PICK OF THE WEEK
Pick of the Week: Twin Spica
Buy this book - Considering how much I've raved about this series (volumes one | two) it should be no surprise to anyone that my pick of this week's new arrivals is the third volume of Twin Spica by Kou Yaginuma, published … [Read More...]
OFF THE SHELF
Off the Shelf: For Kids or Not For Kids?
Welcome to another edition of Off the Shelf with Melinda & Michelle! I’m joined, once again, by Soliloquy in Blue‘s Michelle Smith. With the latest Manga Moveable Feast well underway (hosted this month by the crew … [Read More...]
QUICK TAKES
Quick Takes: Shojo Beat Edition
Welcome to the second edition of Quick Takes here at Manga Bookshelf! This week I take a look at some recent releases from Viz Media's Shojo Beat imprint. Enjoy! Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 1 | By Kyousuke Motomi | Published by Viz … [Read More...]
MANHWA BOOKSHELF
Manhwa Monday: Webtoon Update & More
Welcome to another Manhwa Monday! We've got a couple pieces of news and some reviews to look at today. First, soon-to-be webtoon publisher, iSeeToon has some updates on their licenses, including mention of a new series they are going to try to obtain for release, Unusual Romance... between Serial Killers. It so happens that I've seen some of that series (in Korean), and though the subject matter is certainly dark, it's pretty compelling stuff, even if you don't read the language. Check out the iSeeToon … [Read More...]
NEWS
Twilight & the Plight of the Female Fan
A couple of months ago, Noah Berlatsky from The Hooded Utilitarian e-mailed to ask if I'd like to write a guest post for the blog. While I was, of course, thrilled to be asked, I admit I was surprised. Not only do the Utilitarians tend toward academic criticism (something I don't have the chops for at all), but they also spend a lot of time talking about stuff they really don't like, while I deliberately devote a huge amount of my page space to things I like a lot. "I'm way too soft for these people," is what I … [Read More...]
FEATURES
Introducing Let’s Get Visual!
A bit of news on this Saturday evening: It’s time to head over to Soliloquy in Blue where Michelle Smith and I have posted the first installment of our new monthly feature, Let’s Get Visual!
Inspired by our own lack of background and training in the visual arts, Michelle and I decided to take some time each month to choose a few panels from our favorite manga to analyze and discuss.
Are we really just embarrassing ourselves by revealing our ignorance in public? Perhaps. But by making ourselves think harder about how to express what we see in the manga we read every day (and with, hopefully, some gentle guidance from more knowledgeable readers) we hope we’ll become better manga critics!
My choice for our inaugural column is four pages from volume fifteen of Hikaru no Go, one of my favorite series, drawn by an artist I admire quite a bit. [Read More...]
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