Back-to-School Reading List – Bring some love to class with some romantic manga Faith Orcino September 23, 2016 Articles, Reviews With the academic year starting back up for many students, some may not enjoy adding more weight to their new textbooks and homework assignments but these manga might lighten up those dreary school...
Childhood Heroes Return to Protect Two Worlds Faith Orcino September 18, 2016 Anime and Film, Articles, Reviews Anime fans flocked to movie theaters that hosted the special premiere of the English-dubbed “Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 1: Reunion” on Sept. 15th. Fathom Events gave many a chance to see the full film...
An unusual duo fights to make peace in a hostile world Faith Orcino August 6, 2016 Articles, Reviews Kentaro Miura’s one-shot manga “Giganto Maxia” brings a powerful story of a world grasping for survival. The tale starts with a bulky traveler named Delos walking across a vast desert with a young girl...
Yen Press brings “Fruits Basket” back to a new generation of fans Faith Orcino August 2, 2016 Articles, Reviews Natsuki Takaya’s story “Fruits Basket” first arrived in the U.S. in 2004 when Tokyopop published translated versions of her 1998 series. Now younger and newer manga fans can check out this popular shoujo...
Overlord gives new life to a virtual realm Faith Orcino July 31, 2016 Articles, Reviews Yen Press released the manga adaptation of Kugane Maruyama’s 2012 web novel “Overlord.” Maruyama’s story starts at the last hours of the online role-playing video game “Yggdrasil.” Player Momonga...
Akiko Higashimura tells a unique tale of femininity, fashion and beauty Faith Orcino July 28, 2016 Articles, Reviews Kodansha Comics brings Akiko Higashimura’s 2008 manga series stateside with omnibus volumes. 18 years old, Tsukimi Kurashita is not used to Tokyo’s city life. The overwhelming aura of the Tokyo...
Space Dandy makes a return trip to North America with new manga series Faith Orcino July 26, 2016 Articles, Reviews The hit anime “Space Dandy” reaches a new universe of fans through a manga adaptation by writer Masafumi Harada with artists Sung-Woo Park and REDICE. Yen Press released the first volume of the English...
Nichijou makes life more than ordinary Faith Orcino July 24, 2016 Articles, Reviews Vertical Comics brings Keiichi Arawi’s hit 2006 manga, “Nichijou,” to English-reading fans almost five years after the first episode’s broadcast of the 2011 anime adaptation. The manga’s title...
Monstrous teenage secrets hard to keep hidden Faith Orcino July 5, 2016 Articles, Reviews If someone wants to hide something from anyone, do not let Asashi Kuromine know about it, especially “My Monster Secret.” This second year student never learned how to keep a proper poker face, and...
Assassination Classroom makes education very dangerous Faith Orcino July 2, 2016 Articles, Reviews Shonen Jump Advanced’s series “Assassination Classroom” follows Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High School, a class of rejected students who the Japanese Ministry of Defense assigned them the nearly...
