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Review: CRUSHER JOE
Let's go all the way back to the 70s for some rare old-school sci-fi manga.CRUSHER JOE (Kurassha Jo), based on the novel series by Haruka Takachiho with art by Fujihiko Hosono. First published in 1979...
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Review: MASTER KEATON
Let's wrap up this year's Old School Month with an old-school adventure from one of manga's most notable creators.MASTER KEATON (Masuta Kiton), written by Naoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika, and Takashi...
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Review: HONEY AND CLOVER
It's September, which means it's time for The Manga Test Drive to go back to school with a month of manga about schools. ( After all, it's safer than going back to actual schools as of this writing.)...
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Reivew: K-ON!
I guess it was inevitable that I would have to cover one of those 'cute girls doing cute things in a cute after-school club' stories for this month's theme, and I might as well start with one that...
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Merry Month of Manga: RESTAURANT TO ANOTHER WORLD
When it comes to fantasy manga these days, it seems that the only thing more popular than sending random Japanese people to alternate worlds is having fantasy people (or creatures) rave about Japanese...
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Merry Month of Manga: THE DUNGEON OF BLACK COMPANY
Today's review exists because someone said "you know what a dungeon-crawling fantasy needs? CAPITALISM!"THE DUNGEON OF BLACK COMPANY (Meikyu Black Company), by Youhei Yasumura. First published in...
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Merry Month of Manga: SLEEPY PRINCESS IN THE DEMON CASTLE
Finding a modern fantasy manga that has nothing to do with light novels is hard enough. Finding one of those that's a comedy is rarer still. But does its rarity translate into quality? SLEEPY...
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Merry Month of Manga: MOURYOU KIDEN: LEGEND OF THE NYMPH
Once again I found myself staring down another Tamayo Akiyama manga. Could it possibly fare better than the likes of Zyword and Hyper Rune?Spoilers: No, it doesn't.MOURYOU KIDEN: LEGEND OF THE NYMPH...
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Review: GODCHILD
It's once again time to look at some spooky manga, and it's been too long since we looked at a manga from the unofficial queen of spooky shojo manga: Kaori Yuki.GODCHILD (Goddo Chairudo), by Kaori...
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Review: TSUKIYOMI MOON PHASE
Sadly I've mostly come to dread vampire manga. That's not because they are frightening, but because more often than not they are just bad like today's example.TSUKIYOMI MOON PHASE (Tsukiyomi), by...
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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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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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Review: MASTER KEATON
Let's wrap up this year's Old School Month with an old-school adventure from one of manga's most notable creators.MASTER KEATON (Masuta Kiton), written by Naoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika, and Takashi...
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Review: HONEY AND CLOVER
It's September, which means it's time for The Manga Test Drive to go back to school with a month of manga about schools. ( After all, it's safer than going back to actual schools as of this writing.)...
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Review: WARRIORS OF TAO
October is a time when we consume not just spooky stuff, but also gory, exploitative schlock as well. This is not just true for movies, but for manga as well.WARRIORS OF TAO (Toma), by Shinya...
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Review: TODAY'S MENU FOR THE EMIYA FAMILY
With Thanksgiving and its many bountiful meals on the horizon, now's as good as time as any to take a look at some food manga. After all, a lot of food manga are all about getting together with...
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Review: MANLY APPETITES
You've likely heard the old saying about food being the language of love. This series just so happens to take that a little more literally than usual.MANLY APPETITES: MINEGESHI LOVES OTSU...
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Review: NOODLE FIGHTER MIKI
Food manga and comedy should be a fine combination in theory, but this manga manages to turn it into an incredibly off-putting combo.NOODLE FIGHTER MIKI (Muteki Kanban Musume), by Jun Sadagawa. First...
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Review: PLUS-SIZED ELF
After all the feasting on Thursday, I imagine there are plenty of people out there considering taking up a diet to combat holiday-related weight gain. Funny enough, there's a food-related manga for...
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It's Holiday Review (and Giveaway) Time!
GET JOLLY! GET JOLLY! GET SO JOLLY IT MAKES YOU JOLLY!*ahem*Soon enough it will be December 1, and this means one of two things:1. My Twitter feed will soon be entirely consumed by...
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