Pick of the Week: Third Volumes
With a fairly lean shipping week ahead, two titles dominate the Battle Robot’s picks this week—both third volumes, interestingly enough. What looks good to you this week?
LATEST FEATURES, ESSAYS, COLUMNS, ROUNDTABLES, & REVIEWS
The Sound of the Mountain
Author: Yasunari Kawabata Translator: Edward G. Seidensticker U.S. publisher: Alfred A. Knopf ISBN: 9780679762645 Released: May 1996 Original release: 1954 Awards: National Book Award Prior … [Read More...]
Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist
Creator: Asumiko Nakamura U.S. publisher: Vertical ISBN: 9781935654766 Released: June 2013 Original release: 2010-2012 Although several of Asumiko Nakamura's manga have been licensed for … [Read More...]
Manga the Week of 2/4
SEAN: Did you enjoy your quiet month? Good, cause February is back to business as usual, and every week has some chunky bites of manga. Let’s look at next week. FYI, Diamond Comics has every Viz … [Read More...]
Hayate the Combat Butler, Vol. 25
By Kenjiro Hata. Released in Japan as “Hayate no Gotoku!” by Shogakukan, serialization ongoing in the magazine Shonen Sunday. Released in North America by Viz. I had said last time that after the … [Read More...]
Manga Giveaway: Cinderalla Giveaway
It's the end of the month which means it's time for another manga giveaway! Because the Female Goth Mangaka Carnival is currently underway (featuring the work of Kaoru Fujiwara, Maki Kusumoto, … [Read More...]
Bookshelf Briefs 1/26/15
This week, Sean and Michelle look at recent releases from Seven Seas, Viz Media, and Kodansha Comics. Alice in the Country of Clover: The Lizard Aide | By QuinRose and Job | Seven Seas - It's never … [Read More...]
My Week in Manga: January 19-January 25, 2015
My News and Reviews Last week I posted a review of Chōhei Kambayashi's award-winning novel Good Luck, Yukikaze. Because I had enjoyed Yukikaze, the first novel in the series, I was looking forward … [Read More...]
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...]
