Manga Review

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?

Lloyd finds himself back at the academy where students are being sent to investigate a new dungeon, but all kinds of trouble begins when the first-year students are challenged to rush to the end by the second-year students!

While Sorawo and Toriko manage to escape from Station February, the horrors within make Sorawo want out of this crazy adventure which pushes the two friends into a heated fallout. While they try to make up with each other, Toriko mysteriously disappears while Sorawo finds Otherside phenomena seeping through into the real world after she slips through and encounters the Time-Space Man.

As Snow White with the Red Hair hits a milestone with its 20th volume and 100 chapters, changes are afoot for our characters as they move on from their current roles and onto a path to something new.

Can a childhood friendship survive the stresses and strains of junior high and high school? What happens when one of the two boys develops feelings that go far beyond friendship? Find out in the BL standalone by the mangaka of Skip and Loafer…