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August 20, 2020

REVIEW: The Fox & the Little Tanuki Volume 2 by Mi Tagawa

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsJapan / Japanese culture / Manga / POC author / teensComments Off on REVIEW: The Fox & the Little Tanuki Volume 2 by Mi Tagawa

After 300 years, the gods that imprisoned Senzou the Fox Spirit for his arrogance finally set him free. There is only one condition – he can’t have any of his supernatural abilities back until he successfully helps a tanuki cub named Manpachi become one of their magical assistants. Unfortunately for ... more >

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March 26, 2020

REVIEW: Jayne’s Reading List

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / DNF Reviewscrossword puzzle / England / Japanese culture / Manga / murder-investigation / non-fiction / POC author / police / Scotland / war9 Comments

The Fox & the Little Tanuki, Vol. 1 by Mi Tagawa Long ago, the gods granted a few special animals great powers… but not all those animals used their magical abilities for good! Senzou the Fox Spirit in particular grew too brash and arrogant, abusing his strength until the gods ... more >

June 29, 2018

REVIEW: Manga Classics: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas by Stacy King

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsadventure / Historical / Manga / revenge1 Comments

The victim of a miscarriage of justice, the Count of Monte Cristo is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of intrigue, betrayal, escape, and triumphant revenge moves at ... more >

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 >

October 2, 2012

MANGA REVIEW: Jiu Jiu volume 2 by Touya Tobina

JiaC- ReviewsManga / shoujo / supernatural / vampires / Viz / werewolves6 Comments

Story & Art: Touya Tobina Publisher: Hakusensha/Viz Rated: T+ for older teen Volumes: 2/5 Dear readers, A few weeks ago, I read the first volume of Jiu Jiu, a shoujo manga series about Takamichi, the heir of a demon hunting family, and her two shapeshifting bodyguard-familiars, Night and Snow. Although ... 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 >

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