Yakuza Cafe
Yakuza Cafe is a pleasant surprise, a cheerful, smutty send-up of gangster manga that playfully mocks maid cafes, foodie manga, and yakuza culture. The titular…
The Art of The Secret World of Arrietty
Among the many books I read as a child, few left as indelible an impression as Mary Norton’s The Borrowers (1952). The book featured the…
Hyakusho Kizoku, Vol. 1
Drawn in a loose, improvisational style, Hiromu Arakawa’s Hyakusho Kizuko may remind readers of the gag strips that round out every volume of her wildly…
A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1
Maria Kawai, heroine of A Devil and Her Love Song, is a cool customer. Not only is she beautiful, talented, and smart, she’s also tough…
Yakuza Moon: The True Story of a Gangster’s Daughter
In the popular imagination, the yakuza are modern-day samurai, observing a rigid code of honor, decorating their bodies with elaborate tattoos, and meting out swift…