Mr. Osomatsu is a new update of Fujio Akatsuka’s 1960s comedy series Osomatsu-kun, made to celebrate Akatsuka’s 80th birthday. Reviving a classic series is always a challenge, introducing tension between respecting and maintaining the qualities of the original while also making something that’s accessible for …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 »
While the mania for them waxes and wanes, pirates are an indelible part of the international pop culture landscape. So, too, with the introduction of science fiction literature about space travel, began the tried and true technique of combining various genres, concepts, and story frameworks …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 »
What if we all lived in a world where lewd jokes could land you in prison? Shimoneta: A Boring World Where The Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist explores that reality, and while the idea is bleak on its own, the series is an engaging …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 »
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 »
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 »
Before Panty & Stocking with Garter Belt pushed the boundaries of good taste, before Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann redefined struggle on a cosmic scale, even before Neon Genesis Evangelion rewrote the rules of the mecha subgenre, a studio of fans-turned-animators known as Gainax made waves …Read more »
The ragtag crew members aboard the debris cleanup vessel known as Toy Box all have their own varying tolerance for life in space. Yuri is still haunted by the death of his wife, Fee would strangle everyone within a 10-mile radius for a cigarette, and …Read more »
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD was a surprisingly violent and nuanced journey into the world of Final Fantasy and ended up converting a fleet of new fans to the seminal roleplaying series. The Collector’s Edition of the wildly popular game came with a miniature sample booklet …Read more »
The dark magical girl series Puella Magi Madoka Magica is famous (or infamous) for being heavy handed, extremely serious, and/or teeming with existential angst. That’s why Puella Magi Homura Tamura is such a fun and interesting riff on the popular series. Taking a page from …Read more »
Chiyo has a crush on her classmate Nozaki, who’s tall, handsome, mysterious, and often shows up at school with bandages. When she tries to confess her love, the oblivious Nozaki doesn’t understand, but he does tell Chiyo his secret: he’s a manga artist! (The bandages …Read more »
©2009 Junji Ito/Kodansha, Ltd. I don’t mean to overgeneralize, but Japanese people seem highly fond of cats. How else do you explain the famous cat cafés where people pay to hang out with a bunch of felines? I submit as further evidence the fact that …Read more »
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