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
Supernatural
Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty, Vol. 1
By Megumi Morino | Published by Kodansha Comics Tetsu Misato makes up for what he lacks in height with his energy and determination. Due to a mysterious promise he made to his hospitalized mother, Tetsu is driven to earn money. So much so that he plains to join the work force after graduation and already is working several part-time jobs while in high school, abandoning the … [Read more...] about Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty, Vol. 1
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
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
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