Pick of the Week: Torn Between Two Manga
There’s a lot of new manga on the docket this week, but the Battle Robot finds itself pulled apart by two particular debut titles. What looks good to you this week?
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Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Vol 3
Seraph of the End Volume 3 by Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto, and Daisuke Furuya One of the reasons why I like this shonen vampire dystopian series so much is that each volume propels the … [Read More...]
Showa 1944-1953: A History of Japan
By Shigeru Mizuki. Released in Japan as “Comic Shouwashi” by Kodansha. Released in North America by Drawn & Quarterly. I was somewhat deceived by the cliffhanger in the last volume, where I … [Read More...]
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Vol. 7: Battle of Loum
Creator: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Original story: Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate U.S. publisher: Vertical ISBN: 9781939130679 Released: September 2014 Original release: 2011 Battle of Loum is … [Read More...]
Manga the Week of 12/10
SEAN: The second week in December brings us a wide variety of manga for perusing, but is already dominated by something that Fantagraphics released THIS week and I am therefore behind … [Read More...]
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 1
By Yusei Matsui. Released in Japan by Shueisha, serialization ongoing in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. Released in North America by Viz. A few years back, when Weekly Shonen Jump was just … [Read More...]
Accel World: The Red Storm Princess
By Reki Kawahara and Hima. Released in Japan by ASCII Mediaworks. Released in North America by Yen Press. Much as I'm enjoying Sword Art Online, it was very much complete in one novel, and the … [Read More...]
Bookshelf Briefs 12/1/14
This week, Sean, Anna, & Michelle look at recent releases from Kodansha Comics, Viz Media, Yen Press, and Seven Seas. Attack on Titan Junior High, Vol. 2 | By Saki Nakagawa | Kodansha Comics - A … [Read More...]
My Week in Manga: November 24-November 30, 2014
My News and Reviews Last week was a busy week for me as I was traveling and such for the Thanksgiving holiday, but Experiments in Manga had quite a few things going on, too. The most recent manga … [Read More...]
All You Need Is Kill
Author: Ryosuke Takeuchi Illustrator: Takeshi Obata Original story: Hiroshi Sakurazaka U.S. publisher: Viz Media ISBN: 9781421576015 Released: November 2014 Original release: 2014 It's been a … [Read More...]
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 14
By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and GAINAX. Released in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, serialized in the magazine Young Ace. Released in North America by Viz Media. (This review contains spoilers.) A journey … [Read More...]
