Pick of the Week: Almost Unanimous
Despite a shipping week rich in blogger favorites, the Battle Robot’s rallies around Vertical’s latest debut with near unanimity. What looks good to you this week?
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Harlequin Manga – The Venetian’s Midnight Mistress and the Italian Prince’s Proposal
I do enjoy a Harlequin manga now and then! Here are a couple random titles I bought for my kindle recently. The Venetian's Midnight Mistress by Carole Mortimer and Yuko Ichiju This was an … [Read More...]
My Week in Manga: July 14-July 20, 2014
My News and Reviews Two reviews were posted at Experiments in Manga last week, one of a manga and one not. The first review was part of my Year of Yuri monthly review project. I took a look at Milk … [Read More...]
Terra Formars, Vol. 1
By Yu Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana. Released in Japan by Shueisha, serialization ongoing in the magazine Weekly Young Jump. Released in North America by Viz Media. I should note up front that I … [Read More...]
Tokyo Demons, Vol. 2: Add a Little Chaos
Author: Lianne Sentar Illustrator: Rem Publisher: Chromatic Press ISBN: 9780993861109 Released: October 2014 For some very silly reasons, most of which are now unclear to me, initially I was … [Read More...]
Manga the Week of 7/23
SEAN: There’s so much stuff coming out next week you’d think it was a first week of the month. Remember when Yen Press was just three or so titles a month? We’ll start off with Dark Horse, … [Read More...]
Spell of Desire, Vol. 1
Spell of Desire Volume 1 by Tomu Ohmi I am unapologetically enthusiastic about Shojo Beat's new habit of releasing slightly smutty josei manga under the Shojo Beat imprint. More josei is a good … [Read More...]
Gakuen Polizi, Vol. 1
Creator: Milk Morinaga U.S. publisher: Seven Seas ISBN: 9781626920309 Released: June 2014 Original release: 2013 I greatly enjoyed the first two manga series by Milk Morinaga to be released in … [Read More...]
UQ Holder!, Vol. 2
By Ken Akamatsu. Released in Japan by Kodansha, serialization ongoing in the magazine Weekly Shonen Magazine. Released in North America by Kodansha Comics. I still get the impression as I read this … [Read More...]
Bookshelf Briefs 7/14/14
This week, Sean and Anna look at recent releases from Viz Media and Seven Seas. Midnight Secretary, Vol. 6 | By Tomu Ohmi | Viz Media - There's still a little bit of "but I'm just his secretary" … [Read More...]
My Week in Manga: July 7-July 13, 2014
My News and Reviews Two reviews were posted at Experiments in Manga last week, though neither of them were actually for manga. First up was Yasutaka Tsutsui's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, which … [Read More...]
