Marmalade Boy: Collector’s Edition, Vol. 1
One of shojo manga’s most time-honored plot lines goes something like this: a young girl’s life is turned upside down when her mother or father…
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Blood on the Tracks, Vols. 1-5
One part Mommie Dearest, one part Kids, Blood on the Tracks is an unsettling depiction of the toxic parent-child relationship between Seiko, an overbearing mother,…
The Best and Worst Manga of 2022
When I sat down to compose my Best of 2022 list, I was certain I’d compiled a similar one as recently as 2017, only to…
Emma Dreams of Stars: Inside the Gourmet Guide
Before Yelp! and Open Table made it easy to find a good restaurant, you had two options: consult your local newspaper’s Arts & Leisure section,…
Crazy Food Truck, Vol. 1
Crazy Food Truck isn’t the worst manga I’ve read this year, but it’s one of the most disappointing, marred by lazy writing, paper-thin characterizations, and…