Pick of the Week: VIZ-o-rama!
It’s a relatively quiet week in the world of new manga, but there are a number of popular VIZ titles chugging along. The Battle Robot has little trouble picking its faves! What looks good to you this week?
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Meteor Prince, Vol 1
Meteor Prince Volume 1 by Meca Tanaka Meteor Prince is a super cute shoujo series that is ideal to read if you need a break from the winter blahs. It is in some ways like a kinder, less manic … [Read More...]
Bookshelf Briefs, 3/3/15
This week, Sean and Michelle look at recent releases from Kodansha Comics and Viz Media. Cage of Eden, Vol. 17 | By Yoshinobu Yamada | Kodansha Comics - In this volume, we see a welcome return of … [Read More...]
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood, Vol. 1
By Hirohiko Araki. Released in Japan as “Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken” by Shueisha, serialized in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. Released in North America by Viz Media. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is … [Read More...]
My Week in Manga: February 23-March 1, 2015
My News and Reviews February has come to an end, but there is still time to enter Experiments in Manga's most recent manga giveaway for a chance to win the first volume of Ken Akamatsu's newest … [Read More...]
A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 2
By Kazumi Kamachi and Kiyotaka Haimura. Released in Japan as “To Aru Majutsu no Index” by ASCII Mediaworks. Released in North America by Yen On. Kamachi wrote the 2nd volume of the Index series in … [Read More...]
Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment
Author: Richard Reeves Publisher: Henry Holt and Company ISBN: 9780805094084 Released: April 2015 I was never taught as a part of my school curriculum about the incarceration of more than … [Read More...]
Manga the Week of 3/4
SEAN: It feels like a smaller first week than usual, even with 15 titles. Viz has recently wrapped up a number of series, so it could just be I’m not getting as much stuff personally. Before we … [Read More...]
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 1
By Aya Kanno. Released in Japan as "Baraou no Souretsu" by Akita Shoten, serialization ongoing in the magazine Princess. Released in North America by Viz Media. There should probably be "And … [Read More...]
Manga Giveaway: UQ Holder! Giveaway
Despite being the shortest month of the year, for me February always seems to stretch on forever. With that in mind, I thought it oddly appropriate to offer for this month's giveaway a manga that … [Read More...]
