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-
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Dokebi Bride 1-6 by Marley: B
Dokebi Bride is very difficult to describe because it's a little bit like a lot of things, but isn't fully any one of them. On the surface, it's the tale of a girl named Sunbi Shin who can see spirits, and those are a dime a dozen, though few incorporate myth and folklore so creatively. In later volumes, it morphs into the story of a supernaturally gifted protagonist who … [Read more...] about Dokebi Bride 1-6 by Marley: B
Dining Bar Akira by Tomoko Yamashita: A
32-year-old Akira Koji doesn’t know how to handle it when Torihara Yasuyuki, a coworker six years his junior, says, “You know… I have feelings for you.” He has always considered himself to be straight and ultimately decides not to take the confession seriously. Still, he can’t help being a bit curious. As he and Torihara continue to interact at work, bickering a good bit yet … [Read more...] about Dining Bar Akira by Tomoko Yamashita: A
10, 20, and 30 7 by Morim Kang: B+
Morim Kang’s warm, family-oriented manhwa comes to a close in its seventh volume, bringing the tales of thirty-something Krumb, twenty-something Belle, and teenager Rok to a satisfying close. Each woman has faced personal and romantic challenges throughout the course of the series, and the ending resolves nearly all of these plot lines well while still retaining the sense that … [Read more...] about 10, 20, and 30 7 by Morim Kang: B+
10, 20, and 30 3-6 by Morim Kang: B+
10, 20, and 30 is a charming manhwa about three women, each in a different decade of life. Krumb is a widowed mother in her thirties; Rok, in her late teens, is Krumb's daughter; and Belle, in her twenties, is Krumb's niece and Rok's cousin. As volume three begins, they've recently moved out of the spacious house that Krumb's husband built and into an affordable-to-maintain … [Read more...] about 10, 20, and 30 3-6 by Morim Kang: B+