Book description: Every bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. An art student finds inspiration. An archer hits a bull's-eye. A homemaker rediscovers romance. A teenager discovers his true self in the pages of a manga magazine. All this and more at Kingyo Used Books, a place that helps people find their dreams. We have the manga you're looking for. Review: No matter what … [Read more...] about Kingyo Used Books 1 by Seimu Yoshizaki: B
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Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi: B+
Before Yoshihiro Tatsumi penned such seminal works as A Drifting Life, he published this noir thriller about murder, star-crossed love, and a pair of convicts on the lam. I reviewed Black Blizzard for Comics Should Be Good, and that review can be found here. Review copy provided by the publisher. … [Read more...] about Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi: B+
Beast Master 2 by Kyousuke Motomi: A-
From the back cover: Leo Aoi looks like a crazy animal with wild eyes, and he goes berserk whenever he feels threatened or sees blood. That doesn't stop animal lover Yuiko Kubozuka from befriending him, however. In fact, Yuiko is the only person Leo will listen to when he has one of his violent fits... Leo's 18th birthday is around the corner, but celebrating seems … [Read more...] about Beast Master 2 by Kyousuke Motomi: A-
Fire Investigator Nanase 4 by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa: B+
Nanase Takamine is a fire investigator, a job at which she not only excels but also approaches with a dogged determination to discover the truth. In this volume, she’s on the case of a fatal fire at the home of an elderly, wealthy man with three suspicious children, and later must determine why an experienced arsonist made a beginner’s mistake. Nanase is, in a way, haunted by … [Read more...] about Fire Investigator Nanase 4 by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa: B+
Twin Spica 1 by Kou Yaginuma: A-
The year is 2024. Fourteen years ago, Japan’s first attempt at a manned space mission ended in disaster, as something went wrong 72 seconds into the flight, causing the craft, “The Lion,” to crash in the middle of a city. The crew, and many civilians, lost their lives. Asumi Kamogawa’s mother was among the wounded, lingering in a coma for five years before finally succumbing to … [Read more...] about Twin Spica 1 by Kou Yaginuma: A-