Say I Love You, Vols. 1-3
Back in the 1980s, filmmaker John Hughes peddled an intoxicating fantasy to thirteen-year-old girls: you might be the class misfit–the kid who wore the “wrong”…
Reviews
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…
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…