Pick of the Week: Mostly Manhwa
After some relative calm, this week is chock full of new manga, but despite this abundance, the Battle Robot is heavily drawn to only a small number of titles, mostly Korean manhwa and all from Yen Press. What looks good to you this week?
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Akame Ga Kill!, Vol. 1
By Takahiro and Tetsuya Tashiro. Released in Japan by Square Enix, serialization ongoing in the magazine Gangan Joker. Released in North America by Yen Press. I frequently say to people that I … [Read More...]
Random Musings: Spotlight on Mitsukazu Mihara
For the last two weeks of January 2015, the Female Goth Mangaka Carnival is focusing on the works of Kaoru Fujiwara, Maki Kusumoto, Mitsukazu Mihara, Junko Mizuno, Asumiko Nakamura. While I've read … [Read More...]
Off the Shelf: Food & Fantasy
MICHELLE: Hey, check it out! It hasn't been a whole year and we're totally back again! MELINDA: It’s a Christmas miracle! Or something. MICHELLE: It must be! This week there's one debut that … [Read More...]
Sword Art Online: Progressive Manga, Vol. 1
By Reki Kawahara, abec, and Kiseki Himura. Released in Japan by ASCII Mediaworks, serialized in the magazine Dengeki G's. Released in North America by Yen Press. These days fandom is used to seeing … [Read More...]
Manga the Week of 1/28
SEAN: The final week of January, and a quiet, peaceful time for books. After last week, that’s a relief. (Note: Diamond Comics is shipping some Viz stuff to me 1-2 weeks early; I’m assuming … [Read More...]
Good Luck, Yukikaze
Author: Chōhei Kambayashi Translator: Neil Nadelman U.S. publisher: Viz Media ISBN: 9781421539010 Released: July 2011 Original release: 1999 Awards: Seiun Award Good Luck, Yukikaze is Chōhei … [Read More...]
Whispered Words, Vol. 3
By Takashi Ikeda. Released in Japan in three separate volumes as “Sasameki Koto” by Media Factory, serialized in the magazine Comic Alive. Released in North America by One Peace Books. In this … [Read More...]
Master Keaton Vol 1
Master Keaton Volume 1 by Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki, and Hokusei Katsushika I don't have the best track record of finishing Naoki Urasawa series. I own all of 20th Century Boys and mean to … [Read More...]
My Week in Manga: January 12-January 18, 2015
My News and Reviews I posted two reviews at Experiments in Manga last week. The first review was of Manazuru, Hiromi Kawakami's first novel to be translated into English. It's a slightly surreal … [Read More...]
Ranma 1/2, Vols. 11 & 12
By Rumiko Takahashi. Released in Japan by Shogakukan, serialized in the magazine Shonen Sunday. Released in North America by Viz. My resolve to do full reviews of the whole Ranma series as it comes … [Read More...]
