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Durarara!! Volume 1
Welcome to Ikebukuro, where Tokyo’s wildest characters gather!! Meet an ordinary boy who daydreams about the extraordinary. A naive stalker girl. The strongest man in Ikebukuro. A shut-in doctor with questionable credentials. A hedonistic informant…and the “headless rider” astride a pitch-black motorcycle!? As their paths cross, this eccentric cast weaves a twisted, cracked love story… … Read entire article »
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National Pet Month Manga
May, among other things, is National Pet Month. It’s goal is to promote the benefits of pet … Read more »
Manga Moms – An Update
I know it’s a little late for Mother’s Day, but as long as it’s still May, I … Read more »
Manga Moms
With Mother’s Day this Sunday, I thought I’d take a look at moms and the roles they … Read more »
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Antique Bakery Volumes 1-4
Fumi Yoshinaga is a mangaka that I've heard a lot about but didn't have a lot … Read more »
Wanna Read Manga on Your Kindle?
As I've described before, the Kindle has a lot of potential, but it seemed to be wasted … Read more »
He IS the Doctor
After a year of specials that were more forgettable than not, it was nice to get a … Read more »
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Manga Wrap Up Week Sixteen: Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning Volume 6-10
It’s been quite the jugglefest for me lately. I’ve read 5 volumes of Spiral, finished Black Gate (review coming soon), and started The Drops of God volume 3 for the MMF next week all this week. I’m actually shocked I got so much done! I guess not going out to lunch everyday with co-workers helps productivity a little bit. But … Read entire article »
National Pet Month Manga Update
It’s May and that means it’s time to show some love to our furry (and sometimes not so furry) friends! It’s National Pet Month, where the benefits of pet ownership is promoted and pet adoptions are supported. I wrote about some pet manga available in English before, but now it’s time for an update! The most common way of getting a … Read entire article »
Manga Wrap Up Week Fifteen: The Wallflower Volume 11-15
The Wallflower got off to a rough start with me, but by the end of volume 10, I was starting to warm up to the series. I still had 5 volumes left to get through, and these were going to make-or-break the series for me. I have to admit, this series is really starting to grow on me. The problems I … Read entire article »
Why Is It Always The Cat?
Continuing my ASPCA Prevention of Cruelty to Animals month coverage, I started to notice a pattern in some of the titles I’ve read. In manga, animals are often used to make a point about a character in the manga. They can help to define a character, be indicators from the past that explain the characters situations or used as plot … Read entire article »
Manga Wrap Up Week Fourteen: The Wallflower Volume 1-10
I’ve had The Wallflower sitting on my bookshelf unread for 3-4 years now. I didn’t know anything about the manga until the anime was announced. Having watched and enjoyed the anime, I started to pick up the manga. I mistakenly picked up volume 7 first, and finding the first 6 took a little longer, so I put off reading it … Read entire article »
Bokurano Ours Volume 1 and Biomega Volume 5: Manga Movable Feast
As I looked through my piles of manga, I realized I had more unread Viz Signature titles than I thought. I actually have more, but these were single volumes and made for quick enough reads that I could get them in. While they are two different titles in tone, they do not differ very much when it comes to my … Read entire article »
Dorohedoro Volume 1: Manga Movable Feast
In a city so dismal it’s known only as “the Hole,” a clan of Sorcerers have been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious ‘experiments” in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they’re hunting and … Read entire article »
Giving Them A Voice
April is the ASPCA’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. Human cruelty to animals is nothing new. Our faithful companions can become the focus of our anger and hate. So it’s not surprise that the problem has come up in manga. Matsuri Akino’s title Petshop of Horrors often has stories and themes of animals exacting their revenge on cruel and … Read entire article »
Manga Wrap Up Week Thirteen: Antique Gift Shop 1-10
Wow, how oddly appropriate that I not only have week 13 of my Manga Wrap Up happen during a week with a Friday the 13th in it, but the title I read also dealt with bad luck and curses. I didn’t think I would get through all ten volumes of Antique Gift Shop in one week. I thought I would … Read entire article »
Manga Wrap Up Week Twelve: Honey and Clover Volume 9-10
I’m working to get back on schedule after my 2 week manga break. I decided to take it easy and finish up a couple of Shojo Beat titles that I’ve only have the last few volumes left to read. Honey and Clover and Sand Chronicles are two titles I associate together, since they started in Shojo Beat very close together. … Read entire article »
Egg-Cellent Manga
Easter is just around the corner, so it’s time for some more marginally related manga! This time I’ll introduce some manga that features the Easter Bunny’s favorite treat; eggs! In the first volume of Dr. Slump, inventor Senbei Norimaki invents the Time Slip, Which allows he and Arale to travel back to prehistoric times. Arale brings back an egg, which hatches … Read entire article »
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