With an all-new translation, new scans of the original artwork, and extras like color image galleries and interviews, UDON Entertainment's really going all out with their reissue of this shounen manga classic. I reviewed the first volume for Comics Should Be Good. You can find that review here. Silent Möbius is complete in twelve volumes, but UDON has only released the first … [Read more...] about Silent Möbius: Complete Edition 1 by Kia Asamiya: B
Small-Minded Schoolgirls 1-2 by toma: A-
What do you get when you combine some admittedly funky art with excellent characterization and a slice-of-life story about the romantic woes of a pair of professional women? Small-Minded Schoolgirls, the josei-ish, online-exclusive manhwa from NETCOMICS. The series focuses on two women: Miru Na, a successful novelist, and Somi Han, a thwarted writer whose job is to secure … [Read more...] about Small-Minded Schoolgirls 1-2 by toma: A-
Gestalt 1-3 by Yun Kouga: B-
Our story begins when Father Olivier, a priest of gentle temperament, abruptly resigns from his order and begins a journey to an island known as G. There’s a legend that a god, Gestalt, cast out from his brethren, was exiled there and will grant the wish of any explorer who seeks him out. For some reason, the head of Olivier’s order, Father Messiah, is rather desperate to get … [Read more...] about Gestalt 1-3 by Yun Kouga: B-
The Antique Gift Shop 9 by Lee Eun: B-
Bun-Nyuh never wanted to be the proprietor of an antique shop, but made a bet with her grandmother that if she managed to sell all of the mystical merchandise she’d be allowed to pursue her goal of attending university instead of following family tradition and becoming a shaman. The bulk of the series has focused on episodic tales of the items Bun-Nyuh and her enigmatic … [Read more...] about The Antique Gift Shop 9 by Lee Eun: B-
Shinobi Life 3 by Shoko Conami: B+
Beni Fujiawara’s dreams of pursuing a relationship with her ninja bodyguard from the past, Kagetora, are thwarted when her father announces that he has arranged her marriage to Rihito Iwatsuru, a classmate with an agenda of his own who is not adverse to hurting Kagetora when he gets in his way. As volume three begins, Beni has agreed to go out with Iwatsuru in exchange for him … [Read more...] about Shinobi Life 3 by Shoko Conami: B+