In which I cover several new(er) series and a digital one-shot! Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 1 by Mika Yamamori Fifteen-year-old Suzume Yosano has been going to school with the same kids in her country town for as long as she can remember, but when her dad gets transferred to Bangladesh for work, Suzume ends up transferring to school in Tokyo and living with her uncle. When … [Read more...] about A Variety of VIZ
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Frau Faust, Vols. 1-2
By Kore Yamazaki | Published by Kodansha Comics I had heard good things about Frau Faust and figured I would probably like it too, but I wasn't prepared for the “OMG, I love this!” feeling that overtook me after the first dozen pages or so. I loved it so much, in fact, that the first seven volumes of Yamazaki's other published-in-English series, The Ancient Magus' Bride, are … [Read more...] about Frau Faust, Vols. 1-2
Otherworld Barbara, Vols. 1-2
By Moto Hagio | Published by Fantagraphics It's 2052 and Tokio Watarai, a dream pilot, is coming home to Japan for the first time in three years. Although his ex-wife and son are in Japan, he's actually returning for a job involving a girl who's been sleeping for seven years since being found with her parents' hearts in her stomach. Her name is Aoba, and when Tokio enters … [Read more...] about Otherworld Barbara, Vols. 1-2
Plum Crazy! Tales of a Tiger-Striped Cat, Vol. 1
By Natsumi Hoshino | Published by Seven Seas It is definitely a good time to be a manga fan, particularly if you (like me) are fond of niche genres like food manga, sports manga, and cat manga. The latest entry into that final category is Plum Crazy! Tales of a Tiger-Striped Cat and, predictably, it’s cute. Plum lives with the Nakarai family, including a woman who teaches … [Read more...] about Plum Crazy! Tales of a Tiger-Striped Cat, Vol. 1
The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Vols. 1-2
By Tsunami Umino | Published digitally by Kodansha Comics Mikuri Moriyama is a 25-year-old licensed clinical psychologist who hasn't been able to find a job after grad school. She's been living with her parents and working for a temp agency, and when she's laid off her father arranges for her to assume housekeeping duties for a guy he used to work with. Hiramasa Tsuzaki is … [Read more...] about The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Vols. 1-2