tale of both light-hearted and dangerous magic in the modern day. The story has woven together a rather impressive...
Black Butler Volume 26 Review
Be warned: if you haven't kept up with the Black Butler manga, or if you've only been following the anime adaptations, this volume contains perhaps the biggest revelation to date. It's...
Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka Volume 1 Review
Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka is among the slew of dark, or "anti" magical girl series licensed by Seven Seas recently. At this point, there could honestly be more "subversive" magical girl...
Girls’ Last Tour Volume 1 Review
The "cute girls doing cute things" genre may have gone too far with Girls' Last Tour. Cute girls form a band! Totally fine and overdone. Cute girls go mountain climbing! Unusual...
Goblin Slayer Volume 2 Review
Goblin Slayer now has a party. No seriously, he has a party! Alongside Priestess, an elf, a dwarf, and a lizardman join him in his quest to kill the despicable goblins!
Ok,...
Boarding School Juliet Volume 1 Review
What happens when you loosely base your manga on Romeo & Juliet and add standard shounen hijinks? Well, you may get something like Boarding School Juliet.
Now whether it'll end like Romeo...
Yusen Ruten: An Era of Red Volume 1 Review
Yusen Ruten: An Era of Red escorts its readers back to 1320s Japan just before a major political upheaval. Masayoshi (formerly called Shouta) is adopted by his uncle after his parents...