Manga Reviews for Everyone
Reviews are subjective things. A reviewer is drawing on many things when they write their review. Besides technical things such as story structure, character development and art, a reviewers personal preferences and experiences can affect their feeling about a book. And sometimes, even their gender can make a difference as to whether a book gets a good score or bad. In the following discussions, reviewers Alex Hoffman and Lori Henderson...
Another short list, but at least with more than one publisher. Just in time for Halloween, Dark Horse releases the next volume in the gory horror title Gantz, and Vertical reaches the penultimate volume of the Tezuka classic Black Jack. And Viz has the next volume of their uncensored Tenjo Tenge omnibus....
It’s a short list this week with Viz having most of the releases with their Shonen Sunday line being released. Battle Angel Alita fans can also pick up their yearly volume. Harper Collins is continuing alone with the adaptations they started with Tokyopop with the next series of Vampire Kisses, also with a new artist....
It’s the first week of the month, and that means Viz shonen and shojo titles! Psyren, which has been running in Shonen Jump finally has it’s first volume released. Or you can get your sports fill with the latest Slam Dunk and the final volume of Eyeshield 21. Kodansha releases a bunch of former Del Reys, as well as the new omnibus of Negima. Or get your learn on with Gandhi: A Manga Biography from Penguin Books. But don’t forget S...
Hikaru’s evolution continues, now as the host to both Horizon and Maelstrom. A new cosmic entity has come to Earth, sensing a disturbance in its evolution. The Moderator sees a macro-evolution for the Earth, but with Horizon and Maelstrom not doing their jobs, it’s up to him to see it through, or else wipe all life from Earth, and let it start over. It’s up to Hikaru, Horizon and Maelstrom to find the solution, and the...
Natsume Ono is one of my favorite creators in comics today. Her distinct style and charismatic writing have filled many of my evenings with beautiful imagery of Italy and feudal Japan, and her characters have sparked my imagination and wanderlust. When Ono’s first works were brought to the USA, we started somewhere in the middle – Ristorante Paradiso and not simple were a progression of sorts from La Quinta Camera, which is some of ...
It’s a short list for the end of September, but it’s got some big names on it. But we’ll get to those later. First, Bandai finally releases the 2nd volume of Kannagi about magical girl shrine deities. Del Rey Manga makes a rare appearance with the next xxxHOLIC, while Kodansha has a few other former Del Rey titles with Arisa and Negima. And just for the kids, there’s a new adaptation of the latest Pokemon movie from Viz....
One of the things that surprised me (and continues to surprise me) about TokyoPop was their ability to survive off of B-list titles. The subject matter of this review is a prime example. Butterfly is the definition of B-list. The series is a five-volume supernatural/horror/gender bender from Gentosha, which looks to have a really smart collection of josei and seinen manga. Why this series was picked from all of the other content Gentosh...
It’s a smaller week this time as we get closer to the end of the month. Viz has an eclectic collection of titles from their Shonen Sunday, Signature and Viz Media lines, as well as a new novel from their sci-fi line. Seven Seas has caught up with the Blood Alone re-release and is releasing a new volume in the US with this week’s volume 4....
While we here at Manga Village love all the new manga coming out each week, there’s over 20 years of manga releases that we love and want to recommend too! So, in each column, we will look at a genre, or creator, or even publisher to come up with the best titles that we want to recommend to you! This Month: School Manga! September is traditionally the time kids go back to school, so this month we’re looking at titles that take place...
