YashaHime: Princess Half-Demon, Vols. 1-2
YashaHime: Princess Half-Demon epitomizes what I dislike most about IP-driven entertainment. It’s a manga adaptation of an anime sequel to…
Manga
Lovely Muco!, Vol. 1
For thirteen years, I lived with Grendel, a smart, stubborn Australian shepherd who treated me and my husband like a…
Insomniacs After School, Vol. 1
First published in 1911, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden has beguiled millions of readers with its portrait of Mary…
Marmalade Boy: Collector’s Edition, Vol. 1
One of shojo manga’s most time-honored plot lines goes something like this: a young girl’s life is turned upside down…
Blood on the Tracks, Vols. 1-5
One part Mommie Dearest, one part Kids, Blood on the Tracks is an unsettling depiction of the toxic parent-child relationship…