Happy (almost) Halloween, all you scary readers out there! We don’t review a whole lot of horror on Reader’s Corner, but we have a few that quality (or nearly do!) for a special spooky edition! Leading the ghastly collection is Uncanny: The Origins of Fear, horror master Junji Ito’s illustrated memoir; joining it are the… Read More Reader’s Corner: Spooky Halloween Edition!
The fantastical imagery in many Studio Ghibli films makes them ripe for artists to take and interpret with similarly imaginative themes, like those represented in Halloween! Check out these incredible and complex pieces meshing the spooky day with Princess Mononoke! ★ 【ひとみん】 「 princess mononoke halloween 」 ☆ *reprinted w/permission
There are a lot of questions in the volumes we’re reviewing this week: Will Akane win in the final round of the tournament? Is Days with My Stepsister really about that, and if so, is it still worth reading? There’s a Totoro film comic? Wait, what’s a film comic? And there’s another volume of Horimiya?… Read More Reader’s Corner: Days With My Stepsister (Vol. 1), Itaewon Class (Vol. 3), and Horimiya (Vol. 17)
On a bright summer day, a bunch of kids runs to Nagakura-sensei, asking him for stories about the shinsengumi, the elite warriors of the last sword era, the troubled warring period of mid-18th Century Japan called the Bakumatsu. Every kid has heard of Kondo Isami, Hijikata Toshizo, and Okita the Prodigy, and each has a… Read More First Impression: Blue Miburo
I admit it—I thought Dandadan might be a little too out there to become the “next big thing,” especially in the hands of a super creative studio like Science Saru. But it has hit pretty big! Have you been watching Okarun and crew? ★ 【shiej007 // X】 「 オカルン 」 ☆
The Toradora anime started airing sixteen years ago this month in 2016. If I have my calendar right, in a few days time all those years ago, you’d be about to discover the revelation that Taiga turned out Yusaku originally. SHOCK! Toradora remains one of my favorite series of all time. Here’s a lovely illustration… Read More Fanart Friday: Sixteen Years of Taiga
I want to introduce you all today to a fun thing we did and a really cool non-profit! Carolina Manga Library is a traveling library that “was started to promote the use of graphic novels, comics, and Japanese manga as genuine tools for improving literacy.” Super cool, huh? Visitors to the library, which sets up… Read More Let’s Donate Manga to the Carolina Manga Library!
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