Category Archives: Reviews

E’S, vols. 1 and 2 By Satol Yuiga Rated 16+ Broccoli, $9.99 E’S is a stylish sci-fi manga along the lines of another Broccoli title, Kamui, but a lot more readable. By “sci-fi” I mean that it’s set in some … Continue reading →

King of Thorn, vol. 1 By Yuji Iwahara Rated OT, Older Teen (16+) Tokyopop, $9.99 I’m one of those tiresome people who goes on and on about how great Chikyu Misaki is, so naturally when I heard that Tokyopop was … Continue reading →

Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, vols. 1 and 2 Story by Eiji Otsuka Art by Hosui Yamazaki Not rated Dark Horse, $10.95 You can’t beat the concept of Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service: An otherwise unemployable group of Buddhist students set up … Continue reading →

Canon, vol. 1 by Chika Shiomi Rated Teen Plus CMX, $9.99 Canon Himura was an ordinary schoolgirl—well, ordinary except for the fact that she was dying of some unspecified disease—when a mysterious silver-haired vampire killed 39 of her classmates, sucking … Continue reading →

Ohikkoshi by Hiroaki Samura Dark Horse, $12.95 Ohikkoshi is mature manga for mature readers, not because it’s filled with bare breasts and panty shots—it isn’t—but simply because it’s written for grownups. Samura doesn’t give us clever plot twists or neat … Continue reading →

The Cute Book Aranzi Aronzo Vertical, $12.95 The Bad Book Aranzi Aronzo Vertical, $12.95 Regular readers have seen many mentions of my daughters in this blog. That’s because at ages 12 and 14, they have a very different perspective on … Continue reading →