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Comic Conversion: Cirque Du Freak
Cirque Du Freak | Novel: Darren Shan / Little, Brown and Company | Manga: Takahiro Arai / Yen Press When Darren Shan and his best friend Steve find a flyer for Cirque Du Freak (a circus of freaks) they...
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Comic Conversion: The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel
The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel | Novel: Cassandra Clare / Margaret K. McElderry Books | Manga: Hyekyung Baek / Yen Press Tessa Gray arrives in England to live with her brother, but instead of...
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GFantasy, Where Girls’ Fighting Fantasies Live
On Magazine no Mori we’ve discussed the issue of the demographic categories of manga several times. Today’s review is a perfect example of when those categories fail to be useful. GFantasy, published...
View ArticleGuest Post: The Infernal Devices Vol 1: Clockwork Angel: Manga Review
Not too long ago I reviewed The Infernal Devices, Volume 1: Clockwork Angel, HyeKyung Baek’s graphic novel adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s novel by the same name. While I am familiar with The Infernal...
View ArticleSoulless: The Manga Vol. 1
Soulless: The Manga by Gail Carriger and Rem I generally tend to steer clear of manga adaptations of books I’ve already read. I have read the first three books of Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate...
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Spice & Wolf, Volume 8: Town of Strife I
Author: Isuna Hasekura Illustrator: Jyuu Ayakura Translator: Paul Starr U.S. publisher: Yen Press ISBN: 9780316245463 Released: April 2013 Original release: 2008 Town of Strife I is the eighth volume...
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Yen Press NYCC 2013
In typical Yen Press fashion, Publishing Director Kurt Hassler & Co. skipped straight to the good stuff in yesterday’s panel, with a string of license announcements, peppered with pleasantly snarky...
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S.S. Astro: Asashio Sogo Teachers’ Room, Volume 1
Creator: Negi Banno U.S. publisher: Yen Press ISBN: 9780759528987 Released: August 2008 Original release: 2007 S.S. Astro: Asashio Sogo Teachers’ Room is a yonkoma, or four-panel, manga created by Negi...
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Review: Barakamon, Vol. 1
Barakamon, Vol. 1 By Satsuki Yoshino Rated T, for Teens Yen Press, $15.00 Barakamon is a textbook fish-out-of-water story: an impatient city slicker finds himself in the country where life is slower,...
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The Angel of Elhamburg
Creator: Aki U.S. publisher: Yen Press ISBN: 9780316340465 Released: March 2015 Original release: 2013 So far, three of Aki’s manga have been released in English. First was her debut, Utahime,...
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The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 1
Author: Satoshi Wagahara Illustrator: 029 Translator: Kevin Gifford U.S. publisher: Yen Press ISBN: 9780316383127 Released: April 2015 Original release: 2011 Awards: Dengeki Novel Prize The Devil Is a...
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The Manga Revue: Alice in Murderland and Demon From Afar
Reading Kaori Yuki is a little bit like eating a bag of Pop Rocks and washing it down with a can of Tab: the rush is undeniable, but the aftertaste is pretty gnarly. I swore off her manga years ago–too...
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The Manga Revue: Prison School and Twin Star Exorcists
This week, I take a look at two new releases: Prison School, a hotly anticipated series about five boys trying to break out of an all-girls’ school, and Twin Star Exorcists, a shonen manga about two...
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The Manga Revue: Rose Guns Days Season One
In principal, a video game or visual novel ought to be a solid foundation on which to build a manga: the designers have already done the hard work of creating characters, endowing them with powers (or...
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News Round-Up for NYCC 2015
Good news for manga readers: 2013-2014 was the first time since the mid-2000s that the industry enjoyed two consecutive years of sales growth. While the manga market isn’t as red-hot as it was in...
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Another
Author: Yukito Ayatsuji Translator: Karen McGillicuddy U.S. publisher: Yen Press ISBN: 9780316339100 Released: October 2014 Original release: 2009 Another is a horror mystery novel written by Yukito...
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The Best and Worst Manga of 2015
After a two-year hiatus from blogging, I donned my critic’s cap again in 2015. I’ve enjoyed writing my quasi-weekly column, but composing a year-end list reminded me why I stepped off the reviewing...
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The Most Anticipated Manga of 2016
We’re kicking off 2016 with a look at the manga titles and trends we’re most excited about. Joining me and Brigid is manga journalist and critic Deb Aoki, former guide to AboutManga.com, current host...
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The Manga Revue: Idol Dreams and Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun
Happy New Year! (Is it too late to extend that greeting to readers?) For my first column of 2016, I dove into my pile of unread books and chose two that I’d meant to review last year. The first is...
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The Manga Revue: Handa-Kun
VIZ isn’t the only manga publisher experimenting with digital-first releases. Yen Press has also rolled out new titles in digital form before introducing print editions. One of the latest Yen titles to...
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