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Merry Month of Manga: LOUIE THE RUNE SOLDIER
LOUIE THE RUNE SOLDIER (Maho Senshi Riui), based on the light novel series written by Ryou Mizuno and character designs by Mamoru Yokota, with art by Jun Sasameyuki. First published in 1999 and first...
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Merry Month of Manga: MUSHOKU TENSEI: JOBLESS REINCARNATION
Isekai fantasy manga are all too often power fantasies for their readers, and sometimes those power fantasies can go in some obnoxious or dark directions. A lot of manga adaptations try to fix them,...
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Merry Month of Manga: PRINCESS PRINCE
Once upon a time, if you wanted a fairy-tale-style shojo fantasy, you had to settle for books like this.Thank goodness for progress. PRINCESS PRINCE (Purinsesu Purinsesu), by Tomoko Taniguchi. First...
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Merry Month of Manga: BEYOND THE CLOUDS
Thankfully, there are more recent fantasy series that is not only appropriate for kids, but also legitimately good all on its own.BEYOND THE CLOUDS (Beyond the Clouds: La fillette tombe du ciel), by...
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Merry Month of Manga: DRAGON GOES HOUSE-HUNTING
What's the bigger fantasy here: a gentle dragon who only wants a house of his own, or the very idea of being able to afford to buy or build your own home?DRAGON GOES HOUSE-HUNTING (Dragon, Ie o Kau),...
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Merry Month of Manga: BLACK CLOVER
Weekly Shonen Jump doesn't dabble too much in fantasy these days, and the most recent example is...divisive, to say the least.BLACK CLOVER (Burakku Kuroba), by Yuki Tabata. First published in 2015 and...
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Merry Month of Manga: ORFINA
It's time to take a look at another failed fantasy manga from CMX, although this one is less about fairy tale romance and more about epic battles.ORFINA (Orufina), by Kitsune Tennouji. First published...
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Merry Month of Manga: THE SACRED BLACKSMITH
Nothing's more disappointing than a series with squandered potential, and this is just one of countless examples. THE SACRED BLACKSMITH (Seiken no Burakkusumisu), based on the light novel series by...
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Merry Month of Manga: HETEROGENIA LINGUISTICO
There's a lot of fantasy manga out there, but this is the first one not to focus on a traditional hero's narrative or even fantasy food, but instead on language HETEROGENIA LINGUISTICO (Heterogenia...
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Merry Month of Manga: RADIANT
Well, since I talked about Beyond the Clouds I might as well cover the other recent fantasy manga with French origins.RADIANT, by Tony Valente. First published in 2013 and first published in North...
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Merry Month of Manga: INTERSPECIES REVIEWERS
Well, I guess I would have to reckon with this series someday, so I might as well take advantage of this month's theme and do so now.INTERSPECIES REVIEWERS (Ishuzoku Rebyuazu), written by Amahara with...
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Review: AGE CALLED BLUE
It's Pride Month once more, so once again we're looking at some of the manga queer stories to be found within manga. Of course, that includes BL, and we'll start with yet another gem from one of my...
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Review: THE CONDITIONS OF PARADISE
Of course, we can't talk about queer manga without looking at least one modern-day yuri title, now can I?THE CONDITIONS OF PARADISE (Rakuen no Jouken), by Akiko Morishima. First published in 2007 and...
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Review: KIREPAPA
Well, it's time to dig once more into my inordinately large pile of bad BL and fish out another example to take to task, and this one even manages to tie into the fact that I'm posting this on...
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Review: LOVE ROUND!!
Let's wrap this month up with another one-shot from one of modern BL's most popular creators.LOVE ROUND!! (Rabu Raundo!!), by Hinako Takanaga. First published in 2003 and first published in North...
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Review: DAYS
Since this month marks the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, we'll be taking a look at a series of sports manga this month (which will almost certainly be safer than anything going on at the actual...
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Review: NINJA BASEBALL KYUMA!
We move on from the world's most popular sport to Japan's favorite sport: baseball. There are no shortage of baseball manga to choose from, but this one stood out for a few reasons.NINJA BASEBALL...
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Review: DIVE!!
Swimming events are always some of the most popular events at the summer Olympics. If only this series understood anything about its appeal.DIVE!!, based on the light novel series by Eto Mori and...
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Review: BLACK JACK
Once again it's Old School Month, and I can't believe it's taken me this far into the pandemic to talk about this particular series. BLACK JACK (Burakku Jakku), by Osamu Tezuka. First published in...
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Review: DESCENDANTS OF DARKNESS
Let's continue with an old favorite for manga-boom-era fujoshi. But does this one still hold up?DESCENDANTS OF DARKNESS (Yami no Matsuei), by Yoko Matsushita. First published in 1996 and first...
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