Manga Review: Platinum End Volume 3 Story by Tsugumi Ohba, Art by Takeshi Obata Quick recap: Mirai Kakehashi has had a miserable life as an abused orphan, but when he attempts suicide, he is rescued by an angel. Nasse, the Angel of Purity, informs Mirai that he’s been chosen to join a contest to determine… Continue reading Manga Review: Platinum End Volume 3
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Manga Review: The Ancient Magus’ Bride Vol. 1
Manga Review: The Ancient Magus’ Bride Vol. 1 by Kore Yamazaki Chise Hatori has had a rough life. Her father ran off with her little brother, her mother committed suicide (probably), and her ability to see magical creatures got her bullied and abandoned. She was on the verge of suicide when Chise was approached by… Continue reading Manga Review: The Ancient Magus’ Bride Vol. 1
Manga Review: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1 Phantom Blood 01
Manga Review: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1 Phantom Blood 01 by Hirohiko Araki Centuries ago in Mexico, an offshoot of the Aztecs discovered a method of attaining eternal life through the consumption of human blood. They ruled supreme for a while, then abruptly vanished from the pages of history. One of their mysterious stone masks… Continue reading Manga Review: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1 Phantom Blood 01
Manga Review: Vinland Saga Book Eight
Manga Review: Vinland Saga Book Eight by Makoto Yukimura Warning: This review contains spoilers for earlier volumes in the series. If you have not read those, you may want to refer to my earlier reviews instead. Thorfinn Thorsson has finally arrived back in Iceland after more than a decade away. His sister, now a wife… Continue reading Manga Review: Vinland Saga Book Eight
Manga Review: Case Closed (Detective Conan) Vol. 63/64
Manga Review: Case Closed (Detective Conan) Vol. 63/64 by Gosho Aoyama Quick recap: When teen genius detective Shinichi Kudou (Jimmy Kudo in the American version) is shrunk to a childlike form in a botched assassination attempt, he takes the name Conan Edogawa and is taken in by bumbling private eye Kogoro Mouri (Richard Moore) and… Continue reading Manga Review: Case Closed (Detective Conan) Vol. 63/64
Manga Review: Oh My Goddess! Volume 27
Manga Review: Oh My Goddess! Volume 27 by Kosuke Fujishima Keiichi Morisato is an engineering undergraduate at the Nekomi Institute of Technology when his overbearing upperclassmen stick him with watching the all-male dorm over a holiday weekend. (It’s not like it’s going to interfere with his social life.) Getting hungry, Keiichi tries to order delivery,… Continue reading Manga Review: Oh My Goddess! Volume 27
Manga Review: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 10
Manga Review: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 10 by Hiromu Arakawa. In the country of Amestris, the highest form of science known is alchemy, the ability to transmute substances into another form. It seems limited only by the Law of Equivalent Exchange “to obtain an object, something of equal value must be lost.” Transmutation of humans is… Continue reading Manga Review: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 10
Manga Review: Showa: A History of Japan 1953-1989
Manga Review: Showa: A History of Japan 1953-1989 by Shigeru Mizuki This is the final volume of Shigeru Mizuki’s history of Japan and his personal life during the Showa Era. It mixes events that affected the entire country with stories of his struggles as a man and an artist. As noted in the introduction by… Continue reading Manga Review: Showa: A History of Japan 1953-1989
Manga Review: Monster Collection: The Girl Who Can Deal with Magic Monsters, Volume 5
Manga Review: Monster Collection: The Girl Who Can Deal with Magic Monsters, Volume 5 by Sei Itoh Kasche was an apprentice summoner, gifted at bringing magical monsters from where they are to the place she needs them, and controlling them using name magic. But her recklessness made Kasche less than popular with most of her teachers.… Continue reading Manga Review: Monster Collection: The Girl Who Can Deal with Magic Monsters, Volume 5
Manga Review: Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1
Manga Review: Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1 by Sui Ishida There is a parallel Earth that seems exactly like ours, except that humanity shares the planet with “ghouls.” Ghouls are shaped like humans, and can pass for them with a little effort, but they are not human. They possess body weapons known as “kagune” and can… Continue reading Manga Review: Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1