Butterflies, Flowers Volume 5 by Yuki Yoshihara I tend to think of this series as “stealth josei” because while it is issues under the Shojo Beat imprint, the sexual content and mature readers rating puts it in the josei category for me. Yoshihara continues with her winning blend of workplace sex comedy and romance...
Kamisama Kiss Volume 2 by Julietta Suzuki One of the things I liked about the first volume of this series was the way Nanami still continued to be a normal teenage girl even after achieving accidental godhood and taking up residence at a shrine. I liked the way Nanami journeyed back to the real...
V.B. Rose Volume 11 Banri Hidaka My first impulse is to steer clear of long running series, just because I’ve long since entered double-stacking territory on the bookshelves that house my manga collection. But VB Rose #11 reminded me of some of the rewards for the reader that come with sticking it out for...
The winner of the giveaway according to random.org, is commenter #4, JRB. I hope you enjoy this cute manga! I asked How would you force your hot fox-spirit familiar to bend to your will? in my Kamisama Kiss Giveaway and got many entertaining responses: From Celeste: I would find out what its weakness is...
Not Love But Delicious Foods Make Me So Happy by Fumi Yoshinaga I’m willing to try any manga by Fumi Yoshinaga, and I was curious about Not Love But Delicious Foods, because it is obvious from her other manga that Yoshinaga is an unapologetic foodie. This volume detailing the restaurant visits of Yoshinaga and...
We’re ending the Manga Moveable Feast for Karakuri Odette with a bunch of links! I recorded a Manga Out Loud Podcast with Ed and Johanna, take a listen. Over at Panel Patter, a look at volume one and how Odette isn’t the stereotypical teen girl robot we’ve come to expect from manga. Reverse Thieves...
Today’s links provide a varied look at Karakuri Odette: At Experiments In Manga, muse about Odette and Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics. A license request for one of Julietta Suzuki’s other series, Akuma To Dolce A look at the most human elements of the android girl on Okazu. And a quick reminder that I’m...
Today we have a bit of a change of pace from the usual reviews, there are two commentary pieces on the series served up for your reading pleasure instead. Manga Bookshelf’s Off The Shelf features a conversation between Michelle and Melinda about the series. As I’ve mentioned before one of things I’ve enjoyed about...
Just like yesterday, today we have reviews of the first and fifth volumes. Here’s a look at volume 1 at Experiments in Manga, from a fan of androids in science fiction, “Odette’s eyes and subdued facial expressions visually set her apart from her classmates, but the effect is marvelously subtle. Suzuki also is able...
Even though I do enjoy manga series with a more cynical vision of love, it is nice sometimes to read something that does simple and sweet very well. Kimi ni Todoke end up being a gentle, feel-good series with a twist – its heroine is totally naive about normal human interaction because her unfortunate...
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