My Manga
My Manga is a place where you can organize all the manga you have read and want to read. You can
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Vice & Luna - 05/09/2017
just for fun
Maybell finally works up the nerve to show Luna her comics - but they're both going to need a little liquid courage!
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First Impressions - Akiba's Beat (PS4)
games
With a new cast of characters, new enemies and a new story, Akiba's Beat tries to carve out its own identity while hanging on to what made the original games popular. Dustin kicks the tires.
― It's tough to talk about Akiba's Beat without invoking a few other games, both because it's a pseudo-sequel and because it patterns itself after a huge RPG series that just saw the release of a very successful ...
K: Missing Kings BD+DVD
anime
This movie acts as the bridge between the two K TV series, but does it add much to the franchise overall? Theron Martin has the answers.
― If you're looking for an entry point into the K franchise, this 2014 movie is not the place. It represents the transition point between the events of the first series and second series K: Return of Kings, including a sort of epilogue to the affair with Mikoto and ...
Answerman - Is My Sushi Authentic?
just for fun
Answerman takes a food question that vexes many anime fans - is the sushi I'm eating in America "authentic" at all to the Japanese experience? Justin dives deep.
― Andy asks: As I was sitting in a restaurant having sushi for lunch earlier today, a thought suddenly hit me: How 'authentic' is the sushi I'm actually eating? In almost every sushi restaurant I've been in, there tended to be a few common ...
Shelf Life - Girls Beyond the Wasteland
anime
Is there anything of worth to scavenge from this wasteland of bishoujo game characters? James Beckett is down to find out! Plus, all this week's new releases, and a very plushie-filled Shelf Obsessed!
― I'm watching Tsukigakirei this season, and I have to admit that it's a cute little show. I do, however, find myself constantly wanting to bonk the characters on the head and shout at them to be proac...
The Return of Digimon
anime
The Digi-Destined return! After fifteen years (though not quite so long in anime time), the adventures of Taichi “Tai” Kamiya and his loyal Digimon partner Agumon continue. The story brings back their beloved band of friends – Yamato “Matt” Ishida, plus Sora, Izzy, Mimi, Joe, T.K., and Taichi's sister Hikari. And of course the Digimons are back as well – not just Agumon, but also Gabumon, Piyomon,...
The Mike Toole Show - The Soundtrack and the Fury
anime
Mike dives deep on a few strange cases where the music in an anime series mysteriously changed between broadcast and home video - starting with The Big O.
― Last month, after a fifteen year wait, I finally got to see the power-pop duo Puffy (known in these parts as Puffy Amiyumi) again. They were appearing at Anime Boston, which was a good fit; they've actually supplied a good 6 or 7 anime production...
Complex Age GNs 3 & 4
manga
Cosplay serves as a metaphor for Nagisa's fears of change, as she faces some of the darker aspects of her hobby in this consistently strong series. Rebecca Silverman has the details.
― Yui Sakuma's Complex Age has been a difficult story from the start. Following the life of Nagisa, a twenty-six-year-old office worker and cosplayer, the first two volumes dealt with questions of whether or not it was e...
The List - 7 Superb Anime Moms
anime
It's time to celebrate Mother's Day weekend with some of the toughest, sweetest, and most memorable moms in anime!
― It's Mother's Day weekend! I originally planned to write an opposing column for this holiday, focusing on some of anime's very worst matriarchs. However, after I'd added my fourth example of a child-abusing, neglectful parent, it dawned on me how dreadfully depressing the whole thing ...
My Hero Academia GN 8
manga
This eighth volume runs through a dizzying whirlwind of new events, offering plenty of surprises and few chances to catch your breath. Nick Creamer has the details.
― The average My Hero Academia arc generally lasts for somewhere between one to two volumes worth of content, with only the U.A. Sports Festival really stretching that standard. The manga doesn't waste any time - while other shounen manga...
Answerman - Who Are Subtitles Written For?
anime
Justin discusses how subtitles have changed over time, and how translators have to make tough calls between subtitles written for a broad audience and those written for a niche one.
― Asiko asks: I've noticed with a lot of anime that when a character is speaking translators often leave Japanese words in the text when there are English equivalents. For example, in Naruto, rather than have the transla...