Laid-Back Camp, Vol. 1
Laid-Back Camp may be the most quintessentially Japanese thing I’ve read this year: it features cute girls doing cute things…
Manga
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Vol. 1
Since one in four Americans suffer from insomnia, it seems like there’s a natural market for Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle,…
Shibuya Goldfish, Vol. 1
Shibuya Goldfish falls somewhere along the horror continuum between Sharknado 3 and Jaws: it’s too competently executed to be a guilty pleasure but too…
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei: The Power of Negative Thinking, Vol. 1
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei: The Power of Negative Thinking may not be as relentlessly intertextual as Ulysses, but this Japanese import is nearly as…
Short Takes: The Promised Neverland and Silver Spoon
Just a word to the wise: it’s impossible to discuss either Neverland or Spoon without divulging a few plot details, so be mindful…