Pick of the Week: Ballroom Blitz
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Accel World: Armor of Catastrophe
By Reki Kawahara and Hima. Released in Japan by ASCII Mediaworks. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jocelyne Allen. Accel World is about a group of elementary and junior high … [Read More...]
Idol Dreams, Vol. 3
Idol Dreams Volume 3 by Arina Tanemura Well, I spent the first two volumes really hoping that Tanemura would be able to pull off the inherently problematic premise of a 30 year old heroine with … [Read More...]
My Week in Manga: September 19-September 25, 2016
My News and Reviews Last week at Experiments in Manga I posted an in-depth review of Human Acts, an incredibly beautiful, tremendously powerful, and absolutely devastating novel by South Korean … [Read More...]
Bookshelf Briefs 9/26/16
Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Vol. 8 | By Ark Performance | Seven Seas - Last time I asked if Yamato would get involved, and sure enough that's what happens here, as we get several new revelations that … [Read More...]
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Vol. 1
By Wataru Watari and Ponkan 8. Released in Japan by Shogakukan. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jennifer Ward. This is a highly anticipated light novel title, for many reasons. … [Read More...]
Hayate the Combat Butler, Vol. 28
By Kenjiro Hata. Released in Japan as “Hayate no Gotoku!” by Shogakukan, serialization ongoing in the magazine Shonen Sunday. Released in North America by Viz. Translated by John Werry. It is not … [Read More...]
Manga the Week of 9/28
SEAN: Duck and cover, folks. Kodansha gives us a 3rd Colossal Edition of Attack on Titan, which no doubt still remains a potent blunt instrument as well as a good way of catching up. ASH: … [Read More...]
Human Acts
Author: Han Kang Translator: Deborah Smith U.S. Publisher: Hogarth Press ISBN: 9781101906729 Released: January 2017 Original release: 2014 Awards: Manhae Literary Prize Over the last few … [Read More...]
Lord Marksman and Vanadis, Vol. 1
By Tsukasa Kawaguchi and Nobuhiko Yanai. Released in Japan by Media Factory, serialization ongoing in the magazine Comic Flapper. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Elina Ishikawa. … [Read More...]
Yona of the Dawn, Vols. 1-2
By Mizuho Kusanagi | Published by VIZ Media In the kingdom of Kohka, kindly King Il adores his only child, Princess Yona, and throws a celebration for her sixteenth birthday. Red-haired Yona is … [Read More...]
