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Manga

November 6, 2012

MANGA REVIEW: Strobe Edge volume 1 by Io Sakisaka

JiaB+ Reviews / Mangahigh-school / Manga / shoujo / unrequited-love / Viz5 Comments

Story & Art: Io Sakisaka Publisher: Shueisha/Viz Rated: T for teen Volumes: 1/10 Dear readers, In my ongoing quest to reacquaint myself with the shoujo genre, I stumbled across this new title from Viz. The series completed its run in Japan in 2010 but was just officially published in English ... more >

August 25, 2012

MANGA REVIEW: Jiu Jiu volume 1 by Touya Tobina

JiaB Reviews / MangaManga / shoujo / supernatural / Viz / werewolves8 Comments

Story & Art: Touya Tobina Publisher: Hakusensha/Viz Rated: T+ for older teen Volumes: 1/5 Dear readers, It’s been a while since I picked up a new shoujo title so after looking around a bit, I decided to give this a try. I admit I don’t often read shoujo manga much ... more >

Cover of My Darling Kitten Hair, a 168-page manga by Haruko Kumota
August 8, 2012

MANGA REVIEW: My Darling Kitten Hair by Haruko Kumota

JailiB Reviews / MangaJManga3 Comments

Title: My Darling Kitten Hair Story and Art: Haruko Kumota Publisher: JManga Genre: BL (Boys’ Love A.K.A. yaoi) Rating: M for Mature Length: 1 volume (168 pages) Dear Readers, I can’t deny it was the title that caught my attention. What on earth does My Darling Kitten Hair mean? I didn’t ... more >

July 23, 2012

MANGA REVIEW: Walkin’ Butterfly volume 1 by Chihiro Tamaki

JiaB Reviews / MangaJManga / josei / Model11 Comments

Story & Art: Chihiro Tamaki Publisher: JManga Rating: T+ for Teen Plus Length: 2/4 volumes Dear readers, Unlike shounen, shoujo, or BL, josei is one of those manga genres that seems unable to get a foothold in the U.S. It’s true that there are exceptions, such as Ooku, but for ... more >

July 5, 2012

MANGA REVIEW: Urameshiya volume 1 by Makiko

JiaB Reviews / Mangaghosts / Japan / JManga / josei / Manga / one night stand / supernatural9 Comments

It's the return of the manga review! I know it's been a while. While we can't promise that these will become a regular feature at Dear Author, I will try to review a couple titles occasionally. Story & Art: MakikoPublisher: JMangaRating: M for MatureLength: 1/1+ volumes (14 volumes currently available ... more >

Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 3 by Fumi Yoshinaga
May 13, 2010

MANGA REVIEW: Ooku: The Inner Chambers volume 3

JiaB Reviews / MangaHistorical Romances / Japan / josei / Manga / plague / star-crossed lovers6 Comments

Story & Art: Fumi Yoshinaga Publisher: Viz Signature Rating: M for mature Retail: $12.99 Length: 3/5+ volumes Dear readers, A few months ago I reviewed the first volume in this historical josei series by Fumi Yoshinaga. In it, we were introduced to an alternate history of Tokugawa era Japan where ... more >

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