Hanako and the Terror of Allegory Volume 1 by Sakae Esuno
I had high expectations for this title. I really liked the first volume of Esuno’s other series Future Diary, which I keep meaning to read more of. I tend to enjoy stories about wacky detectives, so a detective of allegory or folklore seemed intriguing. Unfortunately [...]
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Stolen Hearts
Stolen Hearts Volume 1 by Miku Sakamoto
I bought this volume purely because of the cover image. A cute girl in a kimono has her mouth open in an “O” of surprise, while a red-haired boy lurks ominously in the background. At school Shinobu spills milk on a bag belonging to Koguma, the intimidating tough guy [...]
Sand Chronicles #7
Sand Chronicles 7 by Hinako Ashihara
As I was reading Sand Chronicles, I was reminded again how refreshing it is when shoujo series extend the time line of the story past high school. So many manga series end with high school graduation, but I like seeing the cast of Sand Chronicles as they move into the [...]
Manga Previews for February
Here’s what I think looks good:
CMX
Stolen Hearts #2
Venus Cappricio #4
Digital Manga Publishing
Red Angel – If the vampire manga currently out isn’t enough for you, there’s this: Mika, a transfer student, is a girl as beautiful as an angel. She invites her new friend Nana to her house, where Mika’s brother Koryu fascinates her. But between [...]
On Rereading Sexy Voice and Robo
Sexy Voice and Robo by Iou Kuroda
It is the first installment of the Manga Moveable Feast, and the book picked was Iou Kuroda’s unique manga about a teenage adventuress named Sexy Voice and her older otaku sidekick, chauffeur, and occasional bodyguard Robo. Nico Hayashi’s part-time job is talking with random people on a telephone dating [...]
Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 2
Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 2 by QuinRose and Hoshino Soumei
I continue to be weirdly fascinated by this dating sim manga set in the world of Alice in Wonderland. I was hoping that some of the metatextual elements that I saw in the first volume would be expanded on in the second. This [...]
Natsume’s Book of Friends
Natsume’s Book of Friends Volume 1 by Yuki Midorikawa
I always tend to like manga about yokai or spirit hunters, especially when they incorporate interesting storylines and unexpected character designs. Natsume’s Book of Friends seems like a great addition to the yokai genre of manga. Natsume is a boy who was passed around from relative to [...]
All My Darling Daughters
All My Darling Daughters by Fumi Yoshinaga
All the manga blogs love All My Darling Daughters, and I am no exception. This single volume would be a great first pick for anyone interested in sampling Fumi Yoshinaga’s work if they haven’t already. I sometimes have mixed feelings towards volumes of manga short stories perhaps due [...]
Great Graphic Novels for Teens
I wanted to do a mini-round up of things related to the GGNT list.
Graphic Novel Reporter has a roundtable discussion explaining the history behind the list.
Over at Good Comics for Kids, a discussion of some of the titles that made it onto the list.
I was happy to see that the title I nominated, Ken Saito’s [...]
What a Wonderful World Volume 1
I previously enjoyed Asano’s Solanin. What a Wonderful World is an earlier work, but I didn’t realize until I read Shaenon Garrity’s review over at about.com that Asano was only 22 when he started working on this manga. It is unusual to get such a polished and accomplished work from such a young creator. In [...]