By Mengo Yokoyari | Published by Yen Press I admit that I initially judged this book by its cover, assuming that it was on the smutty side and aimed at a decidedly male audience. While it is true that Scum's Wish is seinen, the mangaka (Mengo Yokoyari) is female, and the end result (for me, at least) feels more like dark shoujo. Hanabi Yasuraoka has been in love with … [Read more...] about Scum’s Wish, Vol. 1
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The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window, Vols. 1-3
By Tomoko Yamashita | Published digitally by SuBLime Until Olivia mentioned it over in the comments on Manga Bookshelf, I had no idea this series existed, let alone that it was being released in English! Having loved Yamashita's Dining Bar Akira and Black-Winged Love, I immediately purchased all extant volumes. Kosuke Mikado has been able to see spirits since he was a … [Read more...] about The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window, Vols. 1-3
Cells at Work!, Vol. 1
By Akane Shimizu | Published by Kodansha Comics Cells at Work! has a quirky premise, one that’s fun to describe to people in one’s life whom one may wish to bewilder. Essentially, the setting is the interior of the human body and the characters are anthropomorphized versions of blood cells, lymphocytes, and other types of cells that work together to keep things … [Read more...] about Cells at Work!, Vol. 1
That Wolf-boy Is Mine!, Vols. 1-2
By Yoko Nogiri | Published by Kodansha Comics After making a social blunder at school that results in being shunned by her female classmates, Komugi Kusunoki is glad of the chance to start over in Hokkaido when the demands of her mother’s job mean Komugi will need to live with her father instead. At Maruyama High School, she quickly befriends a couple of nice girls (Kana and … [Read more...] about That Wolf-boy Is Mine!, Vols. 1-2
The Prince in His Dark Days, Vol. 1
By Hico Yamanaka | Published by Kodansha Comics Seventeen-year-old Atsuko is desperate for cash. Her father is an ungrateful drunk, they're so poor that she's mocked by classmates for her lack of personal hygiene, and she has resorted to fleecing perverted old men just so she can eat. Shortly after a chance meeting in which she runs into her male doppelganger, Itaru, she is … [Read more...] about The Prince in His Dark Days, Vol. 1