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Here’s hoping they don’t kill the curse too quickly.

More structurally sound than the title implies.

Kind of a mess, but also kind of fun for BL fans.

Featuring four shojo titles and two that really, really aren’t.

Fresh from the countryside, Jae-Gyu Sin is already finding trouble in Seoul.

Drawn and Quarterly add to their gegika releases with this collection of short stories focusing on rural life in pre-modern Japan.

Melinda is drawn in by this haunting collection of short manhwa.

Ghosts and goblins galore with Rumiko Takahashi’s new series!

An uncertain future in more ways than one.

Featuring From Eroica with Love and Bride of the Water God, plus six more!

Also includes reviews of The Gentlemen’s Alliance Cross and Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time!

Includes reviews for Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You and Sand Chronicles, too!

We also take a look at the latest volume of Crimson Hero.

The PCS crew welcomes its newest member, Jennifer Dunbar!

The PCS crew considers the manga series their lives resemble and those they just wish they did.

Sam takes a look at VIZ’s new Shonen Sunday website.

Who is Frederik Schodt and why is he so important?

Rampaging space chickens, energy-blasting crotch-mounted weaponry, and more!

Melinda, Jennifer, and Michelle on three titles geared for the aspiring artist.

God of Manga makes both an excellent reference guide and a fascinating bit of pop-biography.

A mixture of philosophy, horror and science merge in this enthralling horror/mystery release from Vertical.

A thorough, satisfying, and enjoyable look at Tezuka and his work.

Faust returns with more cutting-edge fiction from Japan!

A staggeringly creative but deeply flawed book.