Archive for April, 2009
Kiyuduki, Satoko: GA, vol. 1
My review of vol. 1 of GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class is now up on Manga Life. Here’s an excerpt:
In the interest of full disclosure, I should begin by noting that I generally avoid picking up yonkoma series, as I mostly read manga for the rich character and plot development made possible by the multi-page [...]
Ishida, Akira: Oninagi, vol. 1
My review of vol. 1 of Oninagi is now up on Manga Life. Here’s an excerpt:
Fifteen-year-old Nanami is looking forward to starting high school, since it will give her an opportunity to be closer to her long-time crush Kazuto Sanjouin. But her hopes for a normal springtime of youth are promptly derailed by the arrival [...]
Jo Walton on Lois McMaster Bujold over at Tor.com
Swing by the official Tor blogs when you get a chance, because novelist Jo Walton has been writing a series of posts on Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan series. The post on Memory is especially worth reading. It really expresses a lot of my own feelings toward that book. An excerpt:
Memory (1998) is in my opinion [...]
Huh and Kim: Pig Bride, vol. 1
My review of vol. 1 of Pig Bride is now up on Manga Life. Here’s an excerpt:
Pig Bride is a sunjeong manhwa (the Korean equivalent of shojo manga) that superficially has a lot of things going for it. Though Kim’s art won’t necessarily be to everyone’s taste, it is well-executed. The character designs are intricate [...]
Yu, Yanshu: Step, vol. 1
My review of vol. 01 of Step is now up on Manga Life. Here’s an excerpt:
It’s still unusual enough to see licensed manhua in the states that I greeted the arrival of Step in my mailbox with some pleasure. And at first glance, it looked promising enough with its attractive cover and color interior pages. [...]
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