By Chihiro Ishizuka | Published by Vertical Comics Makoto Kowata is a novice witch who, in the tradition of witches, has left home at the age of fifteen to become independent. Her parents are concerned about her safety, though, so she's staying with relatives in Aomori, located in the Tohoko region where it's easier to perform magic thanks to abundant wilderness and natural … [Read more...] about Flying Witch, Vol. 1
Shounen
DAYS, Vols. 1-2
By Tsuyoshi Yasuda | Published digitally by Kodansha Comics Fifteen-year-old Tsukushi Tsukamoto doesn't have any friends. He's always rushed home after school to be there for his disabled mother, who is raising him on her own after his father passed away. After an eccentric fellow named Jin Kazama saves Tsukushi from bullies, Tsukushi is more than willing to grant Kazama the … [Read more...] about DAYS, Vols. 1-2
A Silent Voice, Vols. 1-7
By Yoshitoki Oima | Published by Kodansha Comics In elementary school, Shoya Ishida often engaged in foolhardy stunts to stave off boredom. When hearing impaired transfer student Shoko Nishimiya joins his class and causes disruption within the class, she becomes Shoya’s target. Initially, the other kids laugh at Shoya’s antics but when he goes too far and destroys several … [Read more...] about A Silent Voice, Vols. 1-7
Several from Seven Seas
In the past couple of months, Seven Seas has published several new releases of interest to me! Bloom Into You, Vol. 1 by Nakatani Nio Koito Yuu has just begun her first year of high school. Pressured by her friends to participate in club activities, she ends up assisting the student council, where she meets elegant second-year student Nanami Touko. Yuu has been trying to … [Read more...] about Several from Seven Seas
Ace of the Diamond, Vols. 1-2
By Yuji Terajima | Published digitally by Kodansha Comics Eijun Sawamura really wanted to make some good baseball memories with his middle-school friends, but even though they practiced hard, they couldn’t win a single game. Although he shows talent as a pitcher, his unsportsmanlike behavior after a bitter defeat means most of the good baseball schools are no longer … [Read more...] about Ace of the Diamond, Vols. 1-2