King of Eden, Vol. 1
Is it too soon to enjoy a pandemic-themed manga? That question was foremost in my mind as I read King…
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A First Look at YashaHime: Demon Half-Princess
For a brief moment in the early 2000s, Rumiko Takashashi’s InuYasha was the shonen franchise in America. It was a…
The Girl with the Sanpaku Eyes, Vol. 1
Google the term sanpaku, and you’ll quickly discover why the word resists easy translation. In its most basic sense, sanpaku means “three whites,”…
The Way of the Househusband, Vols. 2-3
The Way of the Househusband has the rhythms of a good sitcom: it has a simple, well-defined premise, a few lead…
A Man & His Cat, Vol. 1
As someone who’s suffered a lifetime of embarrassment over my tendency to cry at movies and books about animals—even ones…