Pick of the Week: Stack o’ Viz
The choices are many for those seeking new manga this week, including a slew of mid-series releases from Viz Media whose titles dominate the Battle Robot’s picks this time around. What looks good to you this week?
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Happy Marriage Vol. 3 and Demon Love Spell Vol. 5
Happy Marriage Volume 3 I continue to enjoy Maki Enjoji's series about an office lady who abruptly finds herself married to a seemingly cold and domineering company president. Chiwa and Hokuto have … [Read More...]
Manga the Week of 12/11
SEAN: A fairly quiet Week 2 for this last month of 2013, with just a few tasty morsels of manga to take in while you drink eggnog. MICHELLE: Mmm, eggnog. MELINDA: Gimme. ANNA: Woo … [Read More...]
Soul Eater, Vol. 17
By Atsushi Ohkubo. Released in Japan by Square Enix, serialization ongoing in the magazine Shonen Gangan. Released in North America by Yen Press. One of the most enjoyable things about Soul Eater … [Read More...]
My Week in Manga: November 25-December 1, 2013
My News and Reviews To start things off, I would like to thank everyone who voted in the poll to pick my next monthly review project. I am very pleased to announce that over the next year I will … [Read More...]
Bookshelf Briefs 12/2/13
This week, Sean, Melinda, & Michelle look at recent releases from Kodansha Comics, Yen Press, Seven Seas, and Viz Media. Cage of Eden, Vol. 12 | By Yoshinobu Yamada | Kodansha Comics - There … [Read More...]
Alice in the Country of Clover: Cheshire Cat Waltz, Vol. 7
By Quin Rose and Mamenosuke Fujimaru, based on the game by Quin Rose. Released in Japan as “Clover no Kuni no Alice – Cheshire Neko to Waltz” by Ichijinsha. Released in North America by Seven … [Read More...]
Manga Gift Guide 2013
Since Hanukkah is well underway and Christmas looms on the horizon, I thought I'd put together a list of what I'd likely buy manga loving friends, as well as what I'd like to get for the … [Read More...]
Black Bard
Creator: Ichiya Sazanami U.S. publisher: One Peace Books ISBN: 9781935548386 Released: November 2013 Original release: 2011-2012 Ichiya Sazanami's Black Bard was originally published in Japan … [Read More...]
Manga the Week of 12/4
SEAN: First week of the month. You know what that means. Let's go. Dark Horse has the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's volume on Manga Challenges And Best Practices, which, given its authorship, … [Read More...]
Sweet Rein, Vol. 1
By Sakura Tsubasa. Released in Japan as "Yoroshiku Master" by Hakusensha, serialized in the magazine LaLa DX. Released in North America by Viz. It's rare to find a manga series with so many things … [Read More...]
