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 … Continue reading →

My review of vol. 15 of Fullmetal Alchemist is now up at Manga Life. A teaser: The fifteenth volume of Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist takes readers several years into the past, as Lieutenant Hawkeye tells Ed about the Ishbal campaign. … Continue reading →

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D.Gray-Man, Vol. 1 Story and Art by Katsura Hoshino Translation and English Adaptation by Mayumi Kobayashi Rated T+ for Older Teen Viz, 2006 (First published in 2004) ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-0623-4 Review Set in an alternate nineteeth century, D.Gray-Man tells the story … Continue reading →

Claymore, Vol. 1 Story and Art by Norihiro Yagi Rated T+ for Older Teen Viz, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-0618-0 Review Yoma are monsters who feed upon humans and can move among them in disguise. Only the Claymores, women warriors who are … Continue reading →