Manga Review

Hiromu Arakawa returns to the English manga scene with a brand new shonen series. But does it hit the heights of her other beloved works?

A part-time teaching role working with children finds Yatora learning as much from his young charges as they do from him…before he’s plunged back into the second year of his art course, where he comes up against the fearsome Professor Inukai. Perhaps he’s not cut out to study art at university…?

Volume 2 of Last Gender: When We Are Nameless follows the story of several more visitors to BAR California, all looking for shelter from the harshness of the outside world and a place where they can simply exist as who they are.

Fans of the Parallel World Pharmacy anime can now experience the story through its manga adaptation, but does it prove a good way to follow the series?

Taking an entertaining but critical look at the world of video game QA testing, Quality Assurance in Another World sees a group of testers, along with main character Haga, trapped in the video game they were working on. After losing several of his colleagues and friends to the bugs and glitches caused by the forbidden “Debug Mode”, Haga resolves to continue to test and go through the entire game, hoping that when he eventually clears it, all those trapped within will finally be able to log out.

A Condition Called Love follows a girl who has no interest in love and expects to never experience it, but when she meets a boy who has never experienced anything but the most shallow of relationships and proclaims her his 'girl of destiny' her feelings slowly begin to change.

It’s hard work being part of a singing duo – but even harder when you learn that your partner is possessed by the spirit of a famous dead female idol! Yoshino goes into a slump, leaving Niyodo (aided by the ghostly Asahi) to try to carry on alone. Is this the end for ZINGS?

Tinasha is getting used to living at the castle, doing odd jobs while she researches Oscar's curse. While people are welcoming of her presence, there are nefarious schemes being put in motion behind the scenes...

Sweet Poolside tells the story of middle school students Toshihiko Ota and Ayako Goto who are both struggling with their body hair and self-image. Together, perhaps, they can learn to put their anxieties to rest and accept themselves for who they are.

My Coworker Has a Secret! reaches its conclusion with this second volume, but will Ritsu and Akari be able to sort through their feelings before the end?

Emilico and the other four living dolls are put to the test! Can they find their Noble Shades in the labyrinthine mansion garden in time – or will they fail the debut?

Protagonist Akira is still reeling from discovering that aliens exist and are mingling with humankind every day, but he doesn't have long to come to terms with this fact as his first mission as part of the secret police agency AMO is looming...

My Dear Agent introduces us to Riichi, the leader of a bodyguard unit, who finds his stressful days made all the worse when rookie Tachibana joins the team and spends his time flirting with Riichi! But they do say that opposites attract, so perhaps their differing attitudes toward work will lead to something more blooming between them...

How do you negotiate sharing a dorm bedroom when you’ve developed a crush on your (older) roommate? Kagiura is trying to come to terms with his feelings for Hirano in the second volume of Shou Harusono’s spin-off to fan-favourite Sasaki and Miyano.

In these two new volumes of Rent-A-Girlfriend the crowdfunding and film arc continues! But romance is also in the air as Mizuhara finally faces up to the fact she might have feelings for Kazuya...

It’s summer break. Ogi (at university) meets Tago (legally blind and at high school) and the two young men embark on a relationship – but will it last longer than the summer break?