Itazura Na Kiss
Itazura Na Kiss Volume 1 by Kaoru Tada Itazura Na Kiss is an influential shoujo series. While some of the plot elements might seem cliched, that is because it was published in the 1990s and influenced many titles that came after it. I’m happy to see some old-fashioned shoujo get translated, so I selected this [...]
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 [...]
Cafe Kichijouji De
Cafe Kichijouji De Volume 1 (v. 1) by Yuki Miyamoto Cafe Kichijouji De is a cute ensemble comedy about a group of hot men with extremely quirky personalities working together at a cafe. Taro is the harried glasses-wearing supervisor who has a secret collection of cleaning products. Jun is the cute and slightly feminine looking [...]
Flower of Life
Flower of Life by Fumi Yoshinaga (amazon) Antique Bakery was a gem, so I had high expectations when I picked up the first volume of Flower of Life. I wasn’t disappointed. Flower of Life uses a series of vignettes to showcase different aspects of friendship in high school. Hanazono is enrolling in school a month [...]
Now I Want Some Melon Pan, Me Bambi!
Antique Bakery (amazon) One of the things I loved about Japan was all the neighborhood bakeries. You can stop in and get a little piece of cake or some bread like melon pan. I don’t tend to read much yaoi manga, but I thought the idea of a series set in a bakery sounded quite [...]