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A Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 1

December 5, 2017 Katherine Dacey

A Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 1

Don’t be fooled by the cute cover: A Polar Bear in Love is neither gag strip nor conventional rom-com about an improbable couple overcoming their differences. It’s a fitfully amusing, sometimes melancholy reflection on what it’s like to fall in love for the first time, filled … [Read more...]

Manga, Manga Critic, Reviews Comedy, Koromo, Polar Bear, Yen Press

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The Manga Revue, 4/2/18

The Manga Revue, 4/2/18

April 3, 2018

CITY, Keiichi Arawi's latest series, charts the misadventures of Midori, a feckless undergrad who's behind on the rent, in … [...]

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Twin Spica, Vols. 5-6

Twin Spica, Vols. 5-6

March 30, 2011

If you spend any time surfing the mangasphere, you don't need me to tell you that Twin Spica is about a group of teenagers … [...]

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