In this week’s column, we cover another volume of the Ashita no Joe hardcover release, the latest series from the mangaka of ERASED, the manga adaptation of Kunon the Sorcerer Can See, and more! Check out our reviews below and let us know what you think of these series! The 13th Footprint (Vol. 1) •… Read More Reader’s Corner: Snow Angel, The 13th Footprint, and Kunon the Sorcerer Can See
Today’s collection of reviews is all about beginnings and climaxes, as Twwk reviews the opening volumes of four series (including the excellent initial volumes of RuriDragon and Luciole Has a Dream) and climactic ones of two others—Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture and Rainbow Days. You’re in for an exciting ride with all these manga and… Read More Reader’s Corner: RuriDragon (Vol. 1), Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture (Vol. 5), and Before the Tutorial Starts (Vol. 1)
How do you not fall in love? How do you be a good bad guy? How do you learn to be a grown-up witch? And what exactly is the professor’s conjecture? All these questions and more are explored in the selections for this week’s Reader’s Corner, which also includes the first volume of a psychedelic… Read More Reader’s Corner: Ultra Heaven (Vol. 1), Aria of the Beech Forest (Vol. 2), and Kiki’s Delivery Service Film Comic: All-in-One Edition
This week’s Reader’s Corner features reviews of two premieres: that of a “starting-over” romance, Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me, and a supernatural josei tale, GOGOGOGO-GO GHOST! But there’s plenty more besides, including the latest volume of Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms and the moving one-shot manhwa Your Letter.… Read More Reader’s Corner: Bless (Vol. 2), Your Letter, and Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me (Vol. 1)
New Sword Art Online and Naruto manga series, the next volume of Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, and a brand new story set in the world of Unnamed Memory are among the diverse offerings in this week’s column! Check out all our reviews below and let us know which you’re looking forward to reading! Associate… Read More Reader’s Corner: Sword Art Online: Kiss and Fly (Vol. 1), Naruto: Sasuke’s Story (Vol. 1), and Dark Moon: The Blood Altar (Vol. 3)
February may be a short month, but it was still packed to the brim with new releases! We cover a bunch in our reviews below (and a few older ones, too), including three with “villain” or “villainess” in the title (a brand new series among them), the latest volume of Heart Gear, and five full… Read More Reader’s Corner: WcDonald’s (Ch. 1), Villains Are Destined to Die (Vol. 6), Mint Chocolate (Vol. 1), and God Bless the Mistaken (Vol. 1)
Every manga and light novel publishing house has its sweet spot, the areas in which they excel or that they have a heavier focus on than other companies. That’s part of what makes this such a golden age for readers of Japanese works: there’s such a variety of works to choose from! This week, we… Read More Reader’s Corner: I Want to End This Love Game (Vol. 1), Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (Vol. 3), and Usotoki Rhetoric (Vol. 5)
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