Komomo Confiserie, Vol. 1
Flip through The Big Book of Shojo Plotlines, and there – between “I’m Having an Affair with My Homeroom Teacher” and “I’m a Nutjob Who’s…
Manga Critic
Ultraman, Vol. 1
Dusting off a beloved franchise and making it appeal to a new generation is a hazardous undertaking: stray too far from the source material and…
A Brief History of Manga
A Brief History of Manga is an odd duck: it’s too short and impressionistic to be a reference work, but too focused on historically significant…
Short Takes: Back to School Edition
My inbox is overflowing with emails touting back-to-school deals on everything from sneakers to school supplies–a sure sign that the fall semester is right around…
Fragments of Horror
Uncanny–that’s the first word that comes to mind after reading Junji Ito’s Fragments of Horror, an anthology of nine stories that run the gamut from…