Over the years, I’ve been slowly moving away from reading manga about high school romance. Mostly because I’m turning 30 this year and I find that I don’t really relate to the stories as much as I used to. However, there are those rare manga series that still entertain me. This new manga, released earlier … More I Belong to Baddest Girl at School Manga Volume One Review
I’ve kind of moved away from reading high school romance manga the last couple years. Mostly because I felt like I couldn’t handle the drama and the kinds of tropes that are commonly used in those stories. But, there are still a few times I’ve dipped back into those kinds of manga, and Abe-kun’s Got … More Abe-kun’s Got Me Now Manga Volume One Review
I was unsure whether I would actually like this manga since the story and characters are more geared towards a shonen audience rather than shoujo. Luckily, Yen Press gave me a chance to read a copy of the recently released e-book. I figured even if I didn’t jive with the story, it would be an … More If Witch, then Which? Manga Volume One Review
Generation Witch is the story of what would happen if witches existed in the modern world, fully open and integrated into society. I feel like we don’t get many of these stories. Flying Witch was one that was close, but even then the existence of witches was still considered somewhat of a secret and knowledge … More Generation Witch Manga Volume One Review
What does it mean to like someone? How does someone know when a person becomes special to them? What does it mean to be in a relationship? These are all questions fundamental to the romance genre no matter the age, though usually found in those stories centering around a younger age group. How a person … More That Blue Sky Feeling Manga Volume One Review
In the Victorian language of flowers, morning glories are known as representations of love, affection, and mortality because they bloom and die in one day. Kase-san and Morning Glories definitely adopts many of these meanings for this flower to use in the background of this manga, with budding romance and affection being the forefront of … More Kase-san and Morning Glories Manga Volume One Review
How do children relate to their parents? What do they look for, want, or need from a family? What happens when that dynamic breaks down, when children no longer have someone to look up to or a stable place to call home? I think in a way, Fruits Basket has been slowly exploring these questions … More Fruits Basket Manga Read-Through: Collector’s Edition Volume Seven
I’ve been seeing this manga floating around Twitter for awhile with some very high recommendations from people who either read it before it came out in North America or from people who got early copies of the manga before it released earlier this week. Well it finally came out on Tuesday and I figured with … More Our Dreams at Dusk (Shimanami Tasogare) Manga Volume One Review
We’ve finally reached the halfway point and what a journey it has been. I don’t know if I ever made it this far when I first started reading this series. I have to confess I did read ahead over my short two week break and have finished reading the series all the way through, and … More Fruits Basket Manga Read-Through: Collector’s Edition Volume Six
It’s that time again, time to take another dive into some nostalgic shoujo romance, more Fruits Basket. Volume four brings us about a third of a way through this series with twelve volumes total to look forward to. The story is still slowly unfolding here, with more introductions and a closer look at the intimate … More Fruits Basket Manga Read-Through: Collector’s Edition Volume Four
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