Category Archives: Reviews

The Manga Revue: Idol Dreams and Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Katherine Dacey

Happy New Year! (Is it too late to extend that greeting to readers?) For my first column of 2016, I dove into my pile of unread books and chose two that I’d meant to review last year. The first is Arina Tanemura’s Idol … Continue reading →

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The Best and Worst Manga of 2015

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

After a two-year hiatus from blogging, I donned my critic’s cap again in 2015. I’ve enjoyed writing my quasi-weekly column, but composing a year-end list reminded me why I stepped off the reviewing treadmill in 2012: mediocre books! This year … Continue reading →

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The Manga Revue: Junji Ito’s Cat Diary

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

2015 has been a banner year for Junji Ito. In April, VIZ re-issued Gyo, Ito’s ick-tastic classic. Two months later, VIZ introduced readers to Fragments of Horror, the first new Ito title to arrive in the US in a decade. … Continue reading →

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The Manga Revue: Deadman Wonderland and Livingstone

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

The November release of Jinsei Kataoka and Tomohiro Maekawa’s Livingstone provided me a nifty excuse to try Deadman Wonderland, an earlier series written and illustrated by Katoaka. Fans of Deadman Wonderland may know its complex licensing history here in the US: Tokyopop was its first publisher, … Continue reading →

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The Manga Revue: Kill la Kill and Platinum End

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

File this column under I’m Not Dead Yet! November has been hectic, and it shows; my last post was over a month ago. Today’s column is an attempt to get back on track with regular updates. On the agenda are … Continue reading →

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The Manga Revue: The Complete Chi’s Sweet Home and Tokyo ESP

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

The theme of this week’s column: New(ish) Titles from Vertical Comics. Up for review: The Complete Chi’s Sweet Home, an omnibus treatment of Konami Kanata’s beloved cat comic, and Tokyo ESP, a new series about mutant teens with superpowers who want … Continue reading →

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