Clover by Clamp – manga review
I love Clamp’s artwork, and the artwork in Clover is no exception. In fact, the artwork here is some of my favorite by…
Category: Manga reviews
Reviews of manga, manwha, and manhua.
Someday’s Dreamers 1-2 by Norie Yamada and Kumichi Yoshizuki – manga review
Someday’s Dreamers by Norie Yamada and Kumichi Yoshizuki is a two-volume manga series about Yume, a young magic user who moves to Tokyo…
Noragami – Stray God Volume 2 by Adachitoka – manga review
Noragami – Stray God Volume 2 by Adachitoka continues the adventures of Yato, the Japanese god without a shrine. He is a character…
Blood Alone 1-3 by Masayuki Takano – manga review
I just finished reading the Blood Alone omnibus for volumes 1-3 by Masayuki Takano, and I’m not entirely sure what to make of…
Noragami volume 1 by Adachitoka – manga review
I caught a few episodes of the anime of Noragami on Crunchyroll and enjoyed it so much that I thought I’d read the…
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Short Stories 1 by Naoko Takeuchi – manga review
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Short Stories 1 by Naoko Takeuchi is kind of a mixed bag. Some of the stories are well-crafted and…
Book review: Castle of Dreams – Stories from the Kare Kano Creator by Masami Tsuda
Castle of Dreams – Stories from the Kare Kano Creator by Masami Tsuda is a compilation of short stories by a mangaka better…
Dragon Knight by Miyuki Yamaguchi – manga review
The first thing that struck me with Dragon Knight, by Miyuki Yamaguchi, is how well Yamaguchi conveys emotion in her illustrations. The main…
The Earl and the Fairy, Vol. 3-4 by Ayuko – manga review
Welcome to the world of The Earl and the Fairy, Vol. 3-4, an alternate Victorian England where fairies are real, but only fairy…
The Earl and the Fairy – Volumes 1-2 by Ayuko – manga review
Imagine an alternate Victorian England where fairies are real, but only fairy doctors can see them. This is the world of The Earl…
Ultra Maniac by Wataru Yoshizumi – manga review
Wataru Yoshizumi, author of fan favorite Marmalade Boy, wrote manga series Ultra Maniac in 2003. It was popular enough to spawn an anime…
Q and A by Mitsuru Adachi – manga review
Q and A is an unusual, slightly-fantastical, slice-of-life manga from Mitsuru Adachi, best known in the States for his baseball manga, Cross Game.…
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano – manga review
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (literally Yokohama Shopping Travelogue) is a 14-volume “soft science fiction” series by Hitoshi Ashinano published in the manga anthology magazine…
Urusei Yatsura volume 1 by Rumiko Takahashi – manga review
Urusei Yatsura has been one of my favorite manga and anime series for many years, and while a very small percentage of the…
Transistor ni Venus by Izumi Takemoto – manga review
Transistor ni Venus is a seven-volume science fiction espionage manga series by Izumi Takemoto. It has only been released in Japan as far…