Suppli Volumes 4 and 5
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, [...]
Bunny Drop
Bunny Drop Volume 1 By Yumi Unita I have to confess that I initially bought this manga mainly because I want to support publishers bringing out more josei titles in the US. I was not attracted to the premise of a bachelor unexpectedly becoming a father. I don’t think that there’s necessarily anything extra cute [...]
Butterflies, Flowers Volume 2
Butterflies, Flowers Volume 2 by Yuki Yoshihara I really like this series. I thought the first volume was fun but volume two spends more time exploring the budding relationship of “lady” turned office worker Choko and servant turned sadistic boss Masayuki. At work Choko sees Masayuki calmly reject the advances of other women. But when [...]
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 [...]
Butterflies, Flowers
Butterflies, Flowers Volume 1 by Yuki Yoshihara It can be rough if you are a female manga fan of a certain age. While reading shoujo romance about high school students does appeal to my inner 14 year old, my inner 23-29 year old remains unsatisfied since there are so few stories about women out of [...]
More Josei from Aurora
MangaCast points out two josei titles that have been licensed by Aurora. I enjoy their book Walkin’ Butterfly, but I haven’t picked up many other titles from them that I see myself collecting. Nephilim was a hot mess (which might be ok for those who are into that kind of thing), and I’ve skimmed through [...]
Forest of Gray City
Forest of Gray City Volumes 1 and 2 by Jung-hyun Uhm (amazon) Forest of Gray City has been on my “to read” list for a while. Since reading so much manga about kids in high school can sometimes get a little old, I try to keep an eye out for stories featuring characters in other [...]
Walkin’ Butterfly
Walkin’ Butterfly by Chihiro Tamaki Walkin’ Butterfly is one of the first books from Aurora Publishing. As someone who’s wished for more josei manga to read, I figured I had to check it out. Michiko has cripplingly low self esteem because she’s freakishly tall. Her main hobbies are working on motorcycles and occasionally indulging in [...]