I love my subscription to Viz Media's digital edition of Weekly Shonen Jump . However, I recently realized I don't particularly love reading Eiichiro Oda's One Piece on a weekly basis. Don't get me wrong, One Piece is still amazing, and I love where the …Read more »
Hello again, Otaku USA readers! This week’s On The Shelf comes with some good news and sad news. The sad news is that this will be the last On The Shelf article here at Otaku USA. I’ll miss sharing the week’s new manga here, but …Read more »
A contradictory scene in rural Japan: by the bank of a river, a master and his apprentices dye traditional Japanese fabric by hand, the way it’s been done for hundreds of years. In the river, a human-shaped robot plays in the water, trying to catch …Read more »
It seems like countless ages ago that we first got wind of Last Gasp's plans to publish Suehiro Maruo's manga adaptation of Edogawa Rampo's The Strange Tale of Panorama Island . Maybe it was. It's difficult to think back that far at this point, and …Read more »
Fans of director Masaaki Yuasa made their way to Tokyo’s Roppongi district May 26th for a one-of-a-kind event – the premiere of the long-awaited Kickstarter-backed short Kick-Heart . While backers await their imminent DVDs and download codes, a few lucky folks got a first glimpse …Read more »
For most of Keiko Suenobu's Limit , the girls have been contending with both the elements and rifts initially caused by their various social standings back at school. Thus, despite some grey areas, the main antagonist role fell to Morishige, an outcast in school who …Read more »
Pepita is a mixture of genres and mediums: art, history, philosophy, photography. While it is written by mangaka Takehiko Inoue ( Vagabond , Slam Dunk ), it’s not a manga. Inoue expresses his thoughts and stories in many different ways in this book, but never …Read more »
A tsunami of recent nostalgia releases is wreaking havoc with my Vault of Error. I planned to review Demon City Shinjuku , but that title is once again readily available courtesy of Discotek Media. I considered examining Dominion: Tank Police and Black Magic M-66 , …Read more »
I'm so torn on Namco Bandai's Naruto Powerful Shippuden , which brings the super-deformed style of Naruto spin-off anime Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals to Nintendo 3DS. On one hand, it's a great-looking game with crystal clear 2D art and backgrounds that don't throw …Read more »
Lucius is a down and out architect living in ancient Rome. His ideas on building public baths are seen as too antiquated, and this causes him to lose his job. A friend drags him to a public bath in an attempt to get Lucius to …Read more »
We're back once again with more sci-fi action from manga author Tsutomu Nihei ( Blame! , Biomega ). Knights of Sidonia takes place in a world where humanity has achieved photosynthesis, and gender is blurred and split into new categories, leaving protagonist Nagate Tanikaze as …Read more »
I consider myself a casual Gundam fan at best. I've seen enough series and movies to satisfy myself, but I'm definitely not a maniac for the work of Yoshiyuki Tomino and those who followed. Some of it is pretty good, a few pieces are really …Read more »
Anyone who’s familiar with Taiyo Matsumoto knows he likes to be unusual, gritty and offbeat. And they will certainly get an unusual, gritty and offbeat experience from reading Sunny . There is no easy way of explaining this book. The Sunny of the title is …Read more »
I decided to wait until at least episode three to gather my thoughts on the Flowers of Evil anime adaptation for a few reasons. The primary factor is pacing. While I've read all five volumes of Shuzo Oshimi's manga (you can read the latest review …Read more »
Superhero comics are often thought of as an American thing, but why can’t manga get in on the superhero action? Every superhero story needs its own mythology, and Tiger & Bunny has an explanation for how superheroes exist. Forty-five years ago some sort of mutation …Read more »
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