Manga Review

Manga Review

My Little Monster Volume 2

“Love has but one word and it never repeats itself.” – Jean Lacordaire.

Having originally come across this series when it was animated and streamed on Crunchyroll back in …

• 2nd October 2014
Manga Review

xxxHOLIC Rei Volume 1

“It is all the result of man’s wishes.”

Kimihiro Watanuki is a high schooler who – in order to escape the spirits that have been pursuing him – has become the domestic help of the dimension witch Yūko…

• 29th August 2014
Manga Review

Flowering Harbour

“At the beginning of a love affair, not even the neurotic is neurotic.” – Mignon McLaughlin

This is a somewhat exciting title: not in terms of plot, content, or the avant grade…

• 13th July 2014
Manga Review

xxxHolic: Omnibus 2

“A wet man does not fear rain.” – Russian proverb.

The second omnibus edition of CLAMP’s supernatural series continues to feature more unusual activity in witch Yuko…

• 3rd July 2014
Manga Review

xxxHolic: Omnibus 1

“A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you’re a business failure.” – John Paul Getty

Kodansha has now begun releasing omnibus editions of xxxHolic,…

• 2nd June 2014
Manga Review

Say “I love you”. Volume 1

Mei Tachibana is a high school girl with no friends or boyfriend; in fact many students have never even heard her voice. She’s a loner who shunned all others due to a betrayal many years ago, but changes…

• 31st May 2014
Manga Review

Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki

“A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.” – Lana Turner.

Wolf Children is the third of Mamoru Hosoda’s feature films (if you ignore ones like One Piece which are based on already…

• 25th March 2014
Manga Review

Vinland Saga Volume 2

‘England at War’ proclaims the blurb beneath a border of Viking runes. ‘The foolish King Ethelred has fled, and Askeladd’s band is one of hundreds plundering the English countryside. Yet victory…

• 21st March 2014
Manga Review

Ranma 1/2: Volume 1-2

“When Margaret Atwood asked women what they feared most from men, they said: ‘We’re afraid they’ll kill us.’ When men were asked the same question, they said:…

• 12th March 2014
Manga Review

Wandering Son Volume 6

“Poor Shu. One day you’ll be all hairy and your voice will change.” Maho Nitori to her younger brother Shuichi.

Summer Vacation It’s Summer Vacation for Shuichi ‘Nitorin’ Nitori, the boy who wishes…

• 22nd February 2014
Manga Review

Vinland Saga Volume 1

The historical manga is one genre that is traditionally not well represented in English translation. Sure, there’s plenty of manga set in the past (or in fictional worlds that resemble…

• 6th February 2014
Crimson Spell Volume 1
Manga Review

Crimson Spell Volume 1

Crimson Spell Volume 1

“Of the myriad of monsters I have seen, none have been as beautiful as this one.”

The capital of the Kingdom of Alsvieth is under attack by demons, so young Prince Valdrigr of Alsvieth, desperate…

• 4th January 2014
Manga Review

Wandering Son Volume 5

“Look at her! You’d think it’s the end of the world!”

Shuichi ‘Nitorin’ Nitori (a boy who would rather have been born a girl) and his friend Yoshino Takatsuki (a girl who would rather have been born…

• 13th December 2013
Manga Review

Sickness Unto Death Volume 1

Futaba Kazuma is an 18 year old college student, learning clinical psychology whilst living in a mansion which the neighbours claim is ‘haunted’. Apart from the butler, the only other person …

• 7th November 2013