Blanc et Noir: Takeshi Obata Illustrations is a beautiful, limited edition hardcover book of Obata’s art. Only 10,000 copies are being made, and it also comes with several posters (there are more foldout pages in the book that could work as posters, if you’re willing …Read more »
Princess Jellyfish © Akiko Higashimura/Kodansha, Ltd. All rights reserved. They say that your favorite pet shows your self-image: if you think of yourself as a quiet individualist, you’ve probably got a cat; if you’re outgoing and sporty, you might own a dog. Tsukimi loves jellyfish, …Read more »
Only the most exceptional of students are selected to attend Hope’s Peak Academy each year. From Sayaka Maizono, the “Ultimate Pop Sensation,” to the porky-gopher-looking Hifumi Yamada, the “Ultimate Fanfic Writer,” there’s no shortage of excellence at this prestigious school. That would lead most people …Read more »
© Gido Amagakure / Kodansha Ltd. Math teacher Kohei Inuzuka is a widower, raising his preschool-aged daughter Tsumugi alone ever since his wife died six months ago. While the wound of their loss slowly, slowly heals, he patiently tends to Tsumugi’s laundry, daycare, and feeding …Read more »
Yue, a cute bishonen who wears a fox mask like a hat, has lived all his life in a mountain temple. One evening, he descends to the village below to sample its annual festival and finds himself drawn to two other teenage boys: standoffish cool …Read more »
© Yoshihiko Inui 2014 The story of small children teamed up with monster companions is not exactly a new concept. Even ignoring the most famous two, Pokémon and Digimon , there are too many of these series to count, and most of them are not …Read more »
In the past or post-apocalyptic future, a world of swords and sandals, Giganto—giant monsters—are the ultimate weapons of war. Delos, a beefy ex-slave with a boyish face, wanders the wasteland with his companion Prome, a strange little girl who rides around on his shoulders and …Read more »
© Ichigo Takano 2014 Time travel is the ideal plot device to make readers care about a high school pairing. One day, 16-year-old Naho Takamiya gets a letter from her future self, asking her to befriend transfer student Naruse Kakeru. After quickly figuring that the …Read more »
Travel to Mars is an idea that’s spellbinding to writers and artists, and soon we’ll see what travel to the red planet is really like. In the meantime, we have Aldnoah.Zero to give us a new take on what could happen with us living on …Read more »
Shojo manga superstar Arina Tanemura is back in fine form with her latest manga Idol Dreams . Thirty-one-year-old Chikage Deguchi is lonely, invisible, and still a virgin. She labors away in office obscurity wondering what happened to her life and thinking back on the days …Read more »
Smart, pretty, and popular, Kyouko Hori is seen as one of the queen bees of her high school. But she doesn’t have much time to enjoy it, because when the bell rings she has to rush home, change into frumpy clothes, and serve as primary …Read more »
Honey So Sweet is every bit as adorable as its name. Nao Kogure is a shy girl, orphaned at a young age and raised by her uncle. She is shocked when during the second week of school the delinquent Taiga Onise asks her to date …Read more »
High schooler Chiyo Sakura is trying to find the words to ask out Umetarou Nozaki. In the end, she blurts out that she’s his fan. Misunderstanding this, he hands her an autograph. What? Confused and flustered, Sakura stutters, “I want to always be with you.” …Read more »
Serinuma Kae doesn’t like stories with a prince and a princess—she likes stories with two princes. The unabashed fujoshi regularly spends her time imagining how she’d pair up boys in her school, even if they’re not gay, and then she’ll squeal about the pairings with …Read more »
The film version of Lychee Light Club opens as a group of men in dark blue uniforms chase a helpless woman through the streets, shouting in German and firing at her with guns. But this isn’t a World War II film: as it turns out, …Read more »
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