Slightly Biased Manga

• Tenken
  Yumiko Shirai – One Peace Books – 2010 – 1 volume I had not heard of this book until about a week ago. I was quite thrilled to hear that a new publisher was dipping their toes into English-language manga, and even happier when I got the book itself. It’s a Drawn & Quarterly or [...] […]
• Shakugan no Shana 6
  Yashichiro Takahashi / Ayato Sasakura – Viz – 2010 – 8+ volumes I had a lot less trouble jumping into this at volume 6 than I thought I would. I know this series is super-popular right now, and the manga is an adaptation, so I was surprised how easy it was to read and understand. [...] […]
• Dokkoida?! 2
  Yu Yagami / Taro Achi – CMX – 2008 – 3 volumes Yeah, this isn’t the best series in the world. It’s humor, but unfortunately the humor isn’t really my thing, and it’s banking more on the jokes between characters than it does on the jokes about them being ridiculous heroes and villains. The fact [...] […]
• Wolf God 1
  Ai Tenkawa – DokiDoki – 2010 – 3+ volumes I reviewed this over at Comics Village, so you can check out my thoughts over there. Nothing too exciting, though the story was well-told, which bodes well for developments down the road. What I found way more interesting than the story was the author note in [...] […]
• Sarasah 1
  Ryu Ryang – Yen Press – 2009 – 5 volumes Yikes. This first volume was rotten. I picked this up in an attempt to snag all five volumes of a Korean shoujo series, so I could marathon it. Yen Press has an excellent track record, and I think I’ve enjoyed every one of the Korean [...] […]