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I got my monthly manga shipment today: High School Debut #8 Mixed Vegetables #3 Nana #15 Skip Beat #17 Fruits Basket #22 Shinobi Life #2 Pluto #2 Moon Child #1 Black Jack #4 Sayonara Zetsubu Sensei #1 And a lonely graphic novel – Invincible Iron Man #1 Site updates are going to be a bit [...]
Bound Beauty
Bound Beauty Volume 1 by Mick Takeuchi Chiyako can see the legendary mystical red threads that connect lovers. She has turned her power into a thriving matchmaking business at school, telling her classmates their love fortunes in return for cash. She’s determined to save up as much money as she can because she wants to [...]
Pumpkin Scissors
Pumpkin Scissors Volume 1 by Ryotaro Iwanaga I swapped for this book several months ago, and it languished in my “to read” pile. I’m glad I finally picked it up. Ridiculous title aside Pumpkin Scissors is an interesting character-based study of the aftermath of war. A war between the Empire and the Republic of Frost [...]
Star Trek The Next Generation Manga: Boukenshin
Star Trek: The Next Generation Volume 1: Boukenshin by Christine Boylan and Diane Duane I was going to read this and write it up when I was reading the Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek manga, but then I decided that reading so many sci-fi tv show adaptations in a row would tax my brain so [...]
Now I am six
I just realized that I’ve been blogging for six years! It has been challenging keeping the site updated since I’m now running around after two toddlers, but I’ll keep plugging away. Thanks for reading everybody!
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #14 (second series)
The cover of this issue shows a battered Amethyst crouched against a wall. Her sword and shield are broken. A man-shaped shadow looms over her, with the text on the cover proclaiming “Guess Who’s Back?” The title of this issue is “Inner Sanctum.” On earth in a darkened bedroom in Hudson, New York something is [...]
Maid Sama
Maid Sama! Volume 1 by Hiro Fujiwara Emma aside, I generally don’t go for manga about maids. I ended up being pleasantly surprised by Maid Sama thanks to an engaging protagonist. Misaki’s father left her and her mother on their own. As a result Misaki is a confirmed man-hater and driven to excel in school. [...]
Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek Manga
Battlestar Galactica: Echoes of New Caprica by Emily Salzfass, Anthony Wu, Mike Wellman, and Richard Hatch The stories in this anthology are set during season three of Battlestar Galactica. I can see how the Cylon occupation on New Caprica and the aftermath of the fleet’s escape would leave room for untold stories but the third [...]
BookCloseouts Sale
They have a 99 cent sale on their manga, mostly older Tokyopop titles. It could be a good opportunity to pick up a decent chunk of Mars, Vampire Game, and older Clamp titles like Wish or Tokyo Babylon.
Classical Medley
Classical Medley Volume 1 by Sanae Kana Cute art and musical names don’t make up for the lack of an engaging story in the first volume of this fantasy series. Prince Soprano’s companions are his ambiguously gendered bodyguard Alto and the dragon Mezzo. One day Soprano is summoned to participate in a secretive mystical ceremony. [...]
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