Tag Archives: Manga Review

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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The Manga Revue: Say I Love You

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

This week, I’m catching up with Say I Love You, a shojo romance that’s been garnering strong reviews here and elsewhere since Kodansha began publishing it last August. Say I Love You, Vols. 1-3 By Kanae Hazuki Rated OT, for … Continue reading →

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The Manga Revue: Rose Guns Days Season One

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

In principal, a video game or visual novel ought to be a solid foundation on which to build a manga: the designers have already done the hard work of creating characters, endowing them with powers (or weapons), and setting them loose … Continue reading →

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The Manga Revue: Komomo Confiserie

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Katherine Dacey

Apologies for missing last week’s deadline – the first week of the semester is always chaotic, and manga reviewing took a back seat to lesson prep. Now that school is underway again, however, the Manga Revue will run weekly on … Continue reading →

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