Comments on: Manga Minis, 1/12/09

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:40:00 +0000

@Leba - Thanks for the reply, Leba! I had genuinely wondered whether parents or teachers of autistic children would find this useful; I'm glad to know it's the case.

By: Leba

Leba — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:11:11 +0000

I actually gave volume 1 of With the Light to a friend of mine who teaches Special Ed, and has never (to my knowledge) read a manga before. She really enjoyed it. I purchased the book myself (after reading a library copy) because I work in Special Ed and the manga is filled with great tips on how to relate to autistic children. This really is a niche manga, because it probably sounds didactic and even preachy to those who are unfamiliar with autism, but I hope Yen Press continues to release the volumes to its completion!

By: Ken Haley

Ken Haley — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:47:01 +0000

@Connie - Agreed. Every now and then there's a moment in it that seems very, very cool and hints at some real potential, but then it just gets really confusing again. Maybe everything will make sense by the end of the series..?

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:13:10 +0000

Yeah, I would’ve probably given FreshMen itself a B-, but looking at the volume as a whole, those other stories brought it down.

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Quickies

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Quickies — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:18:07 +0000

[...] pans Bat-Manga! The Manga Recon folks cover a number of books in a short time in their latest Manga Minis. New at Comics Village: Katherine Farmar on vol. 1 of Shout Out Loud!, Alex Hoffman on vol. 1 of [...]

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:49:54 +0000

I’m a bit sad that everything I hated about volume 1 of Croquis Pop seems to be sticking around as of volume 3. I like the premise of that series so much, but it was really hard to get through the first volume.

And it’s a shame when stories unrelated to the title characters in a boy’s love book wind up falling so far from the main stories. I’m always kind of bummed when that happens, especially if it’s more than one story.

By: there it is, plain as daylight. » Monday morning links!

there it is, plain as daylight. » Monday morning links! — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:52:11 +0000

[...] (*heart*) and a whole slew of other fantastic shojo titles. Go check it out! Also, in today’s Manga Minis, I review Tokoyopop’s Princess Ai: The Prism of Midnight [...]

By: swanjun // soliloquy in blue » Blog Archive » With the Light 2 by Keiko Tobe: B+

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:13:40 +0000

[...] With the Light is the story of a family raising a child with autism. My review of volume one can be found here, and I just reviewed the second volume (equivalent to volumes 3-4 of the Japanese release) for Manga Recon. Check it out! [...]

By: swanjun // soliloquy in blue » Blog Archive » FreshMen by Yuuya: C+

swanjun // soliloquy in blue » Blog Archive » FreshMen by Yuuya: C+ — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:13:18 +0000

[...] I reviewed this somewhat atypical yaoi one-shot for this week’s Manga Minis column. You can find the review here. [...]