Manga Artifacts: Rumiko Takahashi’s Rumic Theater
Most American readers know Rumiko Takahashi through her work in Shonen Sunday, but Takahashi has a foot in the seinen world as well. Maison Ikkoku…
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Blue Exorcist, Vol. 1
Have you ever seen the pilot episode of Law & Order? Most of the regular characters are present, and the script follows the three-act structure…
My 10 Favorite TOKYOPOP Titles
Like many other readers who first discovered manga in the mid-2000s, TOKYOPOP played a major role in introducing me to to the medium. Tokyo Babylon…
Butterfly, Vol. 1
Reading Butterfly won’t change your life, make you a better person, or cause subtle but significant changes to South American weather patterns, but it may…
The Best Manga You’re Not Reading: Kekkaishi
I have a challenge for all you Shonen Jump readers: pick up a copy of Kekkaishi. It may not be as sexy as Death Note,…