By Takehiko Inoue | Published by VIZ Media (first VIZBIG edition) One of my goals for this Manga Moveable Feast was to finally read some of Vagabond. I've been collecting the VIZBIG editions since they started coming out, which means there were ten of these on my shelf (with their spines forming a group portrait) unread. Now that I finally have read some of Vagabond, I've … [Read more...] about Vagabond, Vols. 1-3
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Tidbits: Now We Are Six
Originally, this post was supposed to go up several months ago, when the sixth volumes of these series were newly released, but time conspired against me. And so, belatedly, I present reviews of volumes five and six of Kamisama Kiss and Oresama Teacher. Also included is perennial favorite Skip Beat!, which is on a similar trajectory, just twenty volumes ahead. Kamisama … [Read more...] about Tidbits: Now We Are Six
Psyren, Vols. 1-2
By Toshiaki Iwashiro | Published by VIZ Media Ageha Yoshina is a first-year highschool student who channels his passion for fighting into helping people (for a fee). When classmate Sakurako Amamiya goes missing, he can’t just ignore it, particularly since she seems to know something about Psyren, a mysterious organization that recently issued Ageha a phone card when he … [Read more...] about Psyren, Vols. 1-2
Dawn of the Arcana, Vols. 1-2
By Rei Toma | Published by VIZ Media In premise, Dawn of Arcana sounds like fairly generic shoujo fantasy. Princess Nakaba of Senan is married to Prince Caesar of Belquat in an arrangement ostensibly meant to ensure peace between their warring kingdoms, but which nobody expects to do so for long. Nakaba is resigned to her fate, but not without backbone, while Caesar is … [Read more...] about Dawn of the Arcana, Vols. 1-2
A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1
By Miyoshi Tomori | Published by VIZ Media The back cover blurb of A Devil and Her Love Song contains the following lines: "Meet Maria Kawai—she’s gorgeous and whip-smart, a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue, it’s no wonder some consider her to be the very devil!" And in my mind, this built up the expectation for a comedy, but that’s … [Read more...] about A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1