Joy Kim

Librarian. Book Reviewer. Coffee Addict.

April 28, 2009
by Joy
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Kiyuduki, Satoko: GA, vol. 1

GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class is a yonkoma (4 panel) manga that follows five friends–Kisaragi, Miki, Namiko, Tomokane, and Miyabi–during their days in a high school art department. Each strip collected in this volume captures a different moment in the … Continue reading

April 7, 2009
by Joy
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Yu, Yanshu: Step, vol. 1

Step is the story of Mr. Han, a professional monster hunter, and Dynasty Tang, the orphaned vampire girl that he has taken in. When Mr. Han is not busy fending off vampires and three-headed dogs, he focuses on lighter pursuits, … Continue reading

January 26, 2009
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Youth media awards

ALA announced its youth media award winners today at the midwinter conference in Denver. I really enjoyed The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, so I was very happy to see that it had won the Newbery Medal. Of course, Gaiman … Continue reading

December 30, 2008
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A partial “best of” list

Manga Life has posted its end of 2008 wrap-up. I contributed a few thoughts on my favorite manga and anime releases in 2008. Click on the link to see what I and other ML contributors cited as our favorites. I … Continue reading

December 1, 2008
by Joy
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Hagaren miscellany

Via umadoshi: Jake Forbes on the joys of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga. An excerpt: Any anime fan who’s followed the scene for the last five years is probably quite familiar with this ongoing tale of angst and alchemy, but if … Continue reading