Manga Review

Manga Review

Karneval Volume 1

“Whenever Circus does a big operation to catch some bad guys, they put on a show for the townspeople to apologize.”

A white-haired boy, Nai, is desperately searching for Karoku, the young man who…

• 19th April 2015
Manga Review

07-Ghost Volume 14

“You need to remember, Teito. If you don’t remember what’s real, how can you live honestly?” Ouka, First Princess of the Barsburg Empire. 

Warning: Spoilers! Lots…

• 10th March 2015
Does the Flower Blossom? Volume 1
Manga Review

Does the Flower Blossom? Volume 1

Does the Flower Blossom? Volume 1

Workaholic ad-man Kazuaki Sakurai (37) is returning late – and weary – to his empty flat (his latest girlfriend has left him) after yet another long day at the office. But a chance encounter (a collision…

• 21st February 2015
Manga Review

Drug & Drop Volume 1

Drug & Drop is the long awaited continuation of Legal Drug, picking up with Kazahaya and Rikuo still working in the drugstore whilst picking up additional supernatural side jobs from owner…

• 30th January 2015
Manga Review

Legal Drug: Omnibus

Legal Drug, the latest CLAMP manga to get the omnibus re-release treatment from Dark Horse, follows a pair of boys working at a drugstore. Kazahaya Kudo is a naïve young man with a special gift to…

• 7th January 2015
Manga Review

Wolf Magic

“Honestly, I wish there was just one person who actually loved me…I’m so tired of being lonely.” Manabu Natsume

Zippo Natsuki is another new mangaka in June’s Boys’ Love list, gifted with…

• 13th December 2014
Manga Review

Witchcraft Works Volume 1

“Ah, fire: scourge of Prometheus, toaster of marshmallows, eradicator of dead wood.” – Sideshow Bob, The Simpsons.

Some people say it is best to fight fire with fire. In Witchcraft…

• 13th November 2014
Manga Review

My Little Monster Volume 2

“Love has but one word and it never repeats itself.” – Jean Lacordaire.

Having originally come across this series when it was animated and streamed on Crunchyroll back in …

• 2nd October 2014
Manga Review

xxxHOLIC Rei Volume 1

“It is all the result of man’s wishes.”

Kimihiro Watanuki is a high schooler who – in order to escape the spirits that have been pursuing him – has become the domestic help of the dimension witch Yūko…

• 29th August 2014
Manga Review

Flowering Harbour

“At the beginning of a love affair, not even the neurotic is neurotic.” – Mignon McLaughlin

This is a somewhat exciting title: not in terms of plot, content, or the avant grade…

• 13th July 2014
Manga Review

xxxHolic: Omnibus 2

“A wet man does not fear rain.” – Russian proverb.

The second omnibus edition of CLAMP’s supernatural series continues to feature more unusual activity in witch Yuko…

• 3rd July 2014
Manga Review

xxxHolic: Omnibus 1

“A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you’re a business failure.” – John Paul Getty

Kodansha has now begun releasing omnibus editions of xxxHolic,…

• 2nd June 2014
Manga Review

Say “I love you”. Volume 1

Mei Tachibana is a high school girl with no friends or boyfriend; in fact many students have never even heard her voice. She’s a loner who shunned all others due to a betrayal many years ago, but changes…

• 31st May 2014