In the year 2095, magic is just like science. “Magic technicians” are a highly valued national resource of Japan, trained at one of nine accredited magic schools, like the Tokyo high school attended by Miyuki and her brother Tatsuya. (Of course, though it’s the year …Read more »
The first series by manga superteam CLAMP, RG Veda is a sumptuous fantasy loosely based on Vedic (Hindu) mythology. In the first few pages Taishakuten, the thunder god, rebels and deposes the king of the gods. A prophecy tells that a child will be born …Read more »
Ever since his father died, 11-year-old Natsuru lives with his mom, an author. He’s at the age where he loves soccer and doesn’t care about girls, but that’s before he meets Suzumura, tall and boyish and quiet, a girl whose eyes seem to look on …Read more »
© Kenji Tsuruta 2011 / Kodansha Ltd. On one of the countless tiny islands on the edges of Japan, ocean-loving Mikura runs a seaplane freight service with her tough old salt of a grandfather. Then her grandfather dies, leaving her to carry on alone. In …Read more »
A lot of people know what it’s like to feel invisible, and they usually don’t like it. Tetsuya Kuroko feels invisible all the time and he’s fine with it—it helps him play a mean game of basketball. The new high school students are signing up …Read more »
It’s easy to find a romance manga that coddles and flaunts its star couple, but how often do you find one that exploits a seemingly “perfect” couple with deep, dark secrets? Scum’s Wish does just that, with a fervor that’s matched only by titles such …Read more »
© Hideaki Yoshikawa 2014 The Other Side of Secret has an interesting question at its heart: “What happens to the kid who stays home in a portal fantasy?” Yuuto's sister vanished through a dimensional gateway years ago and he misses her. Suddenly the portal opens …Read more »
Hachiman Higaya is a misanthrope, a brooding loner who has nothing but contempt for the “normies” and “monkeys” he sees flirting and having fun in the school quad every lunch hour. “Go die in a fire, you normies!” he writes in an essay, prompting the …Read more »
Awyn Gardener has taken up the same trade as his name, tending the gardens of a rural estate for the kindly young noblewoman Maria. His constant smile hides a tragic past and an inner reserve of rage at the world. One day Awyn happens upon …Read more »
Yona is the princess of the kingdom of Kohka, the only child of the king. While her mother died from traitors and danger is always near for royalty, Yona starts out mostly oblivious to any threat, and instead frets about how to tell her cousin …Read more »
Sometimes you need to take a step back, relax, and read a manga that’s not all about sexy bodies, “pushing the boundaries of the medium,” or ridiculous gags. When normal life is too chaotic already, I like to sit back and read something quiet like …Read more »
Yoshitaka Amano is revered the world over as one of the world’s greatest illustrators, having contributed to properties like Final Fantasy , Vampire Hunter D , Gatchaman , and others. He’s a remarkable artist whose work is immediately recognizable. Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations is a gorgeous …Read more »
Studious Ruri is running late for her first day at Tennomifune Academy when she comes across the unluckiest girl alive. Bitten by dogs, soaked to the skin because she fell in the river on the way to school, Anne Hanakoizumi doesn’t mind it one bit—in …Read more »
Shirotani’s boss is almost killed by a driver not paying attention to the road, and Shirotani is racked with guilt for not pushing his boss out of the way in time. However, a young man riding a bike does swoop in and save the boss, …Read more »
The Osamu Tezuka Story is a treasure trove for a number of different reasons. For one, it is an in-depth look at the life of Osamu Tezuka, the nicknamed God of Manga, going from his birth to his death. Because Tezuka was so influential in …Read more »
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