The first two chapters of High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku dropped this week on Shonen Jump. This new series is from the mind of Ryou Nakama, the mangaka who brought us the slacker samurai series the Chronicles of Isobe. His new series is in a modern setting and centers on a teenage boy named Kotaro… Read More Manga First Impressions: High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku
Shonen Jump’s newest series is Phantom Seer. The artwork is done by Kento Matsuura, who does a fantastic job developing a new world setting. But what is kind of world has he creating? I’ll tell you. The story begins with an introduction to Riku Aibetsu, a teenage girl who seems to be able to sense… Read More Manga First Impression: Phantom Seer
Weekly Shonen Jump’s newest series is Ghost Reaper Girl, a manga from Akihisa Ikeda, the creator Rosario+Vampire. Interestingly, Ikeda has specifically requested that western releases of Ghost Reaper Girl are published from left-to-right instead of right-to-life as is traditional for manga. As someone who liked Rosario+Vampire, I was interested in checking out this first chapter.… Read More Manga First Impression: Ghost Reaper Girl
The latest manga series from Shonen Jump is Me & Roboco (Boku to Roboco) by mangaka Shuhei Miyazaki, previouslyknown for the 4-koma The Promised Neverland spinoff, Oyakusoku no Neverland. The setup is simple. Wait, no it’s not. This series is set in an alternate version of Earth where it is commonplace for people to have… Read More Manga First Impression: Me & Roboco
Review Act-Age is an ongoing Weekly Shonen Jump series from author Tatsuya Matsuki and artist Shiro Usasaki. The first volume of the series introduces a number of characters who will form the basis of this series. Our leading lady is Kei Yonagi, a teenage actor with remarkable drive. She is currently raising her twin siblings,… Read More Review: Act-Age (Vol 1)
Magu-chan: God of Destruction, a new Shonen Jump series from Kei Kamiki, begins in a medieval fantasy world where an ancient god of destruction, the monster Magu Menueku, is attacking humanity. The ancient warriors and wizards imprison the creature in a crystal and hide it away, hoping to never deal with it again… Enter Ruru… Read More Manga First Impression: Magu-chan: God of Destruction
In the world of Moriking, our titular hero is hoping to one day be crowned the King of the Forest. He represents the beetle tribe and, like other insect contestants for the crown, has a human form. This also means that other contenders to the crown will be challenging him in their quest to the top.… Read More Newman’s Nook: Moriking’s Wisdom and Grace
Ayakashi Triangle is a new Shonen Jump manga series from Kentaro Yabuki, who is best known for Black Cat and serving as the artist for To Love Ru. This new series, from the look of it so far, includes some of the supernatural elements of the earlier and some of the fanservice of the latter.… Read More Manga First Impression: Ayakashi Triangle
Wakana Gojo is a shy high school boy with a passion for sewing clothing for hina dolls. Marin Kitagawa is a popular girl who is very interested in jumping into cosplay, but isn’t capable of making costumes. The crossing of their interests and the relationship that develops from it forms the basis of the manga… Read More Newman’s Nook: Don’t be a Doormat
Time Paradox Ghostwriter is a new manga series from author Kenji Ichima and artist Tsunehiro Date that began this week in Shonen Jump. The premise is super simple: A young mangaka’s microwave pumps out copies of Weekly Shonen Jump from 10 years in the future. Wait. Let me take a step back. The first chapter… Read More Manga First Impression: Time Paradox Ghostwriter