In the 1990s and 2000s, an American manga reader might get the impression Japan was more progressive on LGBT issues than the US: American mainstream comics were aggressively straight, while manga was filled with genderqueer characters, sex-swapping, and gay romance. But in 2018, Japanese politics …Read more »
We’re only partway through 2018, but Hinamatsuri is already one of the year’s best anime comedies. It’s hardly the kind of show that usually attracts attention from fans, but the six episodes that have aired as I write this combine an inventive premise with precise …Read more »
The aptly named Crisis City is protected from all manner of evil by The Undertaker: Grave Digger Kaede! This intimidating moniker belongs to an adorable little girl with a ton of power. Kaede is one of several children, dubbed the Crisis Girls, born with cursed …Read more »
One of the best things to happen to Devilman, Go Nagai’s horror manga masterpiece, is the inception of its expanded universe. The additions to the saga include complete reimaginings like Devilman G and Devilman Lady and expansions to the original story like AMON: Apocalypse of …Read more »
Initial D is one of the most popular anime series out there revolving around street racing (let’s be honest, probably the most popular), and it continues to attract new fans as the years pass. So it’s not surprising that the film trilogy is being released …Read more »
Serious about noodling around (Warning: watching this show on an empty stomach will result in embarrassingly audible stomach growling, noodle cravings on an abnormal scale, and making ramen plans with friends.) Adapting the manga of the same name by Naru Narumi, Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen …Read more »
Ante up for thirst and double down on crazy in the Kakegurui anime! Yumeko Jabami transfers into Hyakkaou Private Academy, a school for the well-to-do and elite, where life-defining connections are made. The only measures of success here are how bad you want it and …Read more »
Fullmetal Alchemist is a series nearly every manga and anime fan as seen in at least some form. It’s one of the shows fans tend to watch as a rite of passage. Viz’s new omnibus edition of the manga, Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, is a …Read more »
When we last saw the members of the Mizusawa Karuta Club, Kanade and Tsutomu made Class C, Nishida Made Class A, Taichi was stuck in Class B, and Chihaya was not Queen. As a team, they did not win nationals but did make it really …Read more »
Gantz is a nihilistic orgy of violence, death and nudity. First published in 2000, the series is shaping up to become enshrined as a classic of horror, sci-fi, and action manga. The story follows the brutal misadventures of self-involved horndog Kei, his nicer friend Kato, …Read more »
Shiratori wants everything between herself and her best friends Washio and Kotooka to stay the same forever. But nothing stays the same. Since the first day of school, the three friends have been inseparable. But Shiratori harbors a secret crush on Washio. She was happy …Read more »
Kodode is a more or less typical Tokyo schoolgirl, a bright, nerdy slacker trailing a little behind her classmates in maturity. She likes playing video games, fangirling over a Doraemon-like kiddie manga called Isobeyan, hanging out with her ponytailed, poker-faced best friend Ontan, and nurturing …Read more »
Since Sailor Moon first sparked a generation of magical girl-loving readers, it’s been released quite a few times in the West, from Tokyopop’s original MixxZine editions in 1998 to Kodansha’s reprinted and restored Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. Now Moonies have a chance to read the …Read more »
When Hana fills in for her older sister at an arranged marriage meeting, she’s introduced to Takane, obnoxious scion of the Takaba Group, a massive corporate conglomerate that can shake the economy with one word. After Takane insults Hana, she tosses her wig at him …Read more »
I commend Seven Seas Entertainment for releasing the original Space Pirate Captain Harlock by Leiji Matsumoto, but perhaps Matsumoto’s art style and loose approach to continuity may feel too “old fashioned” to new fans. Harlock is ideal for a remake, but the various anime (and …Read more »
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