Uncovering Hidden Gems in the Vast World of Manga
Over the past two years, I have really gotten into light novels. My adventure into the medium began with reading light novel adaptations and side stories of established anime and manga franchises I grew up loving, such as Tenchi Muyo and Slayers. From there, I really fell in love with light novels, and have taken…
I’m sure we all have a few manga series that we go back to and re-read every so often, franchises that stick with us that we want to experience time and time again. Saumrai Deeper Kyo is one of those manga for me, and in my latest read through, I thought that since it is…
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Warlords of Sigrdrifa Rusalka is a military/sci-fi action light novel written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Takuya Fujima. Debuting in Japan in May 2020, and being released here in the United States, courtesy of Yen Press’s Yen On line of light novels, releasing the two-volume light novel series as one hardcover, omnibus edition in…
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Kiruru Kill Me is a relatively new manga, debuting in Shounen Jump Plus in February 2020, and currently has four volumes in circulation in Japan. Here in the States, Seven Seas Entertainment has the license for the series, and currently has three volumes out in both digital and physical format. I ran across the first…
A relatively new, currently running manga franchise that has my attention every week when a new chapter drops is Hitsuji Gondaira’s spy-themed action-comedy series, Mission: Yozakura Family. As of the writing of this review, the series is currently running in Japan’s Weekly Shounen Jump, and boasts an impressive offering of 152 serialized chapters. Mission: Yozakura…