AX, Vol. 1: A Collection of Alternative Manga
The next time someone dismisses manga as a “style” characterized by youthful-looking, big-eyed characters with button noses, I’m going to…
Manga
The Times of Botchan, Vols. 1-4
Reading The Times of Botchan reminded me of watching Alexander Sakurov’s cryptic 2002 film Russian Ark. Both employ a similar…
Saturn Apartments, Vol. 1
If I’ve learned anything from my long love affair with science fiction, it’s this: there’s no place like home. You…
My Girlfriend’s a Geek, Vol. 1
The prince who turns out to be a toad is a staple figure in romantic comedies: what Jane Austen novel…
Twin Spica, Vol. 1
Asumi Kamogawa is a small girl with a big dream: to be an astronaut on Japan’s first manned space flight….