Sakuran
The oiran, or Japanese courtesan, is a product of seventeenth century Japan. Like the geisha who eclipsed them in popularity,…
Tag: Vertical Comics
The Flowers of Evil, Vol. 2
Do you remember the first time you tried to impress someone on a date? I do: I was fifteen, and…
The Flowers of Evil, Vol. 1
If you grew up in a small town, you probably knew someone like Takao Kasuga, the nebbish-hero of The Flowers…
GTO: 14 Days in Shonan, Vol. 1
GTO: 14 Days in Shonan is loud and silly, the kind of manga in which the slightest misunderstanding between characters…
The Best Manga of 2011: The Manga Critic’s Picks
The usual gambit for introducing a year-end list is to remark on the abundance of good titles, acknowledge the difficulty…