Art and Story: Ritsu Aozaki, Asagi Orikawa, Akito Ito Publisher: Seven Seas Genre: Fantasy, Slice of Life, Romance Tropes/Tags: Dragons, Fake Dating, Dragon Riders, innocent heroine, age gap **** It was moving day for pretty much everyone in Boston last weekend, and though I’m not moving, I’m using this time to go through my manga … More The Dragon Knights Beloved Manga Volume One Review
Mangaka: Mika Yamamori Publisher: Yen Press Genres: Shoujo, Slice-of-life, Romance Tropes/Tags: School life, age gap, forced proximity, grumpy-sunshine Tsubaki-Chou Lonely Planet is a fairly old series that I reviewed back in 2016 when the only way you could read it was with fan translations. It was publishing in Japanese in early 2015, but only recently … More Revisiting Tsubaki-Chou Lonely Planet Manga
A new month is coming up fast, and with that comes new manga releases! So I decided to pull a list of romance manga coming to shelves and digital stores for the month of September for all my romance readers. I’ve sorted them by publisher and date with links to the publisher’s website for each. … More Romance Manga New Releases: September 2023
Continuing my quest for comfy isekai, we come to this gem of a title. It was just recently published back in April with the second volume coming out next month. The main reason I picked it up was again we see a female led isekai focusing on something other than action and adventure. I love … More Magical Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More Manga Volume One Review
The isekai genre has been in flux for decades now, ever since the 90s when we started seeing stories of people getting transported to other worlds appear in anime. Back then the landscape looked a lot different, primarily being that they featured more female main characters who suffered through a lot more hardship in order … More Monday Musings: Is the Era of action-packed Isekai over?
I hear about most new releases from Twitter and newsletters now, and take special note of the ones I keep seeing reappear again and again on my feeds. The King’s Beast made it onto my noteworthy list considering I had been hearing about it for a while even before it came out this month. Then … More The King’s Beast 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
Tough guys have been making their way into shoujo manga for the past couple years. I think most of the love for the unconventional love interest started or was made more popular by the manga and anime My Love Story. The series featured a tough-looking guy who loved judo but had a heart of gold. … More Cutie and the Beast Manga Volume One Review
I’m always looking for new fantasy-romance manga to read, and when I came across Fiancee of the Wizard on Yen Press’ new releases list, I figured I’d give it a shot. The art looked nice from the cover and the concept was interesting enough that it has the potential to go somewhere. I picked up … More Fiancee of the Wizard Manga Volume One Review
Let’s face it, growing up is hard. Becoming an adult comes with a lot of responsibilities, one of which is owning up to your own mistakes or realizing when your actions are negatively affecting other people. Fruits Basket has taken us on a wild journey from kooky supernatural comedy to a story of self discovery … More Fruits Basket Manga Read-Through: Collector’s Edition Volume Eleven
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