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I bemoaned Kohei Horikoshi’s lack of success. Oumagadoki Zoo was a manga that had a solid 5 volume run, and once Barrage hit English Weekly Shonen Jump, I was thinking the sky’s the limit. That’s why I blogged it. …It ended in 16 chapters. Not everyone can trot out a One Piece or Naruto and ... Read more
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1) Last week, we reviewed Father and Son. This week, we’re reviewing the other title that Crunchyroll announced in their 4 manga license day, Donyatsu. 2) Donyatsu is a manga you might have heard about. 3) We hope you enjoyed the picture of a marshmallow eating the back of a donut’s behind. …Sorry, we meant ... Read more
Title: Tony Takezaki’s Neon Genesis Evangelion Genre: Comedy, Parody Author: Tony Takezaki Publisher: Dark Horse (US) / Kadokawa Shoten (JP) Serialized In: Young Ace Release Date: May 27, 2015 Review copy provided by the publisher. Is there such a thing as “Evangelion fatigue?” If so, the fandom certainly hasn’t felt it, as the manga spinoffs ... Read more
Title: Captain Ken Genre: Space Western Publisher: Shogakukan (JP), Digital Manga (US) Artist: Osamu Tezuka Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Sunday Original Release Date: April 28, 2015 Successfully Kickstarted last year, Captain Ken is a Tezuka work that is probably not as great as Ayako, Ode to Kirihito, or A Message To Adolf. It’s currently a ... Read more
Title: Tokyo Ghoul Genre: Action, Horror, Psychological Publisher: Shueisha (JP), Viz Media (US) Artist: Sui Ishida Serialized in: Weekly Young Jump Translation: Joe Yamazaki Original Release Date: March 17, 2015 Review copy provided by publisher. Sui Ishida’s Tokyo Ghoul is a interesting manga that brings two different beings into a world aware of them and ... Read more
Title: Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders (Gakuen Tokkei Dyukarion) Genre: Comedy, Parody Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten (JP), Viz (US) Artist: CLAMP Serialized in: Comic Genki Digital Release Date: January 20, 2015 Free Preview: Chapter 1 Summary: In a crisis, a team of justice appears from nowhere. People call them Duklyon, the Clamp School Defenders. To defend our ... Read more
Title: Assassination Classroom Genre: Comedy Publisher: Shonen Jump (JP), Viz Media (US) Story/Artist: Yusei Matsui Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Jump (volume one reviewed) Translation: Tetsuichiro Miyaki Original Release Date: December 2, 2014 Review copy provided by Viz Media Sometime in the past few years, the hosts of the American Weekly Shonen Jump stated on their podcast that Assassination Classroom was never going ... Read more
Title: Jaco The Galactic Patrolman (Ginga Patrol Jako) Genre: Sci-fi, Comedy Publisher: Shueisha (JP), Viz Media (US) Story/Artist: Akira Toriyama Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Jump Translation: Tetsuichiro Miyaki Original Release Date: January 6, 2015 If this is the final manga Akira Toriyama does — after all, he’s getting up there in age and I think ... Read more
Title: Seraph of The End (Owari no Serafu) Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Shueisha (JP), Viz Media (US) Story/Artist: Takaya Kagami, Yamoto Yamamoto Serialized in: Jump Square Translation: Adrienne Beck Original Release Date: June 3, 2014 I think Seraph of The End is incapable of sustaining my long term interest due to it being incredibly cliche, riddled with predictable ... Read more
[…] week over at the home base I review another Evangelion spin-off manga, Tony Takezaki’s Neon Genesis Evangelion. Justin reviews the kickstarted Captain Ken, and Helen takes a look at The Lucifer and the Biscuit […]