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If you’ve ever read a Legend of Zelda manga, chances are it was by Akira Himekawa. The duo, comprised of two anonymous female manga artists, has penned nearly every Japanese comic version of the hit video game series since Ocarina of Time in 1998, playing …Read more »
When they were small children, neighbors Nino Arisugawa and Momo Sakaki would sing together from their bedroom windows to drown out the sound of Nino’s parents fighting. They were close friends until fourth grade, when Momo’s family suddenly left town and he left Nino a …Read more »
Rebellious Utena Tenjou’s world is turned upside down when her interior decorator aunt decides they will move to Amsterdam. Utena has received a letter every year from Mr. Licky Lick, the childhood hero she hopes to reunite with someday, but her friend Kaido tries to …Read more »
Clockwork Planet lists “manga by” and “character design by” and it feels like a manga weirdly shaped by opposing forces. The story takes place on a literal clockwork planet, made of springs and gears after Earth is destroyed. That’s at least two big science fictional …Read more »
In an unknown time, in an unknown place, a man with a gun explores an infinite building. Endless miles of rusty girders, abandoned and automated factories, a metal catacomb with no sky and no exit: this is the Megastructure, an infinite dungeon where what you …Read more »
Some fans noted that Breath of the Wild , the latest installation in the Legend of Zelda franchise, seems to be the Most Anime Zelda game ever made, but it’s hardly the first time Zelda has gone full anime. For fans of moody heroes who …Read more »
Kazuma, an antisocial gamer (the other characters call him “hikiNEET,” combining a slang term for shut-ins with a slang term for the unemployed), is killed in an uncharacteristic and ill-advised act of heroism. In the afterlife, he’s offered the opportunity to become a hero in …Read more »
Sakuya has been left in the care of her grumpy cousin Kanade. Alone in the world, she takes comfort in the stars. Perky and optimistic, she tries hard not to let life get her down; she smiles in the face of terrible insults and believes …Read more »
In the year 2072, the entire world is powered by one energy source: Coils, “cross-dimensional electromagnetic inductors” inspired by the theories of Nikolai Tesla, which deliver infinite energy transmitted from the mysterious “Dimension W.” In the shadows of this bright future lives Kyouma, a tough, …Read more »
Masahiko Murai is a creep: a panty-sniffer, overweight, bullied in school. The one thing that keeps him going is misanthropy, the satisfaction of thinking that there are other people in the world even fouler than him. When one of the other class losers gets a …Read more »
Chiaki Mikado was bitten by a three-headed dog as a child and that incident has shadowed his whole life. Even as a teenager, years later, he just can’t seem to enjoy anything and doesn’t take much interest in life or friendship. Then one day, twist: …Read more »
Aoharu x Machinegun starts out like Ouran High School Host Club , plus toy guns. Flat-chested tomboy Hotaru Tachibana thinks her friend was bilked by an unscrupulous host, the handsome Masamune Matsuoka. To avenge her friend, Hotaru shows up to the host club where Masamune …Read more »
©Sakazaki Freddie 2014 Land of the Rising Dead is part manga and part text: a zombie survival guide with manga illustrations and strips throughout the book adding up to a full story. The manga parts star four girls, each representing a particular archetype and poking …Read more »
One of the most memorable features of the original Gangsta manga is the unique art style of writer/artist Kohske, which often feels like a mashup of the quirky designs of Natsume Ono ( House of Five Leaves ) and the gritty action of Kouta Hirano …Read more »
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