Oishinbo A la Carte: Vegetables

I mean no disrespect to Tetsu Kariya or Akira Hanasaki when I say that the Vegetables volume of Oishinbo A…

Rin-Ne, Vol. 1

I read a Rumiko Takahashi manga for the same reason I watch an Alfred Hitchcock thriller: I know exactly what…

Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 1

Built in 1607, the Ooku, or “great interior,” housed the women of the Tokugawa clan, from the shogun’s mother to…

Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Vol. 1

Tegami Bachi has all the right ingredients to be a great shonen series: a dark, futuristic setting; rad monsters; cool…

Children of the Sea, Vol. 1

The ocean occupies a special place in the artistic imagination, inspiring a mixture of awe, terror, and fascination. Watson and…