Initial Impressions: This is upsetting me. There’s no heart or morality in this manga. This is just a snuff manga. There’s no need for me to read past the first chapter. Breakdown —Artwork: A — It’s nice and clean. The action, violence, and emotions are very well expressed. Obviously my disgust wouldn’t be so palpable if the artwork wasn’t so
Read moreTitle: Utsubora — The Story of a NovelistArtist/Author: Asumino NakamuraISBN: 978-1935654766Purchase: Amazon/ BN My Initial Impressions: FAIL Whut? Whut, whut?!!! Oh crap… another crappy Vertical translation. For $15, I expect some editing. If I wanted to read crap like this, I’d read a free scanlation. What’s bad is that the first error I pointed out is CRUCIAL to
Read moreTitle: The Heart of ThomasArtist: Moto HagioISBN: 978-1606995518Links to Purchase: Amazon / BN My Initial Thoughts: Although the hardcover presentation is gorgeous, the book is so big that I couldn’t be read in a relaxing position, so I mostly read this on the “throne”. The two tone color pages are kinda awkward… but meh, okay. As for the story itself,
Read more“Helter Skelter” by Kyoko OkazakiGeneral Impression: I was hesitant to purchase this title because I don’t like fashion/actor/idol manga. And given the cover, I didn’t feel like reading anything about a character with body dysmorphia. Yeah, yeah beauty is skin deep. I already know this. And the series started off exactly as I expected: the main character Liliko is a
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