by Site Owner | Oct 5, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Comics & Graphic Novels
by Yuuki Iinuma Viz Media, $9.99, 192 pages Lying for a good reason is usually a contradiction in terms. An Itsuwaribito is a person who steals through bullying, lying, and sneaking, exactly what Utsuho wants to be. He has also resolved to save people through telling...
by Site Owner | Oct 2, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Comics & Graphic Novels
By Seimu Yoshizaki, Viz Media, $12.99, 201 pages It is ironic that a book based on nostalgia is named after a goldfish. Kingyo Used Books is about why manga is important, and from there how our memories define us. The manga is about the eponymous book store, which has...
by Site Owner | Jul 30, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Comics & Graphic Novels
By Kaori Yuki Viz Media, $9.99, 205 pages As I sat down to read my first manga book, I found I definitely needed to refer to the handy diagram showing me how to read the book for right to left, including the speech bubbles in each comic panel. My introduction to the...