Category Archives: Reviews

All My Darling Daughters By Fumi Yoshinaga Rated T+, for Older Teen Viz, $12.99 The centerpiece of All My Darling Daughters is a two-part story about Sayako, a woman who decides to have an arranged marriage. We look over her … Continue reading →

Yokaiden, vol. 2 By Nina Matsumoto Rated T, ages 13+ Del Rey, $10.99 The second volume of Nina Matsumoto’s is as imaginative as the first, but it lacks a bit of the sparkle. Volume 1 introduced Hamachi, a nine-year-old boy … Continue reading →

Deka Kyoshi, vol. 1 By Tamio Baba Rated T+, Teen Plus CMX, $9.99 Detective Toyama is a big, bumbling, good-hearted guy, so when his superiors suspect a schoolteacher has been murdered, they send him undercover as the new teacher for … Continue reading →

Yotsuba&!, vol. 6 By Kiyohiko Azuma Rated All Ages Yen Press, $10.99 Yotsuba&! has become such a phenomenon in the manga world that it is impossible to write a truly objective review. Everybody loves the little green-haired kid! The phenomenon … Continue reading →

CSI: Intern at Your Own Risk Story by Sekou Hamilton Art by Steven Cummings Rated T, for Teen, 13+ Tokyopop, $12.99 I’m going to confess up front that I have only watched the CSI TV show a few times, and … Continue reading →

Four-Eyed Prince, vol. 1 By Wataru Mizukami Rated T, ages 13+ Del Rey, $10.99 Four-Eyed Prince is a cliché-ridden story of a girl who admires a classmate from afar, confesses her love, gets rejected, and goes home to find out … Continue reading →