Manga and Comics Reviews
As a Dragon Ball fan, I'm always excited whenever something by Akira Toriyama in licensed in english. For such an influential creator, he doesn't actually have that many series to his name, so it's a treat whenever I get the chance to read anything new by him. Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater is a collection of... Continue Reading →
Our newest villain graces the cover of this volume and makes quite an impression in it's the pages, as he runs circles around Legoshi in this installment of Beastars. As with my reviews of the other volumes of the Beastars manga, this review will contain some spoilers for both this and previous volumes in the... Continue Reading →
When I first started reading Reign of the Seven Spellblades, a manga adaptation of the light novel series by Bokuto Uno, I had this nagging feeling that I knew this art style from somewhere. Then I realized that the artist of this manga is Sakae Esuno, the creator of Future Diary! Man, it's been a... Continue Reading →
Have you ever wondered what exactly happens to the heroes after they complete their quest and save the world? Or how those mystical elf characters in fantasy stories feel about how much longer they'll live than all of their friends? Then Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's manga, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, might just be the... Continue Reading →
With it's unnecessarily lengthy title, The Exo-Drive Reincarnation Games: All-Japan Isekai Battle Tournament is poking fun of isekai manga and light-novel tropes right out of the gate. Written by Keiso and with art by Zunta, The Exo-Drive Reincarnation Games is a playful parody of the isekai genre which reimagines the now ubiquitous plot-device of being... Continue Reading →
There's a lot to discuss in this volume of Paru Itagaki's Beastars. A dramatic meeting with Yahya! An emotional reunion between Haru and Legoshi! And the reveal of a new antagonist! Let's get into it! As with my reviews of the other volumes of the Beastars manga, this review will contain some spoilers of events... Continue Reading →
Soichiro Yamamoto is probably best known in the west as the creator of Teasing Master Takagi-san. I haven't actually read that manga though, so When Will Ayumu Make His Move? is my first introduction to his work. Let's dive into this high school tale of romance, strategy and shogi! Synopsis: Yaotome and Ayumu are the... Continue Reading →
Based on the light novels by Kanata Yanagino, The Faraway Paladin manga by Mutsumi Okubashi is an atmospheric fantasy series that takes it's time establishing it's world and protagonist. This omnibus edition collects the first two volumes of the manga, so we've got a good chunk of story to discuss in this review. Synopsis: As... Continue Reading →
Yeah, Gosha is on the cover this time around. Not surprisingly, this volume features a lot of everyone's favourite scaly grandfather, and he gets plenty of opportunities to prove that he's still pretty spry! As with my reviews of the other volumes of Paru Itagaki's Beastars manga, this review will contain some spoilers for events... Continue Reading →
I think the best way to describe Hajime Komoto's Mashle: Magic and Muscles is that it's basically the main character from One Punch Man as a teenager attending Hogwarts. Synopsis: In a world where magic is everywhere and you're status is determined by your magical aptitude, any person born without any magic is ostracized and... Continue Reading →
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