No Longer Human, Vol. 1
First published in 1948, Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human became one of the most widely read books in post-war Japan. The story, modeled on Dazai’s…
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 1
“Today, I belong to the enemy” — so begins Dawn of the Arcana, a medieval fantasy in which a feisty princess marries into a neighboring…
Manga Artifacts: GeGeGe no Kitaro
From the early 1920s through the late 1950s, before television became a fixture in Japanese homes, audiences flocked to kamishibai performances on street corners and…
Gate 7, Vol. 1
I have good news and bad news for CLAMP fans. The good news is that Gate 7 is one of the best-looking manga the quartet…
X, Vol. 1
As a child of the 1970s, I appreciate a good disaster flick, whether the devastation is local or global, natural or man-made. There’s something immensely…