Manga Review

Love in Focus Volume 2 Review

Love in Focus Volume 2 Review

Love in Focus Volume 2 Review

Love in Focus hasn’t managed to break free of the tropes it started out with but it succeeds at being a fun read. Shojo fans will certainly enjoy their time spent with the likeable cast of characters, especially knowing that it’s a shorter series in the genre.

Demelza • 28th May 2019

My Boy Volume 4 Review

My Boy Volume 4 Review

My Boy Volume 4 Review

My Boy continues to intrigue and beguile as the two-year gap in the narrative and change of point-of-view character provide a welcome change of focus.

Sarah • 22nd May 2019

Emanon Volume 1 Review

Emanon Volume 1 Review

Emanon Volume 1 Review

The mangaka behind Eisner-nominated series Wandering Island, Kenji Tsuruta, is back! Teaming up with the winner of the Nihon SF Taisho award, Shinji Kajio, the two have created Emanon. The manga promises a whimsical look at what it means to carry memories with you from the beginning of time, but does it deliver?

Demelza • 21st May 2019

Dive!! Volume 2 Review

Dive!! Volume 2 Review

Dive!! Volume 2 Review

Volume 2 of Dive!! moves the series from being a story about diving to more common slice-of-life matters.

Demelza • 18th May 2019

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Volume 1 Review

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Volume 1 Review

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Volume 1 Review

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare combines magic realism with the cruel realities of everyday life in a compelling and beautifully drawn manga; this title is absolutely not to be missed!

Sarah • 16th May 2019

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Four-Panel Comics Review

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Four-Panel Comics Review

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Four-Panel Comics Review

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Four-Panel Comics deserves a place in every Fullmetal Alchemist fan’s collection. Containing hidden gems that are being released outside of Japan for the first time, this release is a treasure trove of content.

Demelza • 7th May 2019

Witch Hat Atelier Volume 1 Review

Witch Hat Atelier Volume 1 Review

Witch Hat Atelier Volume 1 Review

Superb artwork that mixes influences of east and west, combines with a compelling story with an ingenious twist to deliver one of the most exciting new fantasy manga to emerge from Japan: Witch Hat Atelier is a must-read!

Sarah • 29th April 2019

O Maidens in your Savage Season Volume 1

O Maidens in your Savage Season Volume 1

O Maidens in your Savage Season Volume 1

Overall, O Maidens in your Savage Season is off to a good start. Fans of Mari Okada’s work will find a lot to like here, as will those looking for a more realistic look at puberty and growing up.

Demelza • 19th April 2019

That Blue Sky Feeling Volume 2 Review

That Blue Sky Feeling Volume 2 Review

That Blue Sky Feeling Volume 2 Review

Dai Noshiro and his school friends return for another slice of everyday high school life in the second volume of That Blue Sky Feeling.

Sarah • 18th April 2019

Knights of Sidonia: Master Edition 1 Review

Knights of Sidonia: Master Edition 1 Review

Knights of Sidonia: Master Edition 1 Review

Tsutomu Nihei's mecha manga returns in this extra large, expanded edition.

Ian Wolf • 17th April 2019

Smashed Review

Infectious laughter, a paranoid book lover, and the ghost of a flood are featured among the stories in the latest collection from horror manga master, Junji Ito.

Ian Wolf • 14th April 2019

Mob Psycho 100 Volume 2 Review

Mob Psycho 100 Volume 2 Review

Mob Psycho 100 Volume 2 Review

Mob enters into a battle with another psychic - a battle in which he doesn't fight.

Ian Wolf • 6th April 2019

Candy Color Paradox Volume 1 Review

Candy Color Paradox Volume 1 Review

Candy Color Paradox Volume 1 Review

Looking for a new Boys’ Love manga with believable characters and an engaging, well-written story? Why not try Candy Color Paradox – set in the world of scoop journalism, it could be your next favourite series!

Sarah • 2nd April 2019

10 Dance Review Volume 2

10 Dance Review Volume 2

10 Dance Review Volume 2

10 Dance is definitely manga for grown-ups; Inouesatoh's love for ballroom dance shines through on every well-drawn page.

Sarah • 28th March 2019

Bloom Into You Volume 3 Review

Bloom Into You Volume 3 Review

Bloom Into You Volume 3 Review

Bloom Into You continues to be a highly entertaining and refreshing yuri manga with a more grounded and realistic take on relationships in general, while showing that the genre can take same-sex relationships seriously when it tries.

Onosume • 25th March 2019

Yuri Is My Job! Volume 2 Review

Yuri Is My Job! Volume 2 Review

Yuri Is My Job! Volume 2 Review

Volume 2 of Yuri Is My Job! continues the story strongly by allowing events and relationships to progress naturally rather than trying to stretch the clichés to ridiculous extremes.

darkstorm • 22nd March 2019

My Boy Volume 3 Review

My Boy Volume 3 Review

My Boy Volume 3 Review

As we reach the third volume of sensitive slice-of-life My Boy, is mangaka Hitomi Takano able to ramp up the tension without sliding into soap territory?

Sarah • 21st March 2019

Hitorijime My Hero Review Volume 2

Hitorijime My Hero Review Volume 2

Hitorijime My Hero Review Volume 2

If you want to hang out with a lively group of high schoolers and share in their everyday lives, re-living the heady highs and lows of first love, then Hitorijime My Hero is an appealing read.

Sarah • 20th March 2019

Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger Volume 2 Review

Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger Volume 2 Review

Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger Volume 2 Review

The story of Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger continues at a gradual yet fun pace, with plenty of FF franchise references for fans to lap up, whilst also providing engaging battle scenes and story developments.

darkstorm • 19th March 2019

Gleipnir Volume 1 Review

Gleipnir Volume 1 Review

Gleipnir Volume 1 Review

This monstrous manga may look cute on the outside, but inside the NSFW contents, including violence and references to rape, will deter some readers.

Ian Wolf • 16th March 2019