KATE: As a ride-or-die Shostakovich fan, there’s really only one choice for me: Snegurochka of the Spring Breeze. It has everything a student of the old USSR could hope for: political intrigue, real historical actors, and a character whose code name is Bielka (that’s “squirrel” in Russian). Here’s hoping Dmitri Dmitrievich makes a cameo!
SEAN: I will never say no to more manga from Mitsura Adachi, so my pick this week is Short Game: Mitsuru Adachi’s Baseball Short Story Collection.
ANNA: Short Game For me as well, always happy to read more Adachi.
MICHELLE: I am very intrigued by Snegurochka of the Spring Breeze, but it’s gotta be Adachi for me, too, this week. I’ve had this pre-ordered for a while.
ASH: While Short Game is certainly of interest to me, Snegurochka of the Spring Breeze is a manga that I’ve been anticipating since was licensed. I will always give a new Samura manga a try.