The Flowers of Evil, Vol. 1
If you grew up in a small town, you probably knew someone like Takao Kasuga, the nebbish-hero of The Flowers of Evil. Kasuga is a…
Reviews
The Best Manga You’re Not Reading: I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow
I’m not a big fan of squirm-inducing comedies like The Office; it’s hard to root for a loser who makes everyone uncomfortable with his general…
Manga Artifacts: Love Song
Back in the 1990s, Rachel Thorn labored hard to make Keiko Nishi a household name among American manga readers, translating six of her stories for…
The Earl & The Fairy, Vol. 1
Meet Lydia Carlton: she’s a so-called “fairy doctor,” a healer who acts as an intermediary between the spirit and human worlds. The rapid advance of…
The Best Manga You’re Not Reading: Benkei in New York
I’ve always thought that I had something in common with Warren Ellis — besides a sailor’s fondness for colorful language, that is — and reading…