It’s actually been a while since the last time we had just a regular issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. As far as I can remember the past few weeks have included a few monthly series here and there. So I almost don’t know what to do with myself, finding that I’m back to basics this [...]
It Came from the Sinosphere: Khóohái Lúsînliông
PUPPETS! Ever since I started this column, I’ve hoped to eventually feature a Taiwanese puppet show. Well, the time has come. The Story This series is a spinoff of a Taiwanese puppet saga known in English as The Scholar Swordsman. It stars one of the main characters of “The Scholar Swordsman,” called Khóohái Lúsînliông. Khóohái [...]
Manga at TCAF
The Manga Bookshelf team discusses their Pick of the Week. Lissa Pattillo files her con report on TCAF: The event had two manga guests – Taiyo Matsumoto and Gengoroh Tagame. I didn’t have much personal interest in Taiyo Matsumoto’s work, but I was thrilled that Tagame Gengoroh – a pioneer in the bara genre – [...]
Cross Manage, Vol. 1
By Kaito. Released in Japan by Shueisha, serialization ongoing in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. Released in North America by Viz Media. Note: this is only available digitally right now. As I have mentioned before, sports manga and North American have a very iffy relationship, with none of the contenders really hitting the heights of [...]
Yumi Tamura Manga Moveable Feast
I am very excited about the Yumi Tamura Manga Moveable Feast happening this week! Basara is one of my favorite manga, and I would love to see more work by Tamura translated into English. I’m planning on getting back on my Basara reread campaign that I let lapse previously, but I thought I would do [...]
News, reviews, and recommendations
Over at MTV Geek I took a look at the past week’s new manga and other happenings, and I wrote a short review of Mario, the one-shot gangster manga by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto that ran in last week’s Shonen Jump. The Manga Bookshelf team takes an advance look at this week’s new manga. Guest [...]
Pick of the Week: Sunny & Other Stories
New manga is plentiful this week, including at least one exciting debut and a slew of old favorites. Choices are tough, but the gang’s picks are clear. What looks good to you this week?
Wild Adapter returns!
Dreams do come true, my friends—at least for fans of Kazuya Minekura’s Wild Adapter, which has been on hiatus since 2009 due to its creator’s health problems and rumored conflicts with the series’ original publisher, Tokuma Shoten. It’s no secret that we’re big fans here at Manga Bookshelf, and we’ve been following the news of [...]
Neon Genesis Evangelion Omnibus, Vols. 7-9
By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and GAINAX. Released in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, serialized in the magazine Shonen Ace. Released in North America by Viz Media. Well, the party’s over. As if it weren’t obvious from the events at the end of the previous omnibus, the light and fluffy ‘everyone is slightly more tolerable’ manga antics end [...]
Kare First Love Vols 1-6
Kare First Love Volumes 1-3 by Kaho Miyasaka I was excited to see the first volume of Kare First Love pop up on Viz Digital. I thought this would be a good excuse for me to reread the series. I checked out most of Kare First Love from a library a long time ago, and [...]
