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MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut.Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in space rather than in fantasyland.ASH: That’s a newer variation, I think! MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/2/21 SEAN: June’s busting manga out all over. Let’s see what’s fallen in front of us. Airship has two print releases: Adachi and Shimamura 5 and ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! 3. They also have an early digital release of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3.. ASH: Oh, that means I still have some time to catch up before it’s released in PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after listing all those I will pick the early digital edition of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a baseball-playing teen with abottomless stomach.
PICK OF THE WEEK: WE PICK THE RIOT MICHELLE: I mean, it’s gotta be Boys Run the Riot.Bonus points for a new volume of What Did You Eat Yesterday, though!. SEAN: First of all, an honorary pick of the week goes to Berserk.It wasn’t my cup of tea, but what I read of it shows that the late Kentaro Muira was a master of his craft, and you can see why his death has led to an outpouring of grief from Japanese manga artists. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/18/21 Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Vol. 1 | By Shio Usui | Seven Seas – It’s always worth buying a new yuri volume that features two adults, and this one does not disappoint. Hinako is trying her best to live the life that everyone and everything says she should be THE EMPEROR’S LADY-IN-WAITING IS WANTED AS A BRIDE, VOL. 1 14 hours ago · By Kanata Satsuki and Yoru Ichige. Released in Japan as “Koutei-tsuki Nyokan wa Hanayome Toshite Nozomarechuu” by Ichijinsha Bunko Iris. released in North America by J-Novel Club. MANGA BOOKSHELFABOUT USRESOURCESFANDOMOLOGYCLAMP DIRECTORYBLOGROLLPICK OF THE WEEK: LUCKY MANGA A multi-blog network of discussion, resources, roundtables, & reviews from Melinda Beasi, Michelle Smith, Sean Gaffney, Brigid Alverson, Anna Neatrour & friends MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/16/21 SEAN: We’re having a heat wave! A manga heat wave! ASH: I certainly much prefer one of those things over the other. SEAN: Airship has two debuts. The first we’ve talked about before: I Swear I Won’t Bother You Again! is now out in print. I really enjoyed this look at a villainess who suffers depression. ASH: Oh, that could be interesting. (I’m paying more attention know that it’s PICK OF THE WEEK: SWOONING IN JUNE MICHELLE: Though I have thus far failed to read Barakamon, I pounced on the debut volume of Yoshi no Zuikara and ended up really liking it.Now, the final volume of the short series is coming out and you can bet that I’ll be pouncing on that too. SEAN: I’ve heard very good things about Uncle in Another World, but picking isekai right nowseems sort of eh.
MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut.Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in space rather than in fantasyland.ASH: That’s a newer variation, I think! MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/2/21 SEAN: June’s busting manga out all over. Let’s see what’s fallen in front of us. Airship has two print releases: Adachi and Shimamura 5 and ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! 3. They also have an early digital release of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3.. ASH: Oh, that means I still have some time to catch up before it’s released in PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after listing all those I will pick the early digital edition of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a baseball-playing teen with abottomless stomach.
PICK OF THE WEEK: WE PICK THE RIOT MICHELLE: I mean, it’s gotta be Boys Run the Riot.Bonus points for a new volume of What Did You Eat Yesterday, though!. SEAN: First of all, an honorary pick of the week goes to Berserk.It wasn’t my cup of tea, but what I read of it shows that the late Kentaro Muira was a master of his craft, and you can see why his death has led to an outpouring of grief from Japanese manga artists. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/18/21 Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Vol. 1 | By Shio Usui | Seven Seas – It’s always worth buying a new yuri volume that features two adults, and this one does not disappoint. Hinako is trying her best to live the life that everyone and everything says she should be THE EMPEROR’S LADY-IN-WAITING IS WANTED AS A BRIDE, VOL. 1 14 hours ago · By Kanata Satsuki and Yoru Ichige. Released in Japan as “Koutei-tsuki Nyokan wa Hanayome Toshite Nozomarechuu” by Ichijinsha Bunko Iris. released in North America by J-Novel Club. MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut.Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in space rather than in fantasyland.ASH: That’s a newer variation, I think! PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after listing all those I will pick the early digital edition of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a baseball-playing teen with abottomless stomach.
PICK OF THE WEEK: TWO STRONG TITLES MICHELLE: I’m pleased about quite a few things this week. I need to get caught up on Ace of the Diamond and Those Snow White Notes, The Springtime of My Life Began with You looks potentially cute, and I’m intrigued by Ride Your Wave.Still, it’s gotta be the debut of I Think Our Son Is Gay for me this week.. SEAN: I am assuming that I Think Our Son Is Gay will deservedly get a lot of love MANGA THE WEEK OF 5/26/21 SEAN: The end of May brings us a few more books to check out. And by a few I mean a lot. ASH: So many books! I love it. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut (the print is out in July): Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter (Koushaku Reijou no Tashinami).We’ve already seen several volumes of the manga over here in fact, it was one of the first “oh no, I’m reincarnated as aABILITIESAVERAGE13
Home; About Us. Privacy Policy; Comment Policy; Disclosures & Disclaimers; Resources. Links, Essays & Articles; Fandomology! CLAMP Directory; BlogRoll; Features & Columns PICK OF THE WEEK: WE PICK THE RIOT MICHELLE: I mean, it’s gotta be Boys Run the Riot.Bonus points for a new volume of What Did You Eat Yesterday, though!. SEAN: First of all, an honorary pick of the week goes to Berserk.It wasn’t my cup of tea, but what I read of it shows that the late Kentaro Muira was a master of his craft, and you can see why his death has led to an outpouring of grief from Japanese manga artists. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 2/20/21 Chihayafuru, Vol. 24 | By Yuki Suetsugu | Kodansha Comics (digital only) – Hooray, I’m finally caught up again on Chihayafuru!This volume finds Chihaya and friends lending their support to Harada-sensei as he vies for the Master’s spot. It’s satisfying seeing Harada-sensei begin to make use of the intel Chihaya provided about the current Master’s weakness, but absolutely the best BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 1/20/21 Goodbye, My Rose Garden, Vol. 3 | By Dr. Pepperco | Seven Seas – Last time I said that this series never quite tipped over into melodrama, but let’s face it, that’s what happens here. I mean, it’s good melodrama, and you really feel the tortured emotions of these girls who just want to BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 3/1/21 BL Metamorphosis, Vol. 3 | By Kaori Tsurutani | Seven Seas – This third volume might even be stronger than the first two. Urara wants to invite Ichinoi to the winter Comiket, but after realizing just how hellishly long the line and walk would be in that season she bails on it and indeed drops contact for a while, which makes her feelterrible.
MANGA BOOKSHELFABOUT USRESOURCESFANDOMOLOGYCLAMP DIRECTORYBLOGROLLPICK OF THE WEEK: LUCKY MANGA Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Kimberly Chan. Adapted by Jennifer Rawlinson. One of the real joys of reading a large number of novels with the same sort of plot, characters, themes, and plot twists is that when something comes along that is surprising to me, I always enjoy it that much more. MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/16/21 1 day ago · SEAN: We’re having a heat wave! A manga heat wave! ASH: I certainly much prefer one of those things over the other. SEAN: Airship has two debuts. The first we’ve talked about before: I Swear I Won’t Bother You Again! is now out in print. I really enjoyed this look at a villainess who suffers depression. ASH: Oh, that could be interesting. (I’m paying more attention know that it’s PICK OF THE WEEK: SWOONING IN JUNE MICHELLE: Though I have thus far failed to read Barakamon, I pounced on the debut volume of Yoshi no Zuikara and ended up really liking it.Now, the final volume of the short series is coming out and you can bet that I’ll be pouncing on that too. SEAN: I’ve heard very good things about Uncle in Another World, but picking isekai right nowseems sort of eh.
MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut.Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in space rather than in fantasyland.ASH: That’s a newer variation, I think! MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/2/21 Manga the Week of 6/2/21. SEAN: June’s busting manga out all over. Let’s see what’s fallen in front of us. Airship has two print releases: Adachi and Shimamura 5 and ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! 3. They also have an early digital release of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after listing all those I will pick the early digital edition of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Bookshelf Briefs 6/2/21. Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a PICK OF THE WEEK: WE PICK THE RIOT MICHELLE: I mean, it’s gotta be Boys Run the Riot.Bonus points for a new volume of What Did You Eat Yesterday, though!. SEAN: First of all, an honorary pick of the week goes to Berserk.It wasn’t my cup of tea, but what I read of it shows that the late Kentaro Muira was a master of his craft, and you can see why his death has led to an outpouring of grief from Japanese manga artists. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/18/21 Sadako at the End of the World is a somewhat unusual but surprisingly effective take on the character and curse. The conceit is that Sadako has been brought forth by two young girls in a post-apocalyptic setting. In their innocence, they don’t recognize Sadako for the vengeful spirit that she is and are instead delighted to finally have STRIKE THE BLOOD, VOL. 18 Strike the Blood, Vol. 18. June 6, 2021 by Sean Gaffney Leave a Comment. By Gakuto Mikumo and Manyako. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jeremiah Bourque. I think the author is finally, as we near the end of Strike the Blood, getting the hang of things. As such, I will stop implyingthat the
MANGA BOOKSHELFABOUT USRESOURCESFANDOMOLOGYCLAMP DIRECTORYBLOGROLLPICK OF THE WEEK: LUCKY MANGA Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Kimberly Chan. Adapted by Jennifer Rawlinson. One of the real joys of reading a large number of novels with the same sort of plot, characters, themes, and plot twists is that when something comes along that is surprising to me, I always enjoy it that much more. MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/16/21 1 day ago · SEAN: We’re having a heat wave! A manga heat wave! ASH: I certainly much prefer one of those things over the other. SEAN: Airship has two debuts. The first we’ve talked about before: I Swear I Won’t Bother You Again! is now out in print. I really enjoyed this look at a villainess who suffers depression. ASH: Oh, that could be interesting. (I’m paying more attention know that it’s PICK OF THE WEEK: SWOONING IN JUNE MICHELLE: Though I have thus far failed to read Barakamon, I pounced on the debut volume of Yoshi no Zuikara and ended up really liking it.Now, the final volume of the short series is coming out and you can bet that I’ll be pouncing on that too. SEAN: I’ve heard very good things about Uncle in Another World, but picking isekai right nowseems sort of eh.
MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut.Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in space rather than in fantasyland.ASH: That’s a newer variation, I think! MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/2/21 Manga the Week of 6/2/21. SEAN: June’s busting manga out all over. Let’s see what’s fallen in front of us. Airship has two print releases: Adachi and Shimamura 5 and ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! 3. They also have an early digital release of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after listing all those I will pick the early digital edition of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Bookshelf Briefs 6/2/21. Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a PICK OF THE WEEK: WE PICK THE RIOT MICHELLE: I mean, it’s gotta be Boys Run the Riot.Bonus points for a new volume of What Did You Eat Yesterday, though!. SEAN: First of all, an honorary pick of the week goes to Berserk.It wasn’t my cup of tea, but what I read of it shows that the late Kentaro Muira was a master of his craft, and you can see why his death has led to an outpouring of grief from Japanese manga artists. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/18/21 Sadako at the End of the World is a somewhat unusual but surprisingly effective take on the character and curse. The conceit is that Sadako has been brought forth by two young girls in a post-apocalyptic setting. In their innocence, they don’t recognize Sadako for the vengeful spirit that she is and are instead delighted to finally have STRIKE THE BLOOD, VOL. 18 Strike the Blood, Vol. 18. June 6, 2021 by Sean Gaffney Leave a Comment. By Gakuto Mikumo and Manyako. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jeremiah Bourque. I think the author is finally, as we near the end of Strike the Blood, getting the hang of things. As such, I will stop implyingthat the
PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after listing all those I will pick the early digital edition of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/2/21 Manga the Week of 6/2/21. SEAN: June’s busting manga out all over. Let’s see what’s fallen in front of us. Airship has two print releases: Adachi and Shimamura 5 and ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! 3. They also have an early digital release of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. PICK OF THE WEEK: WE PICK THE RIOT MICHELLE: I mean, it’s gotta be Boys Run the Riot.Bonus points for a new volume of What Did You Eat Yesterday, though!. SEAN: First of all, an honorary pick of the week goes to Berserk.It wasn’t my cup of tea, but what I read of it shows that the late Kentaro Muira was a master of his craft, and you can see why his death has led to an outpouring of grief from Japanese manga artists. MANGA THE WEEK OF 5/26/21 Manga the Week of 5/26/21. SEAN: The end of May brings us a few more books to check out. And by a few I mean a lot. ASH: So many books! I love it. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut (the print is out in July): Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter ( Koushaku Reijou no Tashinami ). We’ve already seen several volumes of the manga overABILITIESAVERAGE13
Home; About Us. Privacy Policy; Comment Policy; Disclosures & Disclaimers; Resources. Links, Essays & Articles; Fandomology! CLAMP Directory; BlogRoll; Features & Columns BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 3/1/21 Bookshelf Briefs 3/1/21. BL Metamorphosis, Vol. 3 | By Kaori Tsurutani | Seven Seas – This third volume might even be stronger than the first two. Urara wants to invite Ichinoi to the winter Comiket, but after realizing just how hellishly long the line and walk would be in that season she bails on it and indeed drops contact for a while COMIC CONVERSION: THE CITY OF EMBER Over 200 years ago, the City of Ember was created by the Builders, and now the citizens exist in a perpetual darkness only broken by the electric lights in their homes and lining the streets. But the lights keep going out, and the city’s power source, an ancient generator that no one understands, is constantly failing. MANGABLOG — PAGE 2 an ongoing conversation about manga. Manga titles accounted for half of BookScan’s list of the top 20 graphic novels of February (bookstore sales): Four volumes of Tokyo Ghoul (vol. 5 was the number one seller), three volumes of One-Punch Man, the Naruto novel and the series sequel, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, and vol. 8 of Monster Musume. DAYTIME SHOOTING STAR, VOLS 11 AND 12 Daytime Shooting Star Volumes 11 and 12 by Mika Yamamori. There are so many Shojo Beat series wrapping up! I’m trying to catch up on my reading and get myself psyched for new series. THE KING’S BEAST, VOL 1 The King’s Beast Volume 1 by Rei Toma. I liked Dawn of the Arcana, but The Water Dragon’s Bride was a big step up for Rei Toma artistically. I was extremely curious to read The King’s Beast, which returns to the world of Dawn of the Arcana but with an interesting twist. I was more intrigued by this series when I realized that instead of the quasi-Medieval European setting of Dawn of the MANGA BOOKSHELFABOUT USRESOURCESFANDOMOLOGYCLAMP DIRECTORYBLOGROLLPICK OF THE WEEK: LUCKY MANGA Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Kimberly Chan. Adapted by Jennifer Rawlinson. One of the real joys of reading a large number of novels with the same sort of plot, characters, themes, and plot twists is that when something comes along that is surprising to me, I always enjoy it that much more. MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/16/21 11 hours ago · SEAN: We’re having a heat wave! A manga heat wave! ASH: I certainly much prefer one of those things over the other. SEAN: Airship has two debuts. The first we’ve talked about before: I Swear I Won’t Bother You Again! is now out in print. I really enjoyed this look at a villainess who suffers depression. ASH: Oh, that could be interesting. (I’m paying more attention know that it’s PICK OF THE WEEK: SWOONING IN JUNE MICHELLE: Though I have thus far failed to read Barakamon, I pounced on the debut volume of Yoshi no Zuikara and ended up really liking it.Now, the final volume of the short series is coming out and you can bet that I’ll be pouncing on that too. SEAN: I’ve heard very good things about Uncle in Another World, but picking isekai right nowseems sort of eh.
MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 Manga the Week of 6/9/21. SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut. Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! ( Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/2/21 Manga the Week of 6/2/21. SEAN: June’s busting manga out all over. Let’s see what’s fallen in front of us. Airship has two print releases: Adachi and Shimamura 5 and ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! 3. They also have an early digital release of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. PICK OF THE WEEK: TWO STRONG TITLES Pick of the Week: Two Strong Titles. MICHELLE: I’m pleased about quite a few things this week. I need to get caught up on Ace of the Diamond and Those Snow White Notes, The Springtime of My Life Began with You looks potentially cute, and I’m intrigued by Ride Your Wave. Still, it’s gotta be the debut of I Think Our Son Is Gay forme this
BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Bookshelf Briefs 6/2/21. Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/18/21 Sadako at the End of the World is a somewhat unusual but surprisingly effective take on the character and curse. The conceit is that Sadako has been brought forth by two young girls in a post-apocalyptic setting. In their innocence, they don’t recognize Sadako for the vengeful spirit that she is and are instead delighted to finally have THE KING’S BEAST, VOL 1 The King’s Beast Volume 1 by Rei Toma. I liked Dawn of the Arcana, but The Water Dragon’s Bride was a big step up for Rei Toma artistically. I was extremely curious to read The King’s Beast, which returns to the world of Dawn of the Arcana but with an interesting twist. I was more intrigued by this series when I realized that instead of the quasi-Medieval European setting of Dawn of the STRIKE THE BLOOD, VOL. 18 Strike the Blood, Vol. 18. June 6, 2021 by Sean Gaffney Leave a Comment. By Gakuto Mikumo and Manyako. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jeremiah Bourque. I think the author is finally, as we near the end of Strike the Blood, getting the hang of things. As such, I will stop implyingthat the
MANGA BOOKSHELFABOUT USRESOURCESFANDOMOLOGYCLAMP DIRECTORYBLOGROLLPICK OF THE WEEK: LUCKY MANGA Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Kimberly Chan. Adapted by Jennifer Rawlinson. One of the real joys of reading a large number of novels with the same sort of plot, characters, themes, and plot twists is that when something comes along that is surprising to me, I always enjoy it that much more. MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/16/21 11 hours ago · SEAN: We’re having a heat wave! A manga heat wave! ASH: I certainly much prefer one of those things over the other. SEAN: Airship has two debuts. The first we’ve talked about before: I Swear I Won’t Bother You Again! is now out in print. I really enjoyed this look at a villainess who suffers depression. ASH: Oh, that could be interesting. (I’m paying more attention know that it’s PICK OF THE WEEK: SWOONING IN JUNE MICHELLE: Though I have thus far failed to read Barakamon, I pounced on the debut volume of Yoshi no Zuikara and ended up really liking it.Now, the final volume of the short series is coming out and you can bet that I’ll be pouncing on that too. SEAN: I’ve heard very good things about Uncle in Another World, but picking isekai right nowseems sort of eh.
MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 Manga the Week of 6/9/21. SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut. Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! ( Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/2/21 Manga the Week of 6/2/21. SEAN: June’s busting manga out all over. Let’s see what’s fallen in front of us. Airship has two print releases: Adachi and Shimamura 5 and ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! 3. They also have an early digital release of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. PICK OF THE WEEK: TWO STRONG TITLES Pick of the Week: Two Strong Titles. MICHELLE: I’m pleased about quite a few things this week. I need to get caught up on Ace of the Diamond and Those Snow White Notes, The Springtime of My Life Began with You looks potentially cute, and I’m intrigued by Ride Your Wave. Still, it’s gotta be the debut of I Think Our Son Is Gay forme this
BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Bookshelf Briefs 6/2/21. Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/18/21 Sadako at the End of the World is a somewhat unusual but surprisingly effective take on the character and curse. The conceit is that Sadako has been brought forth by two young girls in a post-apocalyptic setting. In their innocence, they don’t recognize Sadako for the vengeful spirit that she is and are instead delighted to finally have THE KING’S BEAST, VOL 1 The King’s Beast Volume 1 by Rei Toma. I liked Dawn of the Arcana, but The Water Dragon’s Bride was a big step up for Rei Toma artistically. I was extremely curious to read The King’s Beast, which returns to the world of Dawn of the Arcana but with an interesting twist. I was more intrigued by this series when I realized that instead of the quasi-Medieval European setting of Dawn of the STRIKE THE BLOOD, VOL. 18 Strike the Blood, Vol. 18. June 6, 2021 by Sean Gaffney Leave a Comment. By Gakuto Mikumo and Manyako. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jeremiah Bourque. I think the author is finally, as we near the end of Strike the Blood, getting the hang of things. As such, I will stop implyingthat the
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Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Kimberly Chan. Adapted by Jennifer Rawlinson. One of the real joys of reading a large number of novels with the same sort of plot, characters, themes, and plot twists is that when something comes along that is surprising to me, I always enjoy it that much more. PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after listing all those I will pick the early digital edition of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 Manga the Week of 6/9/21. SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut. Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! ( Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in MANGA THE WEEK OF 5/26/21 Manga the Week of 5/26/21. SEAN: The end of May brings us a few more books to check out. And by a few I mean a lot. ASH: So many books! I love it. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut (the print is out in July): Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter ( Koushaku Reijou no Tashinami ). We’ve already seen several volumes of the manga over BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Bookshelf Briefs 6/2/21. Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, aABILITIESAVERAGE13
Home; About Us. Privacy Policy; Comment Policy; Disclosures & Disclaimers; Resources. Links, Essays & Articles; Fandomology! CLAMP Directory; BlogRoll; Features & Columns PICK OF THE WEEK: IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE ROSES Pick of the Week: It Must Have Been the Roses. SEAN: Come on. We all know what it is. This is the last time we can pick it, so it HAS to be the 5th and final volume of The Rose of Versailles. It’s just that good. MICHELLE: Forsooth. And we’re all so grateful the whole thing actually got released! ANNA: Me too, it is amazing! PICK OF THE WEEK: MEDALISTS AND HOUSEHUSBANDS KATE: This week is a veritable feast! I don’t think I can pick just one, since three of my current favorites are on this week’s list: Blue Period, Drifting Dragons, and The Way of the Househusband, a comedy that still hasn’t run out of gas in spite of its one-joke premise. MELINDA: It’s absolutely Medalist for me, this week! WHY IT’S WORTH IT TO BUY MANGA Why is it worth it to buy manga? Living in New York City, where there’s Barnes & Nobles everywhere and a Kinokuniya on 41st and 6th, most manga available range from $10-13 dollars (Think Shonen Jump, Seven Seas, Shojo Beat, Kodansha, DMP for the most part), $14-20 dollars (think some Vertical titles, Viz Signature stuff), or you’ll find that rare manga title that’s $20-29 dollars (I COMIC CONVERSION: THE INFERNAL DEVICES: CLOCKWORK ANGEL Angela started reading manga in high school when she found Cardcaptor Sakura, and it's all gone downhill from there.Angela is an unrepentant bookworm, and aside from graphic novels loves children's stories, thick fantasy novels, classic literature and anything by Paulo Coelho. MANGA BOOKSHELFABOUT USRESOURCESFANDOMOLOGYCLAMP DIRECTORYBLOGROLLPICK OF THE WEEK: LUCKY MANGA Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Kimberly Chan. Adapted by Jennifer Rawlinson. One of the real joys of reading a large number of novels with the same sort of plot, characters, themes, and plot twists is that when something comes along that is surprising to me, I always enjoy it that much more. MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 Manga the Week of 6/9/21. SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut. Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! ( Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in PICK OF THE WEEK: TWO STRONG TITLES Pick of the Week: Two Strong Titles. MICHELLE: I’m pleased about quite a few things this week. I need to get caught up on Ace of the Diamond and Those Snow White Notes, The Springtime of My Life Began with You looks potentially cute, and I’m intrigued by Ride Your Wave. Still, it’s gotta be the debut of I Think Our Son Is Gay forme this
BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Bookshelf Briefs 6/2/21. Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/18/21 Sadako at the End of the World is a somewhat unusual but surprisingly effective take on the character and curse. The conceit is that Sadako has been brought forth by two young girls in a post-apocalyptic setting. In their innocence, they don’t recognize Sadako for the vengeful spirit that she is and are instead delighted to finally have PICK OF THE YEAR: OUR FAVORITE 2020 MANGA KATE: Since this is the final week of 2020, we decided to pick our favorite new manga of 2020 instead of highlighting something from the new arrivals pile. I’m torn between two books: BL Metamorphosis, which is a feel-good series that’s never pat, obvious, or cliche in its portrayal of BL fandom, and Blood on the Tracks, a creepy, atmospheric series from Shuzo Oshimi about the perils of PICK OF THE WEEK: BL, SHAMISEN, AND RAILWAY STATIONS KATE: I only have eyes for one series this week: BL Metamorphosis, a series that’s rueful, funny, and heart-warming without ever being sappy.One of the things I love most about BL Metamorphosis is that Kaori Tsurutani treats the main characters’ interest in BL with respect; there are no cheap jokes at either heroine’s expense, just a thoughtful and loving exploration of what it means to COMIC CONVERSION: THE INFERNAL DEVICES: CLOCKWORK ANGEL The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel | Novel: Cassandra Clare / Margaret K. McElderry Books | Manga: Hyekyung Baek / Yen Press. Tessa Gray arrives in England to live with her brother, but instead of Nathaniel she finds herself kidnapped. A pair of warlocks keep her locked in a house, forcing her to utilize a power she didn’t knowshe had
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Yumi Tamura: Two Artbooks. For this month’s MMF, I wanted to review something a little different—two new artbooks by Yumi Tamura. While they’re not available in English, they are fairly easy to find, and Tamura’s beautiful art doesn’t need to be read to be enjoyed. Natsu, a high school girl who is THE KING’S BEAST, VOL 1 The King’s Beast Volume 1 by Rei Toma. I liked Dawn of the Arcana, but The Water Dragon’s Bride was a big step up for Rei Toma artistically. I was extremely curious to read The King’s Beast, which returns to the world of Dawn of the Arcana but with an interesting twist. I was more intrigued by this series when I realized that instead of the quasi-Medieval European setting of Dawn of the MANGA BOOKSHELFABOUT USRESOURCESFANDOMOLOGYCLAMP DIRECTORYBLOGROLLPICK OF THE WEEK: LUCKY MANGA Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Kimberly Chan. Adapted by Jennifer Rawlinson. One of the real joys of reading a large number of novels with the same sort of plot, characters, themes, and plot twists is that when something comes along that is surprising to me, I always enjoy it that much more. MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 Manga the Week of 6/9/21. SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut. Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! ( Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in PICK OF THE WEEK: TWO STRONG TITLES Pick of the Week: Two Strong Titles. MICHELLE: I’m pleased about quite a few things this week. I need to get caught up on Ace of the Diamond and Those Snow White Notes, The Springtime of My Life Began with You looks potentially cute, and I’m intrigued by Ride Your Wave. Still, it’s gotta be the debut of I Think Our Son Is Gay forme this
BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Bookshelf Briefs 6/2/21. Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/18/21 Sadako at the End of the World is a somewhat unusual but surprisingly effective take on the character and curse. The conceit is that Sadako has been brought forth by two young girls in a post-apocalyptic setting. In their innocence, they don’t recognize Sadako for the vengeful spirit that she is and are instead delighted to finally have PICK OF THE YEAR: OUR FAVORITE 2020 MANGA KATE: Since this is the final week of 2020, we decided to pick our favorite new manga of 2020 instead of highlighting something from the new arrivals pile. I’m torn between two books: BL Metamorphosis, which is a feel-good series that’s never pat, obvious, or cliche in its portrayal of BL fandom, and Blood on the Tracks, a creepy, atmospheric series from Shuzo Oshimi about the perils of PICK OF THE WEEK: BL, SHAMISEN, AND RAILWAY STATIONS KATE: I only have eyes for one series this week: BL Metamorphosis, a series that’s rueful, funny, and heart-warming without ever being sappy.One of the things I love most about BL Metamorphosis is that Kaori Tsurutani treats the main characters’ interest in BL with respect; there are no cheap jokes at either heroine’s expense, just a thoughtful and loving exploration of what it means to COMIC CONVERSION: THE INFERNAL DEVICES: CLOCKWORK ANGEL The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel | Novel: Cassandra Clare / Margaret K. McElderry Books | Manga: Hyekyung Baek / Yen Press. Tessa Gray arrives in England to live with her brother, but instead of Nathaniel she finds herself kidnapped. A pair of warlocks keep her locked in a house, forcing her to utilize a power she didn’t knowshe had
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Yumi Tamura: Two Artbooks. For this month’s MMF, I wanted to review something a little different—two new artbooks by Yumi Tamura. While they’re not available in English, they are fairly easy to find, and Tamura’s beautiful art doesn’t need to be read to be enjoyed. Natsu, a high school girl who is THE KING’S BEAST, VOL 1 The King’s Beast Volume 1 by Rei Toma. I liked Dawn of the Arcana, but The Water Dragon’s Bride was a big step up for Rei Toma artistically. I was extremely curious to read The King’s Beast, which returns to the world of Dawn of the Arcana but with an interesting twist. I was more intrigued by this series when I realized that instead of the quasi-Medieval European setting of Dawn of theMANGA BOOKSHELF
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PICK OF THE WEEK: SWOONING IN JUNE 23 hours ago · MICHELLE: Though I have thus far failed to read Barakamon, I pounced on the debut volume of Yoshi no Zuikara and ended up really liking it.Now, the final volume of the short series is coming out and you can bet that I’ll be pouncing on that too. SEAN: I’ve heard very good things about Uncle in Another World, but picking isekai right now seems sort of eh. PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF Pick of the Week: Far Too Much Good Stuff. SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/9/21 Manga the Week of 6/9/21. SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut. Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! ( Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen Mochidattanode, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei to Shite Jiyu ni Ikitai) and seems to be a standard isekai harem title, only in MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/2/21 Manga the Week of 6/2/21. SEAN: June’s busting manga out all over. Let’s see what’s fallen in front of us. Airship has two print releases: Adachi and Shimamura 5 and ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! 3. They also have an early digital release of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. MANGA THE WEEK OF 5/12/21 Manga the Week of 5/12/21. SEAN: Happy Mother’s Day! Let’s look for some manga that you can safely show to Mom. Airship has two early digital releases, Adachi & Shimamura 5 and Failure Frame 2. Debuting in print is Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist. And we get the 2nd Muscles Are Better Than Magic as well. PICK OF THE WEEK: TWO STRONG TITLES Pick of the Week: Two Strong Titles. MICHELLE: I’m pleased about quite a few things this week. I need to get caught up on Ace of the Diamond and Those Snow White Notes, The Springtime of My Life Began with You looks potentially cute, and I’m intrigued by Ride Your Wave. Still, it’s gotta be the debut of I Think Our Son Is Gay forme this
FROGWELL3 | MANGA BOOKSHELF Home; About Us. Privacy Policy; Comment Policy; Disclosures & Disclaimers; Resources. Links, Essays & Articles; Fandomology! CLAMP Directory; BlogRoll; Features & Columns BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 3/1/21 Bookshelf Briefs 3/1/21. BL Metamorphosis, Vol. 3 | By Kaori Tsurutani | Seven Seas – This third volume might even be stronger than the first two. Urara wants to invite Ichinoi to the winter Comiket, but after realizing just how hellishly long the line and walk would be in that season she bails on it and indeed drops contact for a while MANGA BOOKSHELFABOUT USRESOURCESFANDOMOLOGYCLAMP DIRECTORYBLOGROLLPICK OF THE WEEK: LUCKY MANGA Yakuza Lover Volume 1 by Nozomi Mino I’m glad that Shojo Beat remains committed to bringing out one mature title at a time, so with An Incurable Case of Love ending, Yakuza Lover rotates in. Yuri is a 20 year old college student who capably fends off the overtures of sketchy men, loudly proclaiming “I want a guy who loves me forme!”
ABOUT US | MANGA BOOKSHELF Manga Bookshelf is a multi-blog network featuring discussion, news, and reviews of English-translated Japanese comics. In addition, our growing body of contributing writers provides coverage of topics such as anime adaptations, gaming, films, live-action dramas, online fandom, Korean manhwa, Chinese manhua and more. MANGA THE WEEK OF 5/12/21 SEAN: Happy Mother’s Day! Let’s look for some manga that you can safely show to Mom. Airship has two early digital releases, Adachi & Shimamura 5 and Failure Frame 2. Debuting in print is Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist.And we get the 2nd Muscles Are Better Than Magic as well.. ASH: I didn’t pick it up digitally, but am still vaguely intrigued by Drugstore BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a baseball-playing teen with abottomless stomach.
PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after listing all those I will pick the early digital edition of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/4/21 Days on Fes, Vol. 1 | By Kanato Oka | Yen Press A manga about the joys of music festivals is something we’ve seen before, but usually it’s from the perspective of the band playing onstage. This new title is devoted to the happiness found in being a concertgoer at these festivals, told from the perspective of two high school girls—one a festival veteran, the other a newbie—and the PICK OF THE WEEK: MANY CHOICES MICHELLE: I don’t think I have ever chosen a light novel as a pick before, but I Have a Secret seems like exactly the sort of light novel I would love, by which I mean its cover is shoujo-tastic and no one has apparently been reincarnated or summoned into another world. I look forward to checking it out! KATE: I’m always interested in Shuzo Oshimi’s work, so Shino Can’t Say Her Name BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/18/21 Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Vol. 1 | By Shio Usui | Seven Seas – It’s always worth buying a new yuri volume that features two adults, and this one does not disappoint. Hinako is trying her best to live the life that everyone and everything says she should be WHY IT’S WORTH IT TO BUY MANGA Why is it worth it to buy manga? Living in New York City, where there’s Barnes & Nobles everywhere and a Kinokuniya on 41st and 6th, most manga available range from $10-13 dollars (Think Shonen Jump, Seven Seas, Shojo Beat, Kodansha, DMP for the most part), $14-20 dollars (think some Vertical titles, Viz Signature stuff), or you’ll find that rare manga title that’s $20-29 dollars (ISOLILOQUY IN BLUE
Yumi Tamura: Two Artbooks. For this month’s MMF, I wanted to review something a little different—two new artbooks by Yumi Tamura. While they’re not available in English, they are fairly easy to find, and Tamura’s beautiful art doesn’t need to be read to be enjoyed. MANGA BOOKSHELFABOUT USRESOURCESFANDOMOLOGYCLAMP DIRECTORYBLOGROLLPICK OF THE WEEK: LUCKY MANGA Yakuza Lover Volume 1 by Nozomi Mino I’m glad that Shojo Beat remains committed to bringing out one mature title at a time, so with An Incurable Case of Love ending, Yakuza Lover rotates in. Yuri is a 20 year old college student who capably fends off the overtures of sketchy men, loudly proclaiming “I want a guy who loves me forme!”
ABOUT US | MANGA BOOKSHELF Manga Bookshelf is a multi-blog network featuring discussion, news, and reviews of English-translated Japanese comics. In addition, our growing body of contributing writers provides coverage of topics such as anime adaptations, gaming, films, live-action dramas, online fandom, Korean manhwa, Chinese manhua and more. MANGA THE WEEK OF 5/12/21 SEAN: Happy Mother’s Day! Let’s look for some manga that you can safely show to Mom. Airship has two early digital releases, Adachi & Shimamura 5 and Failure Frame 2. Debuting in print is Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist.And we get the 2nd Muscles Are Better Than Magic as well.. ASH: I didn’t pick it up digitally, but am still vaguely intrigued by Drugstore BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 6/2/21 Beauty and the Feast, Vol. 1 | By Satomi U | Square Enix Manga – I was worried this would turn romantic, and it still may, but for the moment my fears are unfounded, as this is mostly sweet and devoted to food. A young widow who loved to cook for her late husband rediscovers its joys by cooking for her neighbor, a baseball-playing teen with abottomless stomach.
PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after listing all those I will pick the early digital edition of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/4/21 Days on Fes, Vol. 1 | By Kanato Oka | Yen Press A manga about the joys of music festivals is something we’ve seen before, but usually it’s from the perspective of the band playing onstage. This new title is devoted to the happiness found in being a concertgoer at these festivals, told from the perspective of two high school girls—one a festival veteran, the other a newbie—and the PICK OF THE WEEK: MANY CHOICES MICHELLE: I don’t think I have ever chosen a light novel as a pick before, but I Have a Secret seems like exactly the sort of light novel I would love, by which I mean its cover is shoujo-tastic and no one has apparently been reincarnated or summoned into another world. I look forward to checking it out! KATE: I’m always interested in Shuzo Oshimi’s work, so Shino Can’t Say Her Name BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 5/18/21 Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Vol. 1 | By Shio Usui | Seven Seas – It’s always worth buying a new yuri volume that features two adults, and this one does not disappoint. Hinako is trying her best to live the life that everyone and everything says she should be WHY IT’S WORTH IT TO BUY MANGA Why is it worth it to buy manga? Living in New York City, where there’s Barnes & Nobles everywhere and a Kinokuniya on 41st and 6th, most manga available range from $10-13 dollars (Think Shonen Jump, Seven Seas, Shojo Beat, Kodansha, DMP for the most part), $14-20 dollars (think some Vertical titles, Viz Signature stuff), or you’ll find that rare manga title that’s $20-29 dollars (ISOLILOQUY IN BLUE
Yumi Tamura: Two Artbooks. For this month’s MMF, I wanted to review something a little different—two new artbooks by Yumi Tamura. While they’re not available in English, they are fairly easy to find, and Tamura’s beautiful art doesn’t need to be read to be enjoyed.MANGA BOOKSHELF
Yakuza Lover Volume 1 by Nozomi Mino I’m glad that Shojo Beat remains committed to bringing out one mature title at a time, so with An Incurable Case of Love ending, Yakuza Lover rotates in. Yuri is a 20 year old college student who capably fends off the overtures of sketchy men, loudly proclaiming “I want a guy who loves me forme!”
ABOUT US | MANGA BOOKSHELF Manga Bookshelf is a multi-blog network featuring discussion, news, and reviews of English-translated Japanese comics. In addition, our growing body of contributing writers provides coverage of topics such as anime adaptations, gaming, films, live-action dramas, online fandom, Korean manhwa, Chinese manhua and more. MANGA THE WEEK OF 5/12/21 SEAN: Happy Mother’s Day! Let’s look for some manga that you can safely show to Mom. Airship has two early digital releases, Adachi & Shimamura 5 and Failure Frame 2. Debuting in print is Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist.And we get the 2nd Muscles Are Better Than Magic as well.. ASH: I didn’t pick it up digitally, but am still vaguely intrigued by Drugstore MANGA THE WEEK OF 6/2/21 SEAN: June’s busting manga out all over. Let’s see what’s fallen in front of us. Airship has two print releases: Adachi and Shimamura 5 and ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! 3. They also have an early digital release of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3.. ASH: Oh, that means I still have some time to catch up before it’s released in PICK OF THE WEEK: MANY CHOICES MICHELLE: I don’t think I have ever chosen a light novel as a pick before, but I Have a Secret seems like exactly the sort of light novel I would love, by which I mean its cover is shoujo-tastic and no one has apparently been reincarnated or summoned into another world. I look forward to checking it out! KATE: I’m always interested in Shuzo Oshimi’s work, so Shino Can’t Say Her Name PICK OF THE WEEK: FAR TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF SEAN: There’s a ludicrous amount of stuff I’m getting this week. The final Beelzebub and a new Takagi-san from Yen, Viz’s new shoujo title Yakuza Lover and Yona of the Dawn, Sweat and Soap from Kodansha, The Apothecary Diaries from J-Novel Club that said, I have to pick SOMETHING, so after listing all those I will pick the early digital edition of I’m in Love with the Villainess 3. BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 3/1/21 BL Metamorphosis, Vol. 3 | By Kaori Tsurutani | Seven Seas – This third volume might even be stronger than the first two. Urara wants to invite Ichinoi to the winter Comiket, but after realizing just how hellishly long the line and walk would be in that season she bails on it and indeed drops contact for a while, which makes her feelterrible.
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PICK OF THE WEEK: RAMEN NOODLES AND GOLDEN SHEEP LATEST FEATURES, ESSAYS, COLUMNS, ROUNDTABLES, & REVIEWS October 1, 2019 By Sean Gaffney SUSPENSION: KUBITSURI HIGH SCHOOL – THE NONSENSE USER’S DISCIPLE By NISIOISIN, illustrations by take. Released in Japan as “Kubitsuri Hai Sukūru: Zaregoto Tsukai no Deshi” by Kodansha. Released in North America by Vertical, Inc. Translated by Daniel Joseph. (This review was based on a copy provided by the publisher.) It’s been a long time coming, my friends. We got the first two books of Zaregoto back in the Del Rey days, and they did not sell well at all. But Nisio’s reputation grew, and the Monogatari novels did better, and then Zaregoto got an anime, not to mention the constant fan begging on Twitter, and here we are: the third in the Zaregoto series, a mere nine years later. Was it worth the wait? I think so. It’s not as good as the second book, but that’s a very…Read More
September 30, 2019 By Sean Gaffney INVADERS OF THE ROKUJOUMA!?, VOL. 23 By Takehaya and Poco. Released in Japan as “Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?” by Hobby Japan. Released in North America digitally by J-Novel Club. Translated by Warnis. As we are at a particularly dramatic point in the main storyline, clearly it is time for another short story collection that takes place before everyone went off into space. These stories all seem to take place at some vague point between Vols. 14-20, and once again three of them were serialized online and one is original for this book. You can probably guess that the best of the four is the exclusive one, and you’d be correct, but they’re all pretty decent, showing off these characters we’ve come to enjoy. The first story continues a theme of Harumi being rather annoyed at Koutarou treating…Read More
September 29, 2019 By Sean Gaffney ACCEL WORLD: PULL OF THE DARK NEBULA By Reki Kawahara and Hima. Released in Japan by ASCII Mediaworks. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jocelyne Allen. It goes without saying that Sword Art Online is just SLIGHTLY more popular than Accel World, by a factor of about 100. This despite the fact that I think that in general Accel World is the better written title, mostly as Kawahara learned form the mistakes he made in SAO. It serves him well in this 19th volume, which is, once again, almost entirely setup for the next big series of battles. The subtitle sounds ominous, but is actually suggestive of the larger plot: Kuroyukihime’s group is going to storm the White Legion territory, but there just aren’t that many of them. What’s more, Kuroyukihimeherself needs to…
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September 28, 2019 By Sean GaffneyDOROHEDORO, VOL. 23
By Q Hayashida. Released in Japan by Shogakukan, serialized in the magazines Ikki, Hibana, and Monthly Shonen Sunday. Released in North America by Viz. Translated by AltJapan Co., Ltd. (Hiroko Yoda + Matt Alt). I knew it had been a while since the last volume of Dorohedoro, but I did not realize that it had been a year and a half. It’s been a long journey – the manga started here in 2010, so almost ten years ago. And in Japan it’s been since 2002. This volume is packed – it’s 350 pages long, so essentially a double volume – trying to get everything resolved before the end of the series. As a climax, I think it’s very fitting. It is not without some last minute deaths (the Cross-Eyes, who…Read More
September 28, 2019 By Katherine Dacey SHOJO & TELL: MOTO HAGIO EDITION To celebrate the release of Moto Hagio’s The Poe Clan, Shojo & Tell host Ashley MacDonald invited me to join her for an in-depth conversation about three of my all-time favorite manga: A, A’, They Were Eleven, and A Drunken Dream and Other Stories. We mulled over plot developments, discussed problematic passages, and agreed that “Iguana Girl” may be the biggest tear-jerker in the Hagio canon. (Seriously–I can’t read it without getting the sniffles.) Ashley just posted the episode, which you can check out here: For more insight into the manga that we discussed on the podcast, I recommend the following essays and reviews from The Manga Critic vault: The Poe Clan, Vol. 1 A Drunken Dream and Other Stories Manga Artifacts: A, A’ and They Were Eleven An Introduction to…Read More
September 27, 2019 By Sean Gaffney OUR LAST CRUSADE OR THE RISE OF A NEW WORLD, VOL. 1 By Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe. Released in Japan as “Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen” by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jan Cash. Let’s get this out of the way first: that is one awkward title, and it’s actually the much better choice, as when this was first announced by Yen the title was the even worse “The War Ends the World / Raises the World”. It’s trying to convey a certain apocalyptic mood, asking whether this book will feature the end of everything or the rebirth of something. This world has two power blocs fighting each other to the death. The Empire is a nation of science, with a mysterious council behind the scenes and…Read More
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BOOKSHELF BRIEFS 9/26/19 Black Clover, Vol. 17 | By Yuki Tabata | Viz Media – As predicted, friends are fighting friends in this one, as a good deal of the cast have been Possessed By Elves. Not Asta, of course; he’s our hero. But Yuno seems to be affected… except he proves to be the only one with the mental strength to throw it off. I’d roll my eyes at this if it weren’t Black Clover, a series that runs on clichés. Speaking of which, remember that nun from chapter one? The one Asta is theoretically still in love with? She returns here as the villains go after the orphanage, allowing Asta and Yuno to return and show off how much they’ve grown. Black Clover loves to run on things we’ve seenbefore,…
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September 26, 2019 By Sean Gaffney, Anna N
, Michelle Smith
, Ash Brown
and M.J. Beasi
MANGA THE WEEK OF 10/2/19 SEAN: Welcome to October. Here’s your giant pile of manga. ASH: Huzzah! SEAN: Cross Infinite World gives us a light novel adapting a visual novel. Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- √After is the first of (I believe) five books that delve into this story, which is apparently a variation on “we are trapped and people are dying”. And yes, that apparently is its real title. J-Novel Club has a ludicrous amount of new releases. On the manga side, we debut Animeta! 1 in print, and also have the 2nd volume digitally. Also debuting (print and digital, I think) is Marginal Operation, a military thriller that runs in Kodansha’s Afternoon. MICHELLE: Hooray for Animeta!. ASH: Oh, that does look good! SEAN: On the novel end, thedigital debut is…
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September 26, 2019 By Sean Gaffney MS. KOIZUMI LOVES RAMEN NOODLES, VOL. 1 By Naru Narumi. Released in Japan as “Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san” by Takeshobo, serialization ongoing in the magazine Manga Life Storia. Released in North America by Dark Horse Comics. Translated by Ayumi Kato Blystone. We have had so many food-related manga coming out over the past few years that it’s become somewhat hard to break away from the pack, especially given that there’s dungeon crawl foodie manga, isekai foodie manga, Fate/Stay Foodie, etc. When I picked up the first volume of this, I was uncertain what we would get besides a lot of loving descriptions of ramen. And we certainly do get those. The title is no lie, and Koizumi will happily ramble on and on about broth, sauces, ingredients, soft or hard noodles, etc. But the seriesactually does a…
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