Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 3
Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 3 by Quinrose and Hoshino Soumei Three volumes into this series and I’m ready to completely give up on my initial hesitation about liking a reverse harem dating sim manga adaptation set in the world of Wonderland. The authors keep things interesting by dropping hints of mystery along [...]
Silver Diamond Volume 5
Silver Diamond Volume 5 by Shiho Sugiura Some books inexplicably become comfort reading for me. For many years whenever I had the flu I’d automatically reach for Little Women or Hero on the Crown. I had a stressful day and decided to reach for Silver Diamond since the series functions well as comfort reading. It [...]
Karikuri Odette Volume 3
Karakuri Odette Volume 3 by Julietta Suzuki In the back of my mind when reading the first couple volumes of Karakuri Odette, an unexpectedly delightful manga about an android girl who wants to learn how to become human, I was wondering when Odette would become more preoccupied with romance. So far while there were hints [...]
Mugen Spiral
Mugen Spiral by Mizuho Kusanagi Kusanagi is one of those manga creators whose work I find pleasant enough, but it doesn’t really have that something extra that turns a series into a favorite. I enjoyed her series Game X Rush and the first volume of NG Life, but I’m not really compelled to read them [...]
Ratman
Ratman: The Smallest Hero!? Volume 1 by Inui Sekihiko While I don’t write about superhero comics very much on this site, I have a great deal of affection for them. When I was little I honed my reading skills by going through my mom’s stacks of Marvel comics from the 1970s, and while I don’t [...]
Tokyopop Ongoing Series: Mikansei No 1 and Animal Academy
Mikansei No 1 Volume 2 by Majiko! After reading the second and final volume of this series, I’ve concluded that it just isn’t for me. Neo and Saya continue to pursue their musical dreams with their Clap=* band. Neo’s friends in the future are determined to get her back through a more functional time portal. [...]
Tokyopop Ongoing Series – Happy Cafe 2 and Maid Sama 4
Happy Cafe Volume 2 by Kou Matsuzuki I wasn’t super-fond of the first volume of this series because it just seemed inert. I liked the second volume more than the first because some outside characters visit Cafe Bonheur, bringing with them some narrative tension and actual plot developments. Perhaps too, I knew what to expect [...]
Haru Hana
Haru Hana The Complete Collection By Yuana Kazumi Hana has just moved to Tokyo from Osaka to live with her sister. Her parents are in Europe for work. Hana has an unfortunate condition, whenever a boy touches her she breaks out in hives and can only be cured by drinking green tea. Hana’s sister announces [...]
Hanako and the Terror of Allegory
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. [...]
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. [...]
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