Natsume’s Book of Friends | by Yuki Midorikawa | Manga: Hakusensha / Viz | Anime: Brain’s Base / Crunchyroll Natsume’s Book of Friends is the kind of series that could only be made in Japan. The same plot set-up (young man learns about demons and ghosts, fights some of them and saves others, befriends a [...]
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Cathy Yan is a law school student in Illinois. In fourth grade, she made the unfortunate decision to allow her best friend to introduce her to Sailor Moon, and she hasn't looked back since. She loves cooking anime, josei dramas, Shounen Jump rivals, and BL manga by Yamada Yugi. One day she'll start a therapy group for people who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion while under the age of 20 and are now, like her, permanently traumatized. You can find her on Twitter or Tumblr.
Don’t Fear the Adaptation: Summer Special
June 29, 2011 by 5 Comments
This month Don’t Fear the Adaptation brings you a summer one-two combo of series that span the anime/manga/light novel trifecta: The Story of Saiunkoku and Shiki! The Story of Sainkoku | Novel: Sai Yukino / Kadokawa | Manga: Kairi Yura / Kadokawa / Viz | Anime: Madhouse / Geneon (previous) / Funimation The Story of [...]
Don’t Fear the Adaptation: Ristorante Paradiso
June 4, 2011 by 9 Comments
Ristorante Paradiso | by Natsume Ono | Manga: Ohta Shuppan / Viz | Anime: David Production / Crunchyroll Whenever you write a review of Ristorante Paradiso, you always have to get one thing out of the way first: which one is your favorite gentleman? When I read the manga, Luciano was mine, because I fall [...]
Don’t Fear the Adaptation: Antique Bakery
May 8, 2011 by 9 Comments
Antique Bakery | by Fumi Yoshinaga | Manga: Shinshokan/DMP | Anime: Nippon Animation/Nozomi Entertainment Antique Bakery has already been covered in wonderful reviews by the Manga Bookshelf regulars. It begins with Keiichirou Tachibana, the son of a rich family, quitting his salaryman job in order to open a cake shop. He buys out an antique [...]
Roundtable: Hikaru no Go
May 5, 2011 by 23 Comments
MELINDA: Back in June of 2007, not long after having loudly proclaimed in my blog at the time that I would never get into comics, my friend Aja finally convinced me to take a look at a shounen manga series called Hikaru no Go. It was a revelation for me. The series was [...]
Don’t Fear the Adaptation: House of Five Leaves
March 29, 2011 by 27 Comments
House of Five Leaves | by Natsume Ono | Manga: Shogakukan/Viz Media | Studio: Manglobe/Funimation Watch streaming from Funimation Regular readers of Manga Bookshelf will need no introduction to House of Five Leaves. Melinda listed it as one of her best new seinen series of 2010, Kate has reviewed all three volumes, and David himself [...]
Don’t Fear the Adaptation: Maison Ikkoku
February 23, 2011 by 19 Comments
Hello, this is Cathy! I’m so excited to be a part of Manga Bookshelf! To kick off the anime reviews, I thought I’d start with something long, old, and beloved. Maison Ikkoku | by Rumiko Takahashi | Manga: Shogakukan/Viz Media | Anime: Studio Deen/Viz Media Buy at Amazon Anyone who’s ever read manga has probably [...]
