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...
Baccano! 2001 The Children of Bottle Review
After spending all of the previous novels primarily in the 1930s, Baccano! takes a surprising move and moves the story entirely to the present day and out of the United States. Ever...
Gabriel Dropout Volume 1 Review
The purest angel of all the land has arrived on Earth, and in a battle of convenience and depravity, Earth wins.
This is very much a good thing for readers of Gabriel...
Forbidden Scrollery Volume 1 Review
I'm sure we've all been in a conversation or situation where we were lost. Perhaps everyone is talking about the local sports team and you don't even know a touchdown from...
Fireworks Review
Fireworks rolls off the tongue better for the West than its Japanese title (Uchiage Hanabi, Shita Kara Miru Ka? Yoko Kara Miru Ka?, which translates as 'Fireworks, Should We See It...
your name. Another Side: Earthbound Review
If you were to suddenly become someone else, would your friends and family notice? Would they even believe you if you claimed to be swapping souls with a stranger?
Even as Taki's...
A Polar Bear in Love Volume 1 Review
They say Cupid's arrow can strike at any time and for any one. But can that arrow strike for someone of a different species -- one you are supposed to eat?
Well,...
In This Corner of the World Omnibus Review
After spending years and years in production the animated film In This Corner of the World premiered in Japan last year and reached American shores this year to great acclaim.
With less fanfare,...
Hatsune Miku: Future Delivery Volume 1 Review
In many of my various Vocaloid reviews here and on my own blog, I've bluntly said that they're only for Vocaloid fans.
Well, out of all the Hatsune Miku-related manga I've read,...
Kigurumi Guardians Volume 1 Review
When you think about how much manga can be produced on a year-to-year basis, it's incredible. However, many stories (at least 6 out of 10 times, I'm spitballing) will contain some...