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Bocchi the Rock, vol. 1 | Review
Bocchi the Rock!, vol. 1Story & art by Aki HamaziYen Press, 10/17/23Age rating: Teen Introvert Hitomi Gotoh wants to be popular among her peers. However, with crippling social anxiety, talking to...
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Joker: One Operation Joker, vol. 1 | Review
Joker: One Operation Joker, vol. 1Story by Satoshi MiyagawaArt by Keisuke GotouKodansha/DC Comics, 9/5/23Age rating: 12+ We all know how psychotic and deranged The Joker can be. With the countless...
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Oshi no Ko, vol. 1-4 | Review
Oshi no Ko, vols. 1-4Story by Aka Akasaka, Art by Mengo YokoyariVolume 1 published 1/17/23Volume 4 released 11/21/23Yen PressRated: Older Teen Oshi no Ko has been receiving buzz all year due to its...
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My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku, vol. 1 | Review
My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku, vol. 1Story and art by Nico NicholsonKodansha, 11/28/23Age rating: Teen 13+ Ever wonder what being an otaku (a person who is obsessed with manga, anime, and other...
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Magic Knight Rayearth, Part One: Book One | Review
Magic Knight Rayearth, Part One: Book One Kodansha, first released 1/1/1999 Re-issued in paperback 12/12/23 Age rating:Teen 13+ If you have been an otaku as long as I have, you find yourself...
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The Moon on a Rainy Night, vol. 2 | Review
The Moon on a Rainy Night, vol. 2Story and art by KuzushiroKodansha, 11/7/23Age rating: 16+ The Moon on a Rainy Night continues to delight (see review of Volume 1) with its realistic approach towards...
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Gachiakuta, vol. 1 | Review
Gachiakuta, vol. 1Story by Kei Urana, graffiti design by Hideyoshi AndouKodansha, published 1/16/24Rating: Older Teen 16+ In a floating city, the elite live a glamorous life while the poor, or...
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A Tribute to Akira Toriyama (1955-2024)
On the early morning of March 8, 2024, the anime, manga, and video game community was rocked by the news of the passing of Akira Toriyama. Toriyama-sensei, the creator of the world famous Dragon Ball...
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Interview with Frederick L. Jones of Saturday AM
At the 2023 American Library Association annual conference in Chicago, I had the pleasure of meeting Frederick L. Jones, founder of Saturday AM, a manga-inspired publication that produces stories with...
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Tales of the Tendo Family, vol. 1 | Review & Interview with editor Eric Margolis
Tales of the Tendo Family, vol. 1Story and art by Ken SaitoOne Peace Books, to be released 4/9/24Age rating: Teen When a son of a prestigious family meets his intended bride, Hojo Ran, he learns the...
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