Manga Review
Tony Takezaki’s Neon Genesis Evangelion
“He who laughs last has not yet heard the bad news.” – Bertolt Brecht.
Every anime fan will be aware of the fact this is year which Neon Genesis Evangelion takes place. The year…
Servamp Volume 1
“I’m just your… friendly neighbourhood vampire.”
High-schooler Shirota Mahiru – a kind-hearted young man – finds a stray black kitty, calls it ‘Kuro’ and takes it home with him. Imagine…
So Cute It Hurts!! Volume 1
“Conceal me what I am, and be my aid for such disguise as haply shall become the form of my intent.” – William Shakespeare (Viola in “Twelfth Night”)
Comedies…
A Silent Voice Volume 1
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Speaking as someone with a disability and who got picked…
Let’s Dance a Waltz Volume 1
“I can’t dance, I can’t talk. Only thing about me is the way I walk. I can’t dance, I can’t sing. I’m just standing here selling everything.” –…
Oreimo: Kuroneko Volume 1
“There is no ‘cat language’. Painful as it is for us to admit, they don’t need one.” – Barbara Holland.
The original Oreimo followed 14-year-old Kirino Kosaka,…
Log Horizon: Light Novel 1: The Beginning of Another World
Yen Press’s attempts to release more light novels are a welcome change to publishers just constantly releasing manga, as manga is not the only print medium anime fans are interested in.…
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…
Requiem of the Rose King Volume 1
“Now is the summer of our sweet content made overcast winter by these Tudor clouds. And I, that am not shaped for blackfac’d war, I that am rudely cast and want true majesty, am forced…
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…
Vampire Knight: Fleeting Dreams
This review contains spoilers for the Vampire Knight manga series.
Fleeting Dreams is a collection of short stories written by Ayuna Fujisaki based upon the shojo manga series, Vampire Knight.…
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…
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…
Durarara!!: Yellow Scarves Arc, Volumes 1 & 2
“Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.” – Pablo Picasso
Durarara!!, or DRRR!! if you prefer, is causing some interest…
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…
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…