Reviews
Urasawa, Naoki: 20th Century Boys, vol. 4
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, vol. 4
Story and Art by Naoki Urasawa
With the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki
English Adaptation by Akemi Wegmuller
Viz, 2009
Original Japanese edition: Shogakukan, 2001
Paperback $12.99
978-1-4215-1923-4
Naoki Urasawa now has three different series available in English from Viz, and I suspect if you asked any group of manga readers to choose their favorite, they would [...]
Park, SoHee: Goong, vol. 6
My review of vol. 6 of Goong is now up at Manga Life. Enjoy!
Yun, Mi-Kyung: Bride of the Water God, vol. 1
Bride of the Water God, vol. 1
Story and Art by Mi-Kyung Yun
Translation by Heejeong Haas
Edited and adapted by Philip Simon
Lettering by Steve Dutro
Dark Horse, 2007
Original Korean edition: Seoul Cultural Publishers, 2006
Paperback $9.95
978-1-59307-849-2
Soah is being sacrificed for the greater good. Her village, facing ruin due to a long drought, has decided to sacrifice a beautiful girl [...]
Arakawa, Hiromu: Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 19
Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 19
Story and Art by Hiromu Arakawa
Translation by Akira Watanabe
Adapted by Jake Forbes
Viz, 2007
Original Japanese edition: Square Enix, 2008
Paperback $9.99
978-1-4215-2568-6
While reading vol. 19 of Fullmetal Alchemist, it’s hard not to get the feeling that the series is slowly heading towards its endgame. This is not to say that it is going to be [...]
Urasawa, Naoki: 20th Century Boys, vol. 3
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, vol. 3
Story and Art by Naoki Urasawa
With the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki
English Adaptation by Akemi Wegmuller
Viz, 2009
Original Japanese edition: Shogakukan, 2000
Paperback $12.99
978-1-4215-1922-7
Having now written full reviews of 20th Century Boys, vol. 1, and Pluto, vol. 1, the big challenge I face in writing this review of 20th Century Boys, vol. [...]
Urasawa and Tezuka: Pluto, vol. 1
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, vol. 1
By Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka
Co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki
Supervised by Macoto Tezka
With the cooperation of Tezuka Productions
Translation by Jared Cook and Frederick L. Schodt
Viz, 2009
Original Japanese edition: Shogakukan, 2004
Paperback $12.99
978-1-4215-1918-0
Pluto takes readers to the future, where a series of murders is putting an unwelcome spotlight on the imperfect coexistence [...]
Avasthi, Swati: Split (2010)
Split
By Swati Avasthi
Young Adult Fiction
Knopf, 2010
Hardcover $16.99
978-0-375-86340-0
When Jace Witherspoon is kicked out of the house by his abusive father, he hits the road and drives until he finds himself on the doorstep of his brother Christian’s apartment. Jace hasn’t seen or heard from Christian in five years, since Christian made his own escape from their [...]
Yoshinaga, Fumi: Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, vol. 1
Story and Art by Fumi Yoshinaga
Translation and Adaptation by Akemi Wegmuller
Rated M for Mature
Viz, 2009
(First published in Japan in 2005)
ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-2747-5
List Price: $12.99
Review
In Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Fumi Yoshinaga (Antique Bakery, Flower of Life) takes her readers to an alternate Edo Japan, where a mysterious disease has taken a heavy toll on the male population. [...]
Totsuka and Igarashi: Bamboo Blade, vol. 2
My review of vol. 2 of Bamboo Blade is now up at Manga Life.
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 [...]
Park, SoHee: Goong, vol. 5
My review of vol. 5 of Goong is now up at Manga Life.
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 [...]
Lee, SangEun: 13th Boy, vol. 1
My review of vol. 1 of 13th Boy is now up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
High school romances in shojo manga and sunjeong manhwa are a dime a dozen, and any series that hopes to find an audience will have to find some way to stand out from the crowd. Some attract readers with unusual [...]
Sun and Guo: The History of the West Wing
My review of The History of the West Wing is up at Manga Life.
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.
Chmakova, Svetlana: Nightschool: The Weirn Books, vol. 1
My review of vol. 1 of Nightschool: The Weirn Books is now up on 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 [...]
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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