Manga Reviews
Manga Review: Hell Girl, Vol. 1
Hell Girl, Vol. 1 By Miyuki Eto Del Rey, 208 pp. Rating: Older Teen The first impression I had from seeing the cover of the
Manga Minis, February 2008
This month’s Manga Minis column has enough high-fallutin’ cultural references to please even Harold Bloom. Whether or not he’d cotton to the actual manga reviewed—which
Manga Reviews: Heroes Are Extinct, Vol. 3; King of the Lamp; and Sundome, Vol. 1
For this column I got to read two books by publishers I haven’t read much from: Go! Comi and Yen Press. It occurred to me
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Shin Megami Tensei Kahn… But Were Afraid to Ask
This week, our intrepid reviewers Erin F. and Ken Haley team up to bring you the inside scoop on one of Tokyopop’s newest seinen releases,
Manga Review: Naruto, Vol. 28
Naruto, Vol. 28 By Masashi Kishimoto Viz, 200 pp. Rating: Teen Set two years after the previous installment, this volume opens with Naruto returning to
Weekly Recon, 2/20/08
The last few weeks have found me in tough grader mode, as I’ve doled out my share of Cs and Ds to new manga that
Guest Review: The Demon Ororon Ultimate Edition
Our second guest reviewer is the precocious Chloe Ferguson, who writes the always informative blog Shuchaku East. You can also find her work at at
Weekly Recon, 2/13/08
Bust out those number two pencils, folks, because it’s time for a brief quiz. Complete the following analogy: SHOJO MANGA :: VALENTINE’S DAY (a) Tokyo
Manga Review: Manga Sutra, Vol. 1
Manga Sutra Futari H, Vol. 1 By Katsu Aki Tokyopop, 384 pp. Rating: Mature Readers (18+) Manga Sutra follows two newly weds, Makoto and Yura,
Weekly Recon, 2/6/08
Dreading the thought of Lent—of giving up chocolate cake, Project Runway re-runs, or martinis for forty days? Then celebrate Shrove Tuesday by going on a
