Losing a beloved pet is always hard to get over and since his dog Hanako died, horror writer/illustrator Hotaru Yuyami has found it impossible to write. Which, understandably, is causing his…
“I’ve discovered this terrifically fun new game – it’s called ‘cards’. What happens is, you sit round a table with all your friends, you deal out five …
“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…
“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…
“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,…
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…
Salmon-and-burdock seasoned mixed rice…eggplants and tomatoes with Chinese-style spicy pork…chestnut rice…
Forty-something good-looking lawyer Shiro Kakei loves…
“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…
‘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…
“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:…
“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…
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…
Young Aladdin is searching for treasure. There are plenty of unscrupulous people in the desert, only too ready to take advantage of the cheerful, unworldly boy – but Aladdin has an ally: concealed…
“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…
“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…
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 …
“I read about an Eskimo hunter who asked the local missionary priest, ‘If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?’ ‘No,’ said the priest, ‘not…
“It’s Christmas in Heaven. The snow falls from the sky. But it’s nice and warm, and everyone looks smart and wears a tie.” – Monty Python
It’s November …
“A painter who has the feel of breasts and buttocks is saved.” – Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
The yaoi artist known as “est em” has risen through the ranks of her field…
“There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse than in the man who eats grape-nuts on principle.” – G. K. Chesterton.
This manga by the late Satoshi Kon dates…
