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Merry Month of Shojo Review #18: CHERRY JUICE
It's weird to come across a shojo manga that feels so much like a shonen ecchi manga without actually being an shonen ecchi manga.CHERRY JUICE (Cheri Jusu), by Haruka Fukushima. First published in...
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Merry Month of Shojo Review #19: PRINCE FREYA
Do you like shojo adventure stories? Are you up to date on Yona of the Dawn and seeking something else in a similar vein? This series is easily your best bet.PRINCE FREYA (Itsuwari no Fureiya), by...
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Merry Month of Shojo Review #20: SHIRAHIME-SYO
Let's wrap things up with a beautiful little oddity from CLAMP's library of works.SHIRAHIME-SYO, by CLAMP. First published in 1992 and first published in North America in 2004.PLOT:This short story...
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Review: BASTARD!!
Let's escape the stress of the everyday world (if just for a bit) with some fantasy manga. We could all probably use the break. To begin, we'll look at some classic western-style fantasy, viewed...
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Review: THE REPRISE OF THE SPEAR HERO
You might be surprised to see me give another chance to another installment in this regrettable franchise, but considering this one is all about second chances it only seems fitting.THE REPRISE OF THE...
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Review: THE MELANCHOLY OF SUZUMIYA HARUHI-CHAN
With yet another summer blockbuster season underway that's stuffed to the gills with sequels, it's high time this blog does the same by looking at some of the many manga sequels, prequels, and...
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Review: FUSHIGI YUGI - BYAKKO SENKI
I wasn't very keen on the original Fushigi Yugi but found its later prequel to be much better. How will their latest installment of the story compare to the others?FUSHIGI YUGI: BYAKKO SENKI by Yuu...
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Review: THE HONOR STUDENT AT MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL
Sadly, there's plenty of unworth franchises that get spinoffs too, including the most stubborn of the old-school 'magic school harem light novel' franchises.THE HONOR STUDENT AT MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL...
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Review: DRAGON BALL
Once again, it's time for another Old School Month, where I review some of the greatest 20th century classics and forgotten curiosities. Today's review is a bit of both: the foundation for a massive...
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Review: SILENT MOBIUS
Well, considering that Kia Asamiya was a guest at this year's Otakon, maybe it's time for me to cover his most famous manga work.SILENT MOBIUS (Sairento Mebiusu), by Kia Asamiya. First published in...
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Review: CORRECTOR YUI
Remember when the internet was still so much of a novelty that you could create an entire series about a magical girl fighting evil on the internet?CORRECTOR YUI (Korekuta Yui), based on a character...
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Review: TRIGUN
Let's wrap this month up with a series that's had a recent resurgence, but how does its original source material hold up?TRIGUN (Toraigan), by Yasuhiro Nightow. First published in 1995 and first...
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Review: ZERO'S FAMILIAR
September is back-to-school time and we'll be doing the same here at The Manga Test Drive with a month of school-centric manga. I could have easily started this month with one of the countless...
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Review: PSYCHIC ACADEMY
I thought I was just getting another magic school variant with title. Instead I ended up with one of the ripest, most ridiculous pieces of garbage I've reviewed on this site in a good long...
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Review: ...BUT I'M YOUR TEACHER
Teacher/student relationships have (unfortunately) been a steady part of romance manga for decades, and that goes double for BL. Some series sneak it in on the sly, while books like this one tell you...
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Review: THE VAMPIRE AND HIS PLEASANT COMPANIONS
The spooky season is upon us again, and The Manga Test Drive is not immune to its charms! We'll be looking at all sorts of supernatural manga, starting with a vampire manga that is most assuredly not...
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Review: BLOOD LAD
It's not just BL that can get spooky - shonen manga can too.BLOOD LAD (Burrado Raddo), by Yuuki Kodama. First published in 2009 and first published in North America in 2012.PLOT:Staz the vampire has a...
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Review: THE ELDER SISTER-LIKE ONE
This year I'm going to do something a little different for this month. After all, this month is the beginning of the holiday season, which means a lot of people will be visiting their families (be...
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Review: ME & MY BROTHERS
There aren't as many manga out there about brothers as there are about sisters, but a series like this doesn't make the best case for why there shouldn't be more.ME & MY BROTHERS (Onii-chan to...
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Review: BOSS WIFE
Going by the title alone, you might presume that this is another josei manga about a young working woman who gets swept up in an unconventional romance with a dashing, wealthy man.Well...you're half...
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