Title: 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
Read moreIn an effort to find some more mature content for Omari’s Sister and Bakeneko’s Lair, I’ve been exploring josei manga. By “mature” I don’t mean sexual and violent content. What I mean is content that revolves around women who are older than teenagers or stories that do not take place in high school or junior high. It’s been a hard
Read moreI’ve been following the Tumblrs and Twitter feeds of US and Japanese publishers. Lately Kodansha USA has been answering fan questions. You should check out their Tumblr (LINK). This morning there is some discussion about josei manga. It seems the observation is josei manga doesn’t do well in the US despite many attempts. The exception is “Nana”. This got me
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