Solanin
The characters in Solanin are suffering from what I call a “pre-life crisis”—that moment in your twenties when you realize…
Tag: VIZ
Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1
If I were thirteen years old, Library Wars would be at the top of my Best Manga Ever list, as…
Manga Artifacts: A, A’ and They Were Eleven
Though Vertical has published two series by Keiko Takemiya, the Magnificent 49ers’ work remains largely unavailable in English, with a…
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…
Bokurano: Ours, Vol. 1
Among the most discussed scenes in the new Kick-Ass film is one that pits a tweenage assassin against a roomful…