Pick of the Week: Subverting Expectations
Though the gang has familiar favorites to choose from in this week’s haul, their picks may not come down quite where you’d expect. What looks good to you this week?
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Weekly Astro Boy Magazine Vol. 1
Weekly Astro Boy Magazine Vol. 1 I was intrigued when Emanga.com announced that they would be releasing an Astro Boy magazine. I'm feeling a bit nostalgic for manga magazines at this point, with … [Read More...]
Weekly Shonen Jump Recap: June 3-17, 2013
Big news this week, Nisekoi will be getting an anime. Perhaps a bit early, but I think we've got enough stories to cover several episodes, and at the very least this means Nisekoi isn't going … [Read More...]
A Bouquet of Manga, Flowers Magazine
Flowers, a Josei manga magazine from Shogakukan, is a veritable showcase of talent. Regardless of which series are running in the magazine at any given time, the list of authors is practically a … [Read More...]
Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossom Pink
By Milk Morinaga. Released in Japan by Futabasha, serialized in the magazine Comic High! (earlier stories serialized by Ichijinsha in the magazine Comic Yuri Hine). Released in North America by Seven … [Read More...]
Bookshelf Briefs 6/17/13
This week, Sean, Melinda, and Anna look at recent releases from Viz Media, Yen Press, Kodansha Comics, and Vertical, Inc. Cross Game, Vol. 6 | By Mitsuru Adachi | Viz Media - I'm finally … [Read More...]
One Piece, Vol. 67
By Eiichiro Oda. Released in Japan by Shueisha, serialization ongoing in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. Released in North America by Viz. If you had not been following along with One Piece and … [Read More...]
BL Bookrack: June 2013
Welcome to the June installment of BL Bookrack! This month, Melinda and Michelle take a look at two debut series from SuBLime Manga, Blue Morning and Sleeping Moon. In Brief: Help! God of Love and … [Read More...]
Knights of Sidonia, Vol. 2
Knights of Sidonia, Volume 2 by Tsutomu Nihei As I was reading the second volume of Knights of Sidonia, it occurred to me that Nihei ably manages a narrative balancing act of giving the reader just … [Read More...]
Manga the Week of 6/19
SEAN: Sometimes the images we feature with this post work out perfectly. And sometimes we have weeks like this. Where the images I want to use are all in a row next to one another. Sigh. By the … [Read More...]
Atomcat
By Osamu Tezuka. Released in Japan by Sekai Bunkasha, serialized in the magazine Nico Nico Comic. Released in North America by Digital Manga Publishing. I have been noticing, around the internet, a … [Read More...]
