It's been a while since I added a new Shonen Jump title to my pull list. Don't get me wrong: I love One-Punch Man and The Promised Neverland, but I find that many shonen titles overstay their welcome (usually around the fourth or fifth tournament arc). Still, it's hard to resist … [Read more...]
Laid-Back Camp, Vol. 1
There are two kinds of people: those who like to camp, and those who don't. I fall squarely in the second category -- not because I hate the great outdoors, but because I'm fond of hot showers and comfy beds. Still, the prospect of reading a manga about camping intrigued me: is … [Read more...]
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, a manga about a character so determined to get a good night's sleep that she'd risk death or dismemberment for forty winks. Sleepy Princess plays the … [Read more...]
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 predictable to be genuinely scary. Though the premise has serious camp potential, author Hiroumi Aoi settles for a pedestrian … [Read more...]
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 rich in puns, social commentary, pop-culture parody, and allusions to TV shows, novels, movies, and manga. I can’t imagine adapting … [Read more...]
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