Manga Reviews
CLAMP: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 22
My review of vol. 22 of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle is now up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
The last time I reviewed Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle for this site, I noted that CLAMP had just kicked the plot of the series into high gear. Well, after many chapters of high drama, volume 22 finds our protagonists enjoying [...]
Umino, Chica: Honey and Clover, vol. 4-5
Honey and Clover, Vol. 4-5
Story and Art by Chica Umino
Rated T+ for Older Teen
Originally published in Japan in 2000
Serialized in US Shojo Beat in 2008-2009
Published by Viz in volume form 2008-2009
ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-1507-6 (vol. 4)
ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-2366-8 (vol. 5)
Ysabet gets to review most Viz Shojo Beat titles over at Manga Life, so I’ve decided to put my [...]
Tanigawa, Tsugana, and Ito: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, vol. 3
My review of vol. 3 of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is now up at Manga Life.
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 [...]
Urasawa, Naoki: 20th Century Boys, vol. 1
My review of vol. 1 of 20th Century Boys is now up on Manga Life. Here’s an excerpt:
20th Century Boys is a sprawling, ambitious story set over several decades in the lives of a group of childhood friends. When they were boys, Kenji and his gang had big imaginations and bigger dreams, but as adults [...]
Mizushiro, Setona: After School Nightmare, vol. 10
My review of vol. 10 of After School Nightmare is now up at Manga Life. Here’s a preview:
Reading the final volume of a beloved manga series is always a slightly scary proposition. A strong ending can redeem a weaker series, while a weak ending can retroactively ruin everything that’s come before. (Kare Kano, I am [...]
Sugiura, Shiho: Silver Diamond, vol. 3
My review of vol. 3 of Silver Diamond has been posted over at Manga Life. Enjoy!
A snippet:
Silver Diamond is one of the most promising new series that I’ve encountered in 2008 because it combines interesting fantasy worldbuilding with warm character moments. Both of these strengths are evident in this volume, which feels very much like [...]
Usui, Yoshito: Crayon Shinchan, vol. 6
My review of vol. 6 of Crayon Shinchan is now up at Manga Life. I, er, didn’t like it very much.
Nakaji, Yuki: Venus in Love, vol. 5
My review of vol. 5 of Venus in Love is now up at Manga Life.
Kusakawa, Nari: Two Flowers for the Dragon, vol. 3
My review of vol. 3 of Two Flowers for the Dragon is now up at Manga Life.
CLAMP: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 16-18
My review of vols. 16-18 of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle is now up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
CLAMP kicks the plot of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle into high gear in volumes 16-18 of this ongoing series. Readers of the first fifteen volumes would have been somewhat justified in wondering if the story’s determined group of travelers–Sakura, Syaoran, [...]
Urushibara, Yuki: Mushishi, vol. 4
My review of vol. 4 of Mushishi is now up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
As with previous volumes in this series, these stories are episodic, linked only by Ginko himself. On the surface, these stories appear to focus on the mushi and their strange effects on the natural world, but at their hearts, they are [...]
CLAMP: xxxHOLiC, vol. 11-12
My review of vols. 11-12 of xxxHOLiC is now up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
CLAMP’s art in this series continues to be spectacular. They eschew the use of most screentones in the art of xxxHOLiC, and the resulting combination of deep blacks and clean white space is very striking and helps establish the series’ often [...]
Minekura, Kazuya: Wild Adapter, vol. 1-2
My review of vols. 1-2 of Wild Adapter is now up at Manga Life.
An excerpt:
The story begins with Makoto Kubota, the illegitimate and unacknowledged son of a powerful man. Though Kubota has been raised by his uncle Kasai, a police detective, his skill for gambling and flair for violence ultimately bring him to attention of [...]
Hatori, Bisco: Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 9-10
My review of vols. 9-10 of Ouran High School Host Club is now up at Manga Life.
An excerpt:
In early volumes, the clever use of shojo manga tropes made this series worth reading. Creator Bisco Hatori catered to her readers just as much as the Host Club catered to its paying customers. Just as there’s a [...]
Urushibara, Yuki: Mushishi, vol. 1-3
Mushishi, Vols. 1-3
Story and Art by Yuki Urushibara
Translated and Adapted by William Flanagan
Del Rey, 2007-2008
(First published 2000-2002 in Japan)
ISBN-13: 9780345496218 (vol. 1)
ISBN-13: 9780345496447 (vol. 2)
ISBN-13: 9780345496454 (vol. 3)
Review
Ginko is a mysterious and often sardonic young man who happens to be a mushishi, a mushi master. This means he has the ability to perceive and deal [...]
Arakawa, Hiromu: Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 16
My review of vol. 16 of Fullmetal Alchemist is now up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
In Volume 16 of Fullmetal Alchemist, the story returns to the present after the long flashback to the Ishbal campaign in Volume 15. As such, this is very much a transitional volume in the series. The characters are scattering to [...]
Minekura, Kazuya: Bus Gamer 1999-2001 The Pilot Edition
My review of Bus Gamer is up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
For fans of Minekura’s other series, Saiyuki and Wild Adapter, Bus Gamer offers familiar pleasures. Although the art is not quite as polished as that seen in Wild Adapter and later volumes of Saiyuki, it is still very easy on the eyes. Minekura pays [...]
Umino, Chica: Honey and Clover, vol. 1
My review of vol. 1 of Honey and Clover is up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
Chica Umino’s Honey and Clover follows the lives of five students at a Tokyo art college. Though it is published in the U.S. by Viz under the Shojo Beat imprint and serialized in Shojo Beat magazine, Honey and Clover is [...]
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