Black Butler Volume 31 Review
Female mangaka like Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist) and Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha) have often received praise not just for their story but female characters. I'm not saying men can't write well-received girls...
The Dangers in My Heart Volume 3 Review
Remember back in the day (ok, volume 1) when Kyotaro just wanted to terrorize his classmates and kill the most popular girl in his class? When Anna didn't even know who...
Akame ga KILL! Zero Volume 8 Review
Akame ga KILL! Zero has always been heavy on the fanservice, particularly because of Mera. But now that she's been dispatched, the sexual situations have fewer opportunities to appear. They still...
Love of Kill Volumes 4 and 5 Review
Love of Kill volumes 4 and 5 arrived together, so I read them together, and I'm reviewing them together.
And you know what? The two books go really well together.
After no-one-believes-he's-25 Ritzland...
Hi Score Girl Volume 3 Review
Haruo and Akira seem designed to pick up where they left off in elementary school now that she's returned from her stay overseas. But two things have changed since then:
Akira's responsibilities...
Final Fantasy Lost Stranger Volume 3 Review
In almost every Final Fantasy, the party (or part of the party) is captured. But with no signs of an oglop, headless alien, or thief treasure hunter to bust them out,...
Final Fantasy Lost Stranger Volume 6 Review
How many of you know the game show Press Your Luck, aka Whammy? Even without knowing the game, you may recognize the contestants imploring Lady Luck with phrases like "no Whammies!"...
The Anti-Social Geniuses Review: Fruits Basket Another Volume 1
Krystallina: Next generation sequels are not too unusual in the manga world. But while people tend to say follow-ups are not as good as the originals, sequels still should have their...
Not Your Idol Volume 2 Review
Volume 1 of Not Your Idol was a thoughtful look on the societal pressures all women, not just idols, have to live with. Volume 2, however, feels much more muddled by comparison.
The Promised Neverland Volume 1 Review
Emma and her two friends, Norman and Ray, live a happy but quiet life at Grace Field House. They are all the brightest kids at the orphanage, happy to look after...