One of the problems with the the great manga boom in the past is that I think some good titles got lost in the deluge of new series. Gatcha Gacha is one of those series that I think deserves a second glance. This series was published by Tokyopop, and it probably wasn’t helped by the [...]

I’ve been curious to check out the manga adaptations of Harlequin romance titles, and the folks at emanga were kind enough to load up my reading list with a sampling of titles, so expect to see a few reviews of these titles over the next few weeks. I find them absolutely hilarious summer reading. For [...]

A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio A Drunken Dream is one of the most anticipated new manga in the manga blogosphere. Hagio is an influential author and her works have been hard to come by since the earlier Viz editions of her work They Were Eleven and A, A Prime are out [...]

Shinobi Life Volume 4 by Shoko Conami I’ve somehow fallen behind reading Shinobi Life. This is sad, because it is one of my favorite shoujo series currently being published. But also good! Because now that I’ve finished volume 4 I can run out and get the next volume and enjoy more of the story. I [...]

I write about Twin Spica from Vertical and Saturn Apartments from Viz’s Sigikki line. I liked one of these manga a lot and didn’t care for the other.

Suppli Volumes 4 and 5 by Mari Okazaki Wow, there has been a two year gap between volumes of Suppli. I’ve resigned myself to the fact that josei series simply don’t sell well here, so I’m happy with whatever I can get. I was worried that this series was going to be on permanent hiatus, [...]

Afterschool Charisma Volume 1 by Kumiko Suekane My favorite Sigikki titles are Afterschool Charisma tied with House of Five Leaves. House of Five Leaves isn’t out in print format yet, but I really enjoyed the first print volume of Afterschool Charisma. Shiro’s father is a scientist, and as a result he goes to a unique [...]

Stolen Hearts Volume 2 by Miku Sakamoto I’m picking up my last volumes of CMX books with a bit of sadness, because it is a little depressing thinking of all the great series that will now be unfinished in English translation. But the over the top adorableness of Stolen Hearts provided an antidote to the [...]

Goong: The Royal Palace Volumes 1-4 by So Hee Park I think watching a couple live action Korean dramas for my soap opera needs has caused me to be able to appreciate manhwa more. I am now greeting standard plot devices like Poor Girl Inexplicably Engaged to Emotionally Withholding Rich Boy, Sympathetic but Potentially Dangerous [...]

We’ve been adding some new manga and review links over on Manga Views, check out the recently added reviews. Also, take some time to vote in the new poll about what manga you are most looking forward to in the fall. We’ve had a few people stopping by to add review links, but could always [...]