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Kaijuu ni Natta Gay / The Gay Who Turned Kaiju by Minamoto Kazuki
Last night I had a reading at a local comic book shop. While there, I couldn’t resist picking up a manga with this amazing title: The Gay Who…
Gate 7 (Volume 1) by CLAMP
The great manga collection clean-up continues! As I continue to sort though the random manga I’ve collected over the years, we come to Gate 7 , which I…
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto / Someday’s Dreamers (Vols 1 & 2) by Yamada Norie and Yoshizuki Kumichi
This week, I continue reading through and reviewing the random pile of manga that I’ve collected over the years. I have a vague memory of pulling the first…
From Far Away / Kanata Kara (Volume 5) by Hikawa Kyouko
Continuing with the theme of isekai from the 1990s pulled from my pile of random volumes I’ve picked up over the years is From Far Away / Kanata…
Those Who Hunt Elves / Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi (Volume 1) by Yagami Yu
An early ecchi isekai from 1994, Those Who Hunt Elves has the distinction of being one of 38 Japanese anime that was banned by the Chinese Ministry of…
Qwan (Volumes 1 &2) by Aki Shimizu
As I continue to plow through my TBR pile uncovered while cleaning, I finally came across two manga in a row! I even have number 1. Will miracles…
Time and Again (Volume 3) by Yun Ji-Un
I finally lucked out. Even though apparently I’m still a very haphazard collector of manga, it turns out that all of the stories in the Korean manhwa series…
DN Angel by Sugisaki Yukiru
Apparently, I’m a sloppy collector. For those who may be just now tuning in, I’ve been cleaning out the room where I collect my manga and am systematically…
Wild Adapter by Minekura Kazuya
I have disappointed a HUGE number of my friends by not loving Saiyuki. I have one friend, in particular, who is so hopeful that I will eventually love…
Alice the 19th (Volume 1) by Watase Yu
Like a lot of book lovers and manga fans, I pick up books randomly. You know how it is, right? I’m at garage or library sale and somehow…
Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu / Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man 17-21
My dream is to be so famous that publishers will print literally anything I wrote, ever, including my juvenilia. I guess this means that my dream is…
The King’s Bodyguard by Mulyeob / Bagsusoli
If you enjoyed all the political maneuverings of Untamed/Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, but wished it was set in a fantasy, historical Korea and there was a lot more…
Liberta by Tatsubon
I don’t normally read anything that can be categorized as ecchi, but I made an exception for Liberta. But… I mean… hello there, hot, lesbian vampire! How are…
Young, Alive, in Love by Nishuima Daisuke
I have to apologize for, once again, disappearing off the face of the earth. I was teaching a class (the sort of which I have taught many times…
My Wandering Warrior Existence / Meisou Senshi by Nagata Kabi
I really need to stop giving Nagata-sensei my money. At least until she writes a manga called, “My Life-Changing Experience: Getting Therapy.” SPOILERS . . . . I…
Dinosaur Sanctuary, Volume 1 by Kinoshita Itaru
I happened to be at my library again before all the snow hit and saw that they had a few new manga in their collection. One of them…
Kinou Nani Tabeta? dj – Kenji to Shiro-san by Yoshinaga Fumi
Is it really a doujinshi if the canon’s author wrote it herself? I love Kinou Nani Tabeta? / What Did You Eat Yesterday? but I always wished it…
Look Back by Fujimoto Tatsuki
Look Back is described as “a heart-wrenching tale” by the author of Chainsaw Man. However, for my heart to be affected, that would actually require me too LIKE…
Quite Ordinary Halloween by Dorae
I had hoped to find a manga that had some Halloween content to review for today, but, in a surprise to no one, most of what exists out…
When the Yakuza Falls in Love by Morimi/Dupai
As most long time MangaKast readers know, I’m a sucker for stories involving yakuza. However, this might be the first time I’ve read a Korean story about the…
Bleach Doujinshi Round-Up, Part II
Alright, let’s do this! In celebration of the new Bleach anime, I am continuing to read and review the VAST quantity of doujinshi (fan produced works) of this…
Watashi wa Kabe ni Naritai / I Want to Be the Wall by Shirono Honami
When I was looking for art for My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders, this lovely slice-of-life manga, Watashi wa Kabe ni Naritai. I…
Hattatsu shougai to issho ni otona ni natta watashitachi / My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by Monnzusu
Hattatsu shougai to issho ni otona ni natta watashitachi / My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders is a series of autobiographical shorts of…
Doujinshi Round-Up (Bleach), Part I
In my defense, I never said I WOULDN’T review doujinshi. Many doujinshi are technically manga, even if they’re fan-produced. I feel like a case can be made that…
3P Nonke Kaihatsu – Elite Futari ni Nerawareta Ore / A Straight Guy’s Threesome – Two Guys Are After Me by Inainaka
The cover of this one is a little bit smutty, much like this whole manga, so I’ll just feature the two love interests of 3P Nonke Kaihatsu –…
3-kai Mawatte Suki to Ie / Turn Around Three Times and Say You Love Me by Hakoishi Tammy
3-kai Mawatte Suki to Ie / Turn Around Three Times and Say You Love Me is a funny little story about a ‘magic spell’ gone wrong…. or maybe…
Yuuyake Trip / Nightfall Travelers: Leave Only Footprints by Tomohi
My local bookstore has a manga club. I have yet to make it to a single meeting, but I’ve been reading their picks every month. This month they’re…
Mania by Brothers Without a Tomorrow
You know those ship dynamic preference memes going around on social media recently? They look something like this: There are a lot of these, but I have not…
Kuyuru by Migino Yagi
I’ve been working on a big round-up of Bleach doujinshi in celebration for the upcoming release of the new Bleach anime, but in the meantime I read a…
Bokura no Shikisai / Our Colors by Tagame Gengoroh
I happened to be at the library again and I picked up a hardcover complete volume set of Tagame Gengoroh’s Bokura no Shikisai / Our Colors. Tagame-sensei was…
Yume no Kaseki / Dream Fossil by Kon Satoshi
Yume no Kaseki / Dream Fossil is another story anthology of stories by Kon Satoshi-sensei. This one is a massive compilation of pretty much anything he ever did.…
World Apartment Horror by Kon Satoshi
World Apartment Horror was a weird one, and that’s saying a lot for Kon Satoshi-sensei. SPOILERS . . . . World Apartment Horror is an anthology of shorts,…
OPUS by Kon Satoshi
I got my final schedule for the Chicago WorldCon and squeed a little bit when I found out that I made it on to the Satoshi Kon retrospective…
At Home Happy System by Kobato Mebaru and Ogura Muku
I found this odd-ball little one-shot (actually more of a two-shot) At Home Happy System while noodling around looking for yaoi about robots. SPOILERS . . . .…
Reiraku / Downfall by Inio Asano
Having reviewed Solanin for the manga club I joined, I went back and read my review of Asano-sensei’s previous work, Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededestruction. In the review I’d…
Solanin by Inio Asano
My local, independent bookstore, Second Chapter Books, has started a manga club, so I joined. Their first pick is by the author of Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededede, Asano…
The Promised (But Possibly NOT Appreciated) SUBverse Round-up
Clearly, it’s just me. But, I ended up reading a lot of these and so, rather than bombard you all with every title, one at a time, I…
Dom/Sub Verse Introduction
There is seriously something wrong with me. I have, for the most part, scrupulously avoided the Omegaverse (also known as ABO, or Alpha/Beta/Omega) in yaoi, because I was…
Bakeneko Katatte Sourou / The Cat Proposed by Hayane Dentou
If you ever said to yourself: “You know what I want? I want a super gay version of Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu only with magical transforming cats!” Then,…
Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu / The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today by Yamada Hitsuzi
Continuing the theme of cats, I ran across this weird, yet amazing story, Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu / The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today. SPOILERS…
Sue to Tai-Chan / Sue & Tai-Chan (Vol 1) by Konami Kanata
I picked up this manga at an amazing used bookstore in Connecticut. It comes from the same author of Chi’s Sweet Home and Fuku Fuku: Kitten Tales. I…
The Walking Cat: A Cat’s-Eye View of the Zombie Apocalypse by Tomo Kitaoka
I picked The Walking Cat: A Cat’s-Eye View of the Zombie Apocalypse (omnibus edition) on my travels because: cats. I will say that it might have been a…
Haru’s Curse / Haru no Noroi by Konishi Asuka
While on a road trip these last eight days, I ended up picking up a number of manga at the various bookstores that I visited. The first is…
Asadora! (Volume 1) by Naoki Urasawa
I don’t who is convincing the Ramsey County library to buy all of Naoki Urasawa’s work, but the fist volume of Asadora! just showed up and so I…
Dr. Stone (Vol. 1) by Inagachi Riichiro / Boichi
I was on an anime and manga panel at Minicon this last weekend, and one of the manga that people kept recommending was Dr. Stone. So, when I…
Kaketa Tsuki to Donuts / Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon (Vol. 1 & 2) by Usui Shio
It’s been a while since I reviewed a yuri, but, by chance, among my library finds, was this slow-burn lesbian romance, Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon. Since I…
Kushami / Sneeze : A Short Story Collection by Urasawa Naoki
My wife was at a Friends of the Library board meeting last night, so I had some time to kick around and see what was new in the…
Mesare Yagare! by Michinoku Atami
Apparently, what I am currently drawn to are vaguely silly yaoi. To that end, I recently read Mesare Yagare! a story about a man who needs to bang…
肉体派ガチ!/ Nikutaiha Gachi! (volume 1)
I will be at in-person convention (Minicon) this weekend. On Sunday, I’ll be on a panel about anime and manga. Since I will be suggesting that people check…
Usagi-chan Doshikori Moushiagemasu / Little Bunny, I’ll Help You Get Off by Misaka Niumu
Sometimes a title is kind of… right in your face. I will also admit that I struggled to find a cover that was only R-rated for this particular…