The Best Manga You’re Not Reading: Suki
The brilliant sociopath, the hooker with the heart of gold, and the naïf are my three least favorite character types, the first two for their…
Sakuran
The oiran, or Japanese courtesan, is a product of seventeenth century Japan. Like the geisha who eclipsed them in popularity, the oiran were not simply…
The Flowers of Evil, Vol. 2
Do you remember the first time you tried to impress someone on a date? I do: I was fifteen, and thrilled that an older boy…
Drifting Net Cafe, Vol. 1
It takes nerve — nay, stones — to update Kazuo Umezu’s bat-shit classic The Drifting Classroom. That’s exactly what Shuzo Oshimi (The Flowers of Evil)…
Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 1
The opening pages of Puella Magi Madoka Magica suggest a dreary retread of Sailor Moon: Kyubey, a talking cat, appears before Madoka Kaname, a perky…