Comics Worth Reading » Butterflies, Flowers Book 2

After reading Book 1, I was unclear on what I was supposed to take away from this series. The contrast was unusual — I got that the male/female roles were being stereotyped for comedy, but underneath it all, there’s still…

Manga Recon » Oninagi, Vol. 2

By Akira Ishida Yen Press, 176 pp. Rating: Older Teen Every now and again, you will come across a manga that serves to remind you that for every enjoyable, well-planned title, there is an equally dull, poorly written one available…

Manga Recon » Manga Minis, 4/5/10

I have no idea how it got to be April already! Anyway, Grant starts things off this week with a look at volume three of Bamboo Blade (Yen Press), and follows it up with another third volume, this one of…

Comics Worth Reading » *Bunny Drop Book 1 — Recommended

Daikichi finds a surprise at his grandfather’s funeral: The old man had a six-year-old daughter no one knew existed! The rest of the family wants to pack her off and forget her, but Daikichi, out of impulsive, unexpected motivation, since…

Comics Worth Reading » *Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Book 8 — Recommended

The much-anticipated (and much-feared, because no one wants it to be over) final volume in the deservedly much-praised series is here, and the presentation is excellent. This volume, with 10 chapters and 254 pages, is over-sized compared to the previous,…

Comics Worth Reading » Happy Cafe Books 1 and 2

This cute, food-based shojo series starts with promise but settles down into standard stories for the genre. It’s a comfortable read, but like the desserts it features, it’s fluffy, not particularly filling. Happy Cafe Book 1Buy this book The 16-year-old…

Comics Worth Reading » Tokyopop Chibis: .hack 4koma, Alice in the Country of Hearts, Red Hot Chili Samurai, Mugen Spiral

Reviews by Ed Sizemore Mugen Spiral: The Complete Two-Volume Series Mugen SpiralBuy this book by Mizuho Kusanagi; adapted by Christine Schilling; $14.99 US Yayoi Suzuka is a high school student and a powerful mystic. She has defeated the demon prince,…

Comics Worth Reading » Ichigenme… The First Class Is Civil Law

This two-book series follows the same pattern as Fumi Yoshinaga’s The Moon and the Sandals. The first book sets up the situations and the cast, while the second one is mostly about watching them have sex. However, compared to that…

Manga Recon » Mr. Flower Bride

By Lily Hoshino Yen Press, 178 pp. Rating: M The Souda family has a strange, long-standing tradition: if the eldest son fathers a son as his firstborn, then the younger sons in the family must marry men in order to…

Manga Recon » Manga Minis, 3/23/10

Welcome to a special Tuesday edition of Manga Minis, brought to you by the fact that I forgot to transfer some files off my work computer yesterday! Jennifer starts us off this week with a look at the second and…

Manga Recon » Rampage, Vol. 1

By Yunosuke Yoshinaga CMX, 202 pp. Rating: Mature Rampage kicks off during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, one of the earliest points in the Three Kingdoms saga and follows Zhang Fei as he crosses paths with two figures who will be…

Comics Worth Reading » The Girl Who Runs Through Time

Review by Ed Sizemore The Girl Who Runs Through Time Books 1 & 2 The Girl Who Runs Through TimeBook 1Buy this book original story by Yasutaka Tsutsui; manga by Gaku Tsugano; adapted by Sheldon Drzka; DC / CMX Manga,…
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