Stolen Hearts Volume 2
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 [...]
Swan Volumes 12 and 13
One of the series that I’ll miss the most with the passing of CMX is not being able to read the end of Swan. I remember being at ALA shortly after CMX launched and they were giving out copies of Swan and From Eroica With Love. I remember reading and liking both first volumes in [...]
Farewell CMX
Like most people in the manga blogosphere, I was disappointed to hear that DC Comics decided to get rid of CMX. Dead/dying publishers like Aurora and Go Comi have been silent for months, but CMX was still soliciting new titles so hearing that this publisher was ceasing to exist was an unpleasant shock. In retrospect, [...]
Oh! My Brother Voume 2
Oh! My Brother Volume 2 by Ken Saito I was a little disappointed with the first volume of this series because it didn’t have the emotional complexity of Saito’s other series The Name of the Flower. Masago’s superstar older brother Shiro sacrificed himself to save her from being killed in a freak accident. He’s unable [...]
Key to the Kingdom 4-6
As I was reading the latter half of this series, I thought that six volumes is a really nice length for a manga series. It isn’t so overly long that the author gets caught up in endless monster of the week fights or having the characters engage in circular plot loops. But it is long [...]
The Key to the Kingdom 1-3
The Key to the Kingdom Volumes 1-3 by Kyoko Shitou CMX can always be counted on to license good fantasy titles. The Key to the Kingdom follows a fairly typical fantasy adventure quest, but the characters and background details in the world Shitou created captured my attention. I picked up all six volumes in this [...]
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 [...]
Name of the Flower Volume 3
The Name of the Flower Volume 3 by Ken Saito One of the many things I like about this series is the way the point of view will sometimes shift from character to character, giving the reader a chance to get to know the supporting cast a little better by seeing their inner thoughts. The [...]
Swan Volumes 10 and 11
Swan Volume 10 by Kyoko Ariyoshi Masumi and Aoi arrive at the competition with 20 minutes to get ready for their performance of “Legend of Love.” As Masumi dances she thinks of her feelings for Kusakabe, which contrasts with Aoi’s inner thoughts which reflect his character’s feelings for the woman Masumi is portraying on stage. [...]
Manga Gift Guide
Many manga bloggers are putting together gift guides to help people with their manga shopping this holiday season. Here’s my contribution, and I hope it helps you with some suggestions for different types of manga fans that might be on your shopping list! 1. For the younger set It can be tricky to find good [...]
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