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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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...]
It Came from the Sinosphere: The Lady Hermit
Wow. A Hong Kong martial arts movie which puts a female-female relationship at the heart of the story. The Story A servant called Leng Yushang observes talented young woman called Cui Ping … [Read More...]
Drama Diary: IRIS Episodes 1-5
I tend to watch mostly romantic comedies when I am viewing k-drama, but IRIS is a bit different. This is a decidedly action-oriented series, and while there is a little bit of romance and comedy, more … [Read More...]
No. 6, Vol. 1
By Atsuko Asano and Hinoki Kino. Released in Japan by Kodansha, serialization ongoing in the magazine Aria. Released in North America by Kodansha Comics. Dystopias are, as a general rule, not my … [Read More...]
Bookshelf Briefs 6/10/13
BTOOOM!, Vol. 2 | By Junya Inoue | Yen Press - No, sorry. You don't get to have vivid shots of "cool violence", showing lingering closeups of blown-up corpses and a young deviant raping dead women, … [Read More...]
