And the winner of the Fairy Tail Feast is…Janaye! As the winner, Janaye will be receiving copies of volumes thirty, thirty-one, and thirty-two of Hiro Mashima’s manga series Fairy Tail as well as a copy of the movie Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess. Since Fairy Tail recently reached thirty volumes in English, I asked everyone participating […]
Giveaway Winner!
The winner of my 5 Volume 1 Giveaway is Justin, commenter #4. Congrats! I asked what people would most like to give or get for the holidays and a variety of series were mentioned, just in case you want some additional ideas for manga related gifts: Alice in the Country of Clover Drunken Dream Heart […]
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 is the way that the author balances out the seriousness and humor throughout the story. A lot of shonen fighting series tend to […]
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?
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 have a series of reviews that focuses on yuri and lesbian comics and manga. A Year […]
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 really is an awful lot of being threatened by giant predatory animals in this series – indeed, that makes up about […]
Bookshelf Overload: November 2013
I did it! I was finally able to complete my collection of Shotaro Ishinomori’s Cyborg 009 without having to sell a kidney! It took me a little over a year to do it, so I’m rather pleased with myself. Searching for out-of-print manga can be both exhilarating and extremely frustrating. As for the November preorders […]
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 Seas. (Note: this reviews mentions THAT Alice spoiler later on. You know the one.) Now that this series has finally […]
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 holidays! Sweet Rein I wrote when I reviewed it first that Sweet Rein was a great feel-good manga for […]
