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Holiday Review #10: CATCH THESE HANDS!
But if we're talking about adult ladies in manga, we have to talk about yuri. It continued to thrive and grow as a category here, so much ...
Catch These Hands
Only through violence can these ladies find love. Much like a popular internet series that I'm sure a great many of you are familiar with. 4:13 - Catch These…
Naruto, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Dororo, Dororo, My Hero Academia
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Catch These Hands!, Volume 2
Today Okazu hit a new benchmark – all the reviews this week have been of English-language translations of Yuri manga. Wow. That’s a first. Today, we’re looking at…
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Catch These Hands, Volume 1
Takebe used to be the toughest girl in school, but all her old friends have moved on, are getting married, having babies. She can’t even keep a real…
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Catch These Hands! GN 1
Two former delinquents cross paths again in adulthood. Their rough-and-tumble days of excitement are far in the past but maybe a new kind of excitement is awaiting them?
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Catch These Hands, Volume 3
It was in March 2020 when I reviewed Watashi no Kobushi wo Uketomete, Volume 3 ( 私の拳をうけとめて). Re-reading that review, honestly, I can add little to it for…
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Catch These Hands, Volume 4
Decades ago, I was doing a number of community-centered activities, and I noticed that people who came into community spaces often had no idea how to act. In…
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Thoughts on Catch These Hands! Volume 2
Soramori wants to get closer to Takebe in the second volume of murata’s Catch These Hands! manga. Soramori tries taking her for a proper date. Also, someone else…
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Thoughts on Catch These Hands! Volume 1
Catch These Hands! is a yuri manga written and illustrated by murata. It focuses on Takebe, a woman who has decided to leave her old delinquent ways behind…
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Manga Talk: Catch These Hands Volume 1
I share thoughts on Catch These Hands volume 1 Story by: Murata Published by: Yen Press Genre: Yuri, Delinquent Synopsis: Back in the day, Takebe was a tough-as-nails…
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Thoughts on Catch These Hands! Volume 3
Takebe and Soramori are gradually getting closer and closer. It isn’t exactly smooth sailing in this third volume of murata’s Catch These Hands! manga, though. Still, there is…
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Thoughts on Catch These Hands! Volume 4
Takebe and Soramori are struggling to get their feelings across to each other in the fourth and final volume of murata’s Catch These Hands! manga. Perhaps they can…
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The Anti-Social Geniuses Review: Catch These Hands! Volume 1
The Anti-Social Geniuses review Catch These Hands!, where Takabe realizes revenge isn't on Soramori's mind, but instead a confession to her long-time crush!
401 – Triple Dip 63 – New York, New York, Catch These Hands!, I Want to be a Wall
Morgana is out this week but she left us a great selection of books from Yen Press to read for Pride and Panels! Here’s our Triple Dip on…
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Holiday Reviews: KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF EIZOUKEN!
We've spent most of this month honoring some of the best (and worst) art that manga in 2020 had to offer. It's only fitting then that we lo...
Hataraku Maou-sama!! - Episode 1 - Apple Hands Catch Emi's Sword
Emi quickly blamed Maou for opening a dimensional gate and dropping a golden apple. Then that apple sprung arms! Hataraku Maou-sama!! - Episode 1.
The Devil is a Part-Timer!, The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2
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Don’t let go of these Hands from Noda Emi.
An upbeat, cheerful sounding J-pop song with slightly somber lyrics… sounds perfect for a theme song to a J-drama about an ill fated romance right? I initially just…
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Episode 10 Review — Gallery
I finally figured out how to create those nifty header images Karandi uses and I’m having way too much fun with it. I just want to make a…
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EVERYDAY EVA Episode 12: Catch It With Your Bare Hands! | Mecha March
Shinji shoulders the secrets of Misato’s past to become a hero against their biggest threat yet.
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Guyabano Holiday Review
A lot of manga will catch your attention, but you would be doing yourself a disservice if you can't make time to check Guyabano Holiday out.
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Holiday Review: MEDALIST
Sports manga continue to thrive and I'm really glad it has because otherwise we might not have gotten a title like this one, even if it's di...
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Holiday Review: SENSOR
Horror manga has taken off in a big way, and the man at the forefront of this trend has been Junji Ito. It's been too long since we've…
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Holiday Review: GIGANT
This year saw the announcement of a lot of new titles from established creators. Unfortunately, that included Hiroya Oku. GIGANT ( Giganto ...
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! – Episode 10
Folks, I am beyond delighted to be returning to Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! I actually only watched up through Eizouken’s ninth episode as the show was actually…
Holiday Review #21 INNOCENT
Y'all know I love historical manga a lot, and I've always had a fascination with the French Revolution and the time period around it, so th...
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Holiday Review: YAKUZA LOVER
Even Shojo Beat was willing to get a little raunchier than usual this year with titles like this one. YAKUZA LOVER ( Koi to Dangan ), by No...
It's Holiday Review Time!
As we head into another December, it's time once more for another round of Holiday Reviews at The Manga Test Drive. That means 25 days of...
Holiday Review #1: TEPPU!
It's time for another round of Holiday Reviews and we're start this year off much in the same way that we ended the last one: with a review...
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Holiday Review: PENGUIN GENTLEMEN
Fanservice can take all sorts of shapes, though. Often it's attached to round, bouncy girls, but sometimes it's indulging in a fantasy wher...
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Holiday Review: SUPER HXEROES
There were also plenty of titles trading in pure unadulterated fanservice, although most of them were not quite as literal about this as thi...
Holiday Review #21 INNOCENT
Y'all know I love historical manga a lot, and I've always had a fascination with the French Revolution and the time period around it, so th...
Holiday Review #5 - OROCHI
Viz has been the biggest beneficiary of the Junji Ito horror manga craze, but it wasn't until this year that they were willing to capitalize...
Holiday Review: LIL' LEO
Sadly, a lot of Denpa's releases for this year got caught up in Covid-related delays. Thankfully, we did eventually get this charming littl...
Holiday Review #1: TEPPU!
It's time for another round of Holiday Reviews and we're start this year off much in the same way that we ended the last one: with a review...
It's Holiday Review Time!
As we head into another December, it's time once more for another round of Holiday Reviews at The Manga Test Drive. That means 25 days of...
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Holiday Review: ENIALE & DEWIELA
Speaking of making great art this year, there are few mangaka making art as great as Witch Hat Atelier creator Kamome Shirahama. This year...
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Holiday Review: DUNGEON TOILET
That being said, we got A LOT of isekai manga this year. For every year this trend drags on, it seems the stories only get stranger, more s...
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Holiday Review: DAI DARK
Of course, you can work with horrific ideas and make them fun and charming. Just look at this series, for example. DAI DARK ( Dai Daku ), b...
Holiday Review #5 - OROCHI
Viz has been the biggest beneficiary of the Junji Ito horror manga craze, but it wasn't until this year that they were willing to capitalize...
Review: All These Years (2023)
All These Years 这么多年 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 116 mins. Director: Ji Zhuqing 季竹青. Rating: 7/10. A high school-to-adulthood unrequited love story that’s utterly generic but beautifully executed…
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Shimamura’s Catch-22.
You either found her extremely fascinating or extremely frustrating. Shimamura was someone who divided opinion when Adachi & Shimamura came out. With so many yuri shows that came…
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William’s Catch Phrase
We all love this catch phrase right?!
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Holiday Review: MY BROKEN MARIKO
There was another notable josei one-shot that came out late this year. It's all about grief and loss. In that sense, it feels like the per...
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Holiday Review: SWEAT AND SOAP
Is it strange that one of the sweetest, sexiest romance manga I read all year wasn't the one about buff fireman but instead one involving a ...
Holiday Review #9: CAT + GAMER
Sometimes though, you don't want bodice-ripping smut or complicated emotional masterpieces. Sometimes you just want a simple story about a...
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Holiday Review: SEX ED 120%
I don't want y'all to think I'm a prude, though. There was a perfectly good (and educational!) manga from this year that's literally all a...
Holiday Review #5: RIVER'S EDGE
We haven't seen a new Kyoko Okuzaki work in English in well over a decade, back in the glory days of Vertical. Naturally, when Kodansha pu...
Holiday Review #16: SHUNA'S JOURNEY
But let's take a diversion to a more highbrow sort of fantasy, created by the one anime director that literally everyone knows. SHUNA'S JOU...
Holiday Review #25: NEIGHBORHOOD STORY
We started this year's reviews with a long-awaited license, so it's only fitting to end it with one as well. As much as I might complain a...
Holiday Review #1: KAMEN RIDER
For the second year in a row, I'm able to kick things off with a classic manga from Shotaro Ishinomori, and it might be the best one yet.…