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Is This the Best Season of Shoujo Anime EVER?!
This winter anime season has been one of the best for shoujo anime in a WHILE!!! Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring a portion of today's video. Use…
REACTING to the first Viz Manga Announcements of 2026
It's the manga trio back at it again and ready for disappointment 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍…
Is the Sailor Moon Manga Any Good?!
I finally read Sailor Moon!!! But does anyone even like the manga anyway? Let's discuss. SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IzPNVtUwyulkIqK8ECinC_jC26xlK6sxFTl8nvUGARw/edit?usp=sharing NEW MERCH DROP: https://colleensmangarecs-shop.fourthwall.com/pages/the-fall-winter-edit SOCIAL MEDIA: https://beacons.ai/colleensmangarecs SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/colleensmangarecs
EVERY New Shoujo Manga Releasing in 2026
It's 2026 ya'll so let's giddy on up and see what shoujo and josei manga this year has to offer!!! YEEHAW!!! Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring a…
How to Make Your OWN Shoujo Manga
Ever wonder how you could be a shoujo manga artist yourself?! Well look no further this video is the place for you to learn all about how to…
All My Favorites of 2025!! (Manga, Anime, Games, & MORE)
From manga to movies to video games, here are my favorite pieces of media from 2025!! Thank you Yen Press for sponsoring today's video Use code COLLEENSMANGARECS15 at YenPress.com for…
32 Manga You HAVE to Read Before 32
It's Colleen's Manga Rec's 32nd Birthday Spectacular and to celebrate, 32 manga recommendations will be given out as party favors!! Now let's get this party started!!! Thank you Walt's…
Shojo Beat is COOKED
Apparently this year was Shojo Beat's anniversary.... Someone better let Viz know that... MERCH STORE: https://colleensmangarecs-shop.fourthwall.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA: https://beacons.ai/colleensmangarecs SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/colleensmangarecs
All Art is Political... Yes, Even Manga
Can anime be political? Can manga have social messaging? Can we ever stop engaging with blue check accounts on Twitter? The World may never know. SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fU7DDZ1iswPEJaVsKozpK08ocbIPvH65UxpXTXPePmM/edit?usp=sharing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_URf07Rb_EU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciN6ZPDMJV4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pnfrlANyuY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9tTGO__PnQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iukZXTS42cY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfXad3HVox4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcM3lF4Es_s MERCH STORE: https://colleensmangarecs-shop.fourthwall.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA: https://beacons.ai/colleensmangarecs SUPPORT ME…
Viz License Announcement BINGO!! w/ @omnibuscollector and @Fire_Lunar
The spookiest part of the season is whether Viz will license shoujo this year!!
Recommending Shoujo Manga Based On Your FAVORITE Shonen
It's time once again to make the shonen JUMP to shoujo! Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring a portion of today's video. Use code COLLEENSMANGARECS at checkout for…
KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE, Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms, My Hero Academia
AnimeNYC 2025 Recap (Manga Licenses, Panels, and MORE)
Last month I had the opportunity to go to my first ever ANYC and had an absolute blast! Here's everything I did that weekend. KODANSHA REQUEST FORM https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZBnXUJeYjrNCHqpa1N6EST-IuegG-AX0lk3sJUElOvUN6ag/viewform?pli=1 MERCH STORE: https://colleensmangarecs-shop.fourthwall.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA: https://beacons.ai/colleensmangarecs SUPPORT…
STOP Calling These Anime Shoujo!!
Have you ever thought Apothecary Diaries, Horimiya, or Fragrant Flower was a shoujo? Well think again!! Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring a portion of today's video. Use…
New Shoujo Manga You NEED to Know
Thank you to Rosetta Stone for partnering with me for today's video! Start feeling confident in your own ability to learn a new language today with an exclusive…
The Future of Manga in America
The last 4 years in America have been contentious for LOTS of reasons, but one of the big hot button issues has been around book bans and the…
The Bible of Romance Manga
Betsuma has been one of the most popular shoujo magazines since it began in the 60s and has been known for being the romance manga bible. But is…
Shoujo Manga and the Fashion Industry
Dressing like a 'Shoujo Girl' was the next big fashion trend on Tik Tok a few months ago, but how closely were the outfits even to a real…
March Manga Madness (What I Read this Month)
Somehow I always end up doing reading vlogs/first impressions only once a year and it always happens around April. Let's just say it's intentional. Thank you Walt's Comic Shop…
Playing Dress to Impress
I downloaded Roblox just to play
The Best Mangaka You've Never Heard Of
One of the greatest mangaka of all time, making hit series after hit series, is hardly known in the States. Who is she? Why is she so unknown?…
Making the Shonen Jump to Shoujo: Romulus
It's that time yet again to make the shonen JUMP to shoujo. But now we're Oscar nominated. Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring a portion of today's video.…
Live Reacting (MAYBE) to the New Viz Licensing Announcements
Are they gonna license new stuff today who knows?
Do Manga Demographics Even Matter?
The debate over manga demographics can be as heated as any Thanksgiving dinner, but some times all you need is a little bit of context and 45 minutes…
Reacting to the Viz Manga Licensing Announcements
Along with some pals, we'll be live reacting to the Viz manga licensing announcements and hoping we get a bingo on our board along the way
The BEST Manga Releasing in 2025
Welcome to 2025, hoejos!! Let's start off the year on a chill note by talking about some of the best manga that will be releasing this year. Thank you…
Colleen's 2024 Year in Review
Take a trip down memory lane as I recount my 15 favorite things of 2024. I may have hit a manga reading slump this year, but that didn't…
Before You Watch Dandadan...
Before you can watch Dandadan... you may have to read my 100 favorite shoujo manga. Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring a portion of today's video. Use code…
This Manga Teaches You How to LIVE
Colette Decides to... Die?? Is that really the manga title for a series that teaches you how to live your life to the fullest? WELL YES. Thank you Walt's…
Tokyopop: When Ego Destroys a Company
Tokyopop was once as ubiquitous as air in the 2000's but nowadays it's become a distant memory for manga fans. Why is that? Well a certain man named…
The Return of the Magical Girl
Magical girls are SO back and we have Magical Girl Dandelion to thank! The recent shoujo manga series that just debuted a few months ago that everyone lost…
Cowboy Bebop is a Shoujo?!
What do Cowboy Bebop, Code Geass, and Neon Genesis Evangelion all have in common? They were published in the shoujo manga magazine called Asuka, of course! Let's take a…
Viz Manga Licensing Announcements REACT
Streaming the Viz Manga Licensing Announcements with Omnibus Collecter & Fire Lunar
Breaking a Murder Mystery
Yumi Tamura does it again with this thoughtful and genre rule breaking manga, Don't Call It Mystery. Now let's wrap it up. I got curry waiting for me! Thank…
Making the Shonen Jump to Shoujo: Fully Loaded
Can't believe we've already made it to the 6th installment of this series!! Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring a portion of today's video. Use code COLLEENSMANGARECS at…
Attack on Titan, Call of the Night, Delicious in Dungeon, Skip and Loafer
Why Is Shoujo So Gay?! (even when it's not)
"I'm not openly anything and gay doesn't even begin to cover it." SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qzlNoBy4_D4OF-eF49ZxKB_VE-1vjjvsG_N0X8wvWR0/edit?usp=sharing SOCIAL MEDIA: https://beacons.ai/colleensmangarecs SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/colleensmangarecs 0:00 Intro 1:31 Being Queer Wasn't Invented in the "West" 2:19 3 Medias that Shaped…
Reading Rent-A-Girlfriend for Charity: THE FINALE!!!
On January 29th I started a donation drive to raise $1,200 for Feminine Hygiene Kits for Gaza with the promise that if we hit that goal I would…
Manga Collection Tour| Magazines, Artbooks, & More!
It's been 2 years since my last bookshelf tour so it's time for an update!! Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring a portion of today's video. Use code…
An Apology to Shojo Beat
I cook cream boot taste is coco loco SOCIAL MEDIA: https://beacons.ai/colleensmangarecs SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/colleensmangarecs 0:00 Intro 2:15 Reprints & the New App 6:14 Latest Releases 8:54 February Announcements 14:34 June Announcements 18:56 Closing
Media Literacy, Manga, and YOU
'Media literacy' has been the newest academic buzzword to hit the discourse in online fandoms, however it isn't as cut and dry as some may think and especially…
Obscure Manga You've NEVER Heard Of
Not all manga can be popular, but that sure as hell won't stop me from talking about them. Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring a portion of today's…
This Manga Artist Changed My Life
It's been a few months since the passing of Hinako Ashihara, the manga artist most known in the states for her series Sand Chronicles, yet her loss still…
Your Favorite Shoujo Came From This Magazine
This May is the 50th anniversary of one of the most popular shoujo manga magazines in Japan, Hana to Yume. To celebrate I took a deep dive into…
Glass Mask, Patalliro!, Please Save My Earth, Delinquent Detective, Gakuen Alice
Manga I've Been Reading this Month
It's been about a year since I've done a manga reading log so let's talk about some series I've been reading this April. Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for…
The Shoujosei Renaissance
Each year people have said a shoujosei renaissance is coming and each year I've resisted this temptation of hope. However on the second anniversary of my Decline of…
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
There is a big change coming to the channel.... Stay tuned....
Can I Guess My Friends' Favorite Manga?!
How well do I know my friends and fellow creators by only their manga taste? Let's find out. Original video idea comes from Shayne Topp/@SmoshGames https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeImKFecYFCxFiDzdK_yWcC8KmkayBwmn&si=dFg-Mvil27xWN8bD Creators featured: Kay- @basicboii…
Making the Shonen Jump to Shoujo V: Playing For Keeps
It's that time once again! The time for the fifth installment of everyone's favorite series on Youtube, Making the Shonen Jump to Shoujo! Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for…
Reading Rent-A-Girlfriend for Charity... AGAIN!!!
On January 29th I started a donation drive to raise $1,200 for Feminine Hygiene Kits for Gaza with the promise that if we hit that goal I would…
'Children of the Whales' and the Outsider Artist
Children of the Whales is a recently completed dystopian adventure series that delves into what makes an artist and how their history and emotions impact their work. (This video…