In Gannibal, Daigo Agawa has become a police officer for a small Japanese village called Kuge, where one would think there would be very little crime. Agawa moves in with his wife and little daughter. The daughter has lost the ability to speak, which hints …Read more »
Fool Night is a manga with a fascinating premise that looks really promising, judging by the first volume. It takes place in the future, and the sun has been blotted out from earth by clouds that never leave, plunging the world into constant winter and …Read more »
Hirayasumi is a laid-back slice-of-life that follows two cousins who are living together, but who have very different lifestyles and views about the world. Hiroto is 29, has a part-time job, and once tried to make it as a professional actor. He got some bit …Read more »
Let’s Do It Already! is a case of opposites attracting. High school students Yuri and Keiichiro are totally different from page one. Yuri doesn’t care about rules or traditions. Keiichiro very much cares about rules and traditions. The two are really into each other and …Read more »
A couple first moving in together is going to have its ups and downs, and It Takes Two Tomorrow, Too is a charming, honest and endearing look at the situation. It starts with Yuya Aida, who is 25, asking his girlfriend Rio Aihara, who is …Read more »
Victoria’s Electric Coffin opens with David Douglas strapped to the electric chair, ready to be executed for his many crimes. It’s 1920s New York. David, who grew up in the slums, regrets ever being alive. But when he’s asked if he’ll donate his body to …Read more »
My Gemini is a manga that takes inspiration from Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In the classic novel, the narrator is Gabriel John Utterson. In the manga, John Utterson is the main character. He’s small and awkward, goes …Read more »
In her past life, the main character of The Villainess’s Guide to (Not) Falling in Love was a woman in her 30s who obsessively played the dating game Cinderella and the Kingdom of Magic. She didn’t have any real relationships to speak of, so the …Read more »
In You and I Are Polar Opposites, teen Miya Suzuki is chatty, perky, and concerned with what people think. Her crush, Tani, is mild-mannered, likes to read, and doesn’t concern himself with what people think. In other words, as the title indicates, they are polar …Read more »
Before You Discard Me, I Shall Have My Way with You is a long title, but it does get across the basic premise of the story. Agnès has been engaged to Prince Lucilleur since they were kids, and he’s someone who’s sometimes kind — but …Read more »
Stitches by Hirokatsu Kihara and Junji Ito is a collection of short horror stories and urban legends that are allegedly based on real happenings. It consists of nine prose stories with illustrations from Ito, then you turn the book the opposite way and read a …Read more »
In the Name of the Mermaid Princess stars Mio, a princess who is also a mermaid. There’s a problem, though — her parents are human, and she lives in a country where mermaids and other “unhumans” are discriminated against and made to leave the kingdom. …Read more »
If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love opens with the villainess, Brigitte, getting dumped by her fiancé, the prince. Though she’s already been engaged, they’re still only in high school, and her ex is hanging out with another girl who wants to …Read more »
Kazuo Umezz, the famous mangaka behind such titles as Drifting Classroom, Cat-Eyed Boy and Orochi, might be best-known for his horror work, but My Name Is Shingo feels distinctly science fiction. It opens with a robot narrating to us about its birth, and then moves …Read more »
How I Met My Soulmate stars 20-year-old college student Yuuki, who is hoping to find her soulmate. Her friend drags her to a mixer, where Yuuki just ends up hanging around with a drunk guy, trying to help him feel better. Drunk as he is, …Read more »
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