Manga Review

Orient Volume 3 Review

The third volume of Shinobu Ohtaka’s Orient is very much a tale of two halves, as it brings the current arc of the story focusing on Tsugumi and the Kosameda band of samurai to a solid conclusion but struggles to get going into the next one.

Onosume • 7th September 2021

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Pretty Boy Detective Club (Manga) Volume 1 Review

Pretty Boy Detective Club makes its manga debut with a slightly different look for our main cast but with a story that is nevertheless worth checking out.

Demelza • 3rd September 2021

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Sweat and Soap Volume 7 Review

In Volume 7 of Sweat and Soap Kotaro and Asako spend Golden Week together before Asako finally gets to meet Kotaro's family for the first time.

Demelza • 1st September 2021

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If the RPG World Had Social Media Volume 1 Review

How different would a hero's journey be if their world had social media? Well, enter the new manga series If the RPG World Had Social Media which aims to show us just how much fun the cast could have with the ability to constantly text one another.

Demelza • 30th August 2021

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The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious Volume 1 Review

The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious follows the story of Yuuri who constantly worries that his maid Lillith is up to no good, thanks to her being too good at her job!

Demelza • 29th August 2021

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Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide Volume 1 Review

Mitsuki and Asahi are off on a round-the-world journey of a lifetime together – but how far will they get when Mitsuki admits on the plane that he’s scared of flying? Find out in the first volume of this unusual and involving travel manga with a difference!

Sarah • 28th August 2021

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A Sign of Affection Volumes 2 & 3 Review

The romance manga continues to be a wonderful series that delicately explores life as a deaf person and cleverly twists tropes to fit in the protagonists' world.

darkstorm • 25th August 2021

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The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest Volume 4 Review

Volume 4 of The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest sees Matthias finish off his battle against the demon Ashril, but trouble is never far from our hero and it's not long before he must set out for an abandoned village...

Demelza • 22nd August 2021

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Battle Angel Alita Volume One (Paperback Edition) Review

A new paperback edition of Yukito Kishiro's cyberpunk manga - this first release covering the first one-and-a-half volumes.

Ian Wolf • 21st August 2021

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Wave, Listen to Me! Volume 6 Review

Whilst this is perhaps one of the weaker volumes so far in terms of overall story, it still has its moments and sets up some potentially interesting character developments for the story ahead.

HWR • 18th August 2021

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The Witch and the Beast Volume 6 Review

Ashaf and Guideau go in search of the witch Angela to Orlencia Sett, the land of the vampires.

Sarah • 17th August 2021

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The Witch and the Beast Volume 5 Review

How did Ashaf the Mage and Guideau, the witch-cursed young woman first meet? The fifth volume of The Witch and the Beast has some intriguing answers…

Sarah • 16th August 2021

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Sasaki and Miyano Volume 03 Review

Three volumes in to Sasaki and Miyano and there’s a confession – but where will things go from here?

Sarah • 15th August 2021

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Something’s Wrong With Us Volume 6 Review

The Tanabata Festival is fast approaching and Nao has sweets to finish, but when she begins to feel nauseous and someone asks if she has a baby on the way, she wonders if she might be in the early stages of pregnancy.

Demelza • 14th August 2021

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The Whole of Humanity Has Gone Yuri Except for Me Review

The manga has many good ideas, but sadly they’re fighting for page time within the same story, with the end result that they're never satisfactorily developed.

darkstorm • 11th August 2021

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The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Volume 1 Review

When a magical girl destroys the mana crystal holding the Dark Realm together, second-in-command Jahy finds herself stranded in Japan. Now she must find a way to restore her beloved home while also keeping herself fed and with a roof over her head, which is easier said than done!

Demelza • 7th August 2021

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Fist of the North Star Volume 1 Review

In a post-apocalyptic world where violence rules, the weak are in need of a saviour. Along comes Ken, an assassin who wields the Hokuto Shinken martial art and who is more than happy to fight off any great evil he comes across.

Demelza • 1st August 2021

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I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School Volume 1 Review

Unoki has spent his whole life being bullied and now he's in high school, he's become the underling of the baddest girl at school! But little does he know this delinquent is actually in love with him and thinks they're dating...

Demelza • 29th July 2021

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Blue Period Volume 3 Review

Yatora stubbornly pursues his dream to study art at university - but it's an uphill struggle. Has he the skill and determination to keep going?

Sarah • 27th July 2021

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Like Two Peas in a Pod Review

Tanaka and Nakata discover that they have so much in common when they start high school (not just their names!) that they’re just like ‘two peas in a pod’. But what happens to their friendship when one of them starts dating?

Sarah • 26th July 2021