Category Archives: Reviews

Black Sun Silver Moon, vol. 1 by Tomo Maeda Rated OT, 16+ Go!Comi, $10.99 I know that there is a whole genre of clergy manga in Japan, but it’s still weird for a nice Catholic girl with me to read … Continue reading →

Divalicious, vol. 1 Writer: T Campbell Artist: Amy Mebberson Rated T for Teen (13+) Tokyopop, $9.99 I’ll admit right up front that the whole idea of Divalicious made me roll my eyes when I first heard of it. It looked … Continue reading →

Emma, vols. 1-3 by Kaoru Mori Rated Teen Plus CMX, $9.99 Kaoru Mori’s lovingly detailed upstairs-downstairs story of a rich man and a maid who fall in love in Victorian England is a joy to read, although it gets off … Continue reading →

It’s February, it’s gray and cold, you just want to stay inside all day. What this season calls for is some action manga to get the blood pumping. Below the cut are mini-reviews of three action-packed titles from Tokyopop, none … Continue reading →

Blue is for Boys Pink is for Girls By Various Artists Sweatdrop Studios, $9.50 You can think of these two anthologies as the manga equivalent of practicing the scales. Each book has nine stories in different genres: romance, action, fantasy, … Continue reading →

The Building Opposite By Vanyda Fanfare/Ponent Mon, $21.99 I have mixed feelings about Kai-Ming Cha’s choice of The Building Opposite as the best manga of 2006. On the one hand, if she hadn’t mentioned it I might never have read … Continue reading →