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Holiday Review #12: IN THE NAME OF THE MERMAID PRINCESS
Ok, after all that we need something cute, frothy, and feminine. Surely a cute shojo manga from Shojo Beat can deliver that!...right?IN THE NAME OF THE MERMAID PRINCESS (Mio no Na no Moto ni),...
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Holiday Review #13: A SINNER OF THE DEEP SEA
If I had a nickel for every mermaid manga I read this year, I would have two nickels. That isn't a lot but it's more that I would have expected for a concept this niche.A SINNER OF THE DEEP SEA (Abyss...
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Holiday Reviews #14: HOME OFFICE ROMANCE
My favorite romance of the year wasn't shojo, though. It was this simple little one volume seinen romance from the creator of Manga Test Drive favorite Sweat and Soap.HOME OFFICE ROMANCE (Telework...
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Holiday Review #15: SECOND HAND LOVE
Two years ago I reviewed Talk to My Back, a quietly powerful work from one of the few women to ever gain prominence in the gekiga movement. Naturally, when another release of hers came out this year I...
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Holiday Review #16: FRIDAY AT THE ATELIER
Seinen magazines seems to be the place to go these days if you want quirky romance manga starring adults, much like this one.FRIDAYS AT THE ATELIER (Kinyoubi wa Atelier de), by Sakura Hamada. First...
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Holiday Review #17: ROYAL TAILOR: CLOTHIER TO THE CROWN
Of course there were plenty of lady-led fantasy titles, and this is one of the rare ones that didn't involve reincarnation or villainesses or anything like that.ROYAL TAILOR: CLOTHIER TO THE CROWN...
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Holiday Review #18: DUCHESS IN THE ATTIC
Of course, there was plenty of lady-led light novel adaptations to go around. This is probably one of the few that didn't involve reincarnations or villainesses, although that doesn't make any better...
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Holiday Review #19: TALES OF THE TENDO FAMILY
There was good shojo manga to be found this year, ones that relied not on webnovel buzzwords but on good old-fashioned drama and trauma.TALES OF THE TENDO FAMILY (Tendo-ke Monogatari), by Ken Saito....
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Holiday Review #20: COLETTE DECIDES TO DIE
Ok, let's cover a shojo manga that's a little lighter in tone and content.Yes I know what that title says, let me explain.COLETTE DECIDES TO DIE (Koretto wa Shinu Koto ni Shita), by Alto Yukimura....
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Holiday Review #21: TRILLION GAME
What happens when you combine the writer of Dr. Stone and the artist of Crying Freeman? You get this, although I'd have to ask why anyone wanted this in the first place.TRILLION GAME (Toririon Gemu),...
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Holiday Review #22: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE ORIGIN MSD: CUCURUZ DOAN'S ISLAND
You think I would be excited to read not just a new Gundam manga this year, but a spinoff to site favorite Gundam: The Origin. Alas, things always seem to end up a little cursed whenever Cucuruz Doan...
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Holiday Review #23: CAPTAIN MOMO'S SECRET BASE
Another year, another opportunity for Dark Horse to release a new Kenji Tsurita manga. What can this one offer that Emanon and Wandering Island could not?CAPTAIN MOMO'S SECRET BASE (Momo Kancho no...
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Holiday Review #24: WHOEVER STEALS THIS BOOK
I was struggling to figure out what to put in this spot so close to the end of our review marathon, but then I stumbled upon this curious little story that's all about the power of books. What could...
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Holiday Review #25: LAST QUARTER
This marks the second year in a row that I've ended our holiday reviews with a Ai Yazawa manga. It's almost like it took Viz way too long to figure out that there was a majorly pent-up desire for more...
View Article2024 In the Rear View Mirror & Holiday Review Giveaway Winner
First things first, we need to announce this year's winner for our Holiday Review Giveaway! While I personally did not care for Duchess In the Attic, finalfuryk felt otherwise:I've really enjoyed...
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Review: MY HAPPY MARRIAGE
It's January again, which means once more it's Dealer's Choice Month. That means there's no theme tying together this month's review beyond the fact that I want to talk about them...or in this case,...
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Review: I WANT TO BE A RECEPTIONIST IN THIS MAGICAL WORLD
I cannot be the first person to observe the vast difference in ambition when it comes to light novel adaptations targeted at men versus those targeted at women. The men become (or aim to become)...
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Review: FUTABA-KUN CHANGE
Considering we're still in the midst of a Ranma 1/2 reboot, now's a good time to talk about its pervy weirdo cousin of a manga.FUTABA-KUN CHANGE (Futaba-kun Chenji), by Hiroshi Aro. First published in...
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Review: I WANT TO ESCAPE FROM PRINCESS LESSONS
It's time for another Bad Romance Month, where we cover a selection of some of the worst and weirdest romances to grace manga. We're starting with a fairly recent title that's in the same vein as all...
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Review: DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO
It was inevitable that I would have to grapple with the series that gave us the go-to user icon/Favorite Anime Girl of online chuds everywhere.DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO (Ijiranaide,...
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Review: RIZELMINE
Don't think we're ignoring shonen romance, as here's a wretched little one-shot example from the creator of D.N. Angel.RIZELMINE (Rizerumain), by Yukiru Sugisaki. First published in 2001 and first...
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Review: YAKUZA FIANCE
Perhaps the hardest thing about this month is finding romance manga that are messed-up enough to fit the theme but aren't awful. This year, I managed to find one.YAKUZA FIANCE (Raise wa tanin ga Ii),...
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Review: AIR GEAR
This month we're looking at nothing but shonen manga. The focus has been on Viz's offerings for the better part of two decades, but I'm going to start with a somewhat forgotten title from Kodansha.AIR...
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Review: RAVE MASTER
During Tokyopop's prime, they struggled to get their hands on big-name shonen manga titles. They really only managed to do so twice. One of those was Love Hina. The other was this.RAVE MASTER (Rave:...
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Review: MAYO CHIKI!
Of course, I can't talk about shonen manga without some sort of horny nonsense, and boy does this one live up to both parts of that phrase.MAYO CHIKI!, based on the light novels by Hajime Asano and...
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