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Review: STELLVIA
It's so rare to find a mecha manga with a female protagonist and mostly female cast that isn't made for the sake of fanservice, which makes ...
Review: STELLVIA
It's so rare to find a mecha manga with a female protagonist and mostly female cast that isn't made for the sake of fanservice, which makes ...
Review: BOKURANO:OURS
We got a lot of original mecha stories around the turn of the millennium, most of which were anime originals. This is one of the rare excep...
Review: BOKURANO:OURS
We got a lot of original mecha stories around the turn of the millennium, most of which were anime originals. This is one of the rare excep...
Review: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: BLUE DESTINY
It's Mecha Month once more at the Manga Test Drive, and naturally I have to start with the franchise I know and like the best...even if this...
Review: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: BLUE DESTINY
It's Mecha Month once more at the Manga Test Drive, and naturally I have to start with the franchise I know and like the best...even if this...
Review: LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA
OK, I need to cover a witch manga that's as traditional as you can get with witches. Broomsticks, pointed hats, magic, the whole nine yard...
Review: LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA
OK, I need to cover a witch manga that's as traditional as you can get with witches. Broomsticks, pointed hats, magic, the whole nine yard...
Review: ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE: THE WITCH, THE KNIGHT, AND THE LOVE POTION SLIP-UP
There are plenty of witches to be found in the light novel world, alongside the many reincarnated noblewomen and villainesses. Are they any...
Review: ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE: THE WITCH, THE KNIGHT, AND THE LOVE POTION SLIP-UP
There are plenty of witches to be found in the light novel world, alongside the many reincarnated noblewomen and villainesses. Are they any...
Review: FLYING WITCH
There are many manga that posit what it would be like if magic and witches were real. This is possibly the most ordinary notion of that ide...
Review: FLYING WITCH
There are many manga that posit what it would be like if magic and witches were real. This is possibly the most ordinary notion of that ide...
Review: THE GOOD WITCH OF THE WEST
This year things will be especially witchy at The Manga Test Drive. Witches can take all sorts of shapes in the world of manga, including ...
Review: THE GOOD WITCH OF THE WEST
This year things will be especially witchy at The Manga Test Drive. Witches can take all sorts of shapes in the world of manga, including ...
Review: A SCHOOL FROZEN IN TIME
Fittingly enough, we end this month on a distinctly spooky school, which has become the site of a very strange mystery. A SCHOOL FROZEN IN ...
Review: A SCHOOL FROZEN IN TIME
Fittingly enough, we end this month on a distinctly spooky school, which has become the site of a very strange mystery. A SCHOOL FROZEN IN ...
Review: HIGH SCHOOL DXD
There was a time when you couldn't swing a stick without hitting a manga adaptation of a light novel series where some horny doofus and his ...
A Certain Magical Index, Angel Sanctuary, exception, High School DxD, Sanctuary
Review: HIGH SCHOOL DXD
There was a time when you couldn't swing a stick without hitting a manga adaptation of a light novel series where some horny doofus and his ...
High School DxD, Sanctuary, Sword Art Online, A Certain Magical Index, Angel Sanctuary
Review: GAKUEN HEAVEN
It's back-to-school time here at the Manga Test Drive, which in the manga world means attending anything but your ordinary Japanese high sc...
Review: GAKUEN HEAVEN
It's back-to-school time here at the Manga Test Drive, which in the manga world means attending anything but your ordinary Japanese high sc...
Review: TUXEDO GIN
One of the nice things about Old School Manga Month is that it's a good opportunity to bring forgotten favorites and hidden gems back to lig...
Review: TUXEDO GIN
One of the nice things about Old School Manga Month is that it's a good opportunity to bring forgotten favorites and hidden gems back to lig...
Review: GALAXY ANGEL
It's once again time for Old-School Manga Month! Although some of you might object to the inclusion of today's title as "old-school" as so...
Di Gi Charat, Galaxy Angel, Martian Successor Nadesico, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Review: GALAXY ANGEL
It's once again time for Old-School Manga Month! Although some of you might object to the inclusion of today's title as "old-school" as so...
Di Gi Charat, Galaxy Angel, Martian Successor Nadesico, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Review: YOWAMUSHI PEDAL
It's once again time for the Summer Olympics, so in turn I'm going to be looking at some sports manga (and in particular those featuring spo...
Review: YOWAMUSHI PEDAL
It's once again time for the Summer Olympics, so in turn I'm going to be looking at some sports manga (and in particular those featuring spo...
Review: MISTER MISTRESS
I can't not close out this month by shooting the metaphorical fish in the barrel - i.e., reaching deep into my boxes of BL manga and findin...
Review: MISTER MISTRESS
I can't not close out this month by shooting the metaphorical fish in the barrel - i.e., reaching deep into my boxes of BL manga and findin...
Review: THE RUTHLESS COMMANDER AND HIS REINCARNATED WARHORSE
There's still not a lot of BL isekai out there, but this particular one stands out by virtue of having one of the wackiest premises I've se...
Review: THE RUTHLESS COMMANDER AND HIS REINCARNATED WARHORSE
There's still not a lot of BL isekai out there, but this particular one stands out by virtue of having one of the wackiest premises I've se...
Review: A FOREIGN LOVE AFFAIR
It's time once more for me to dive into my boxes of BL and find a fresh new handful to talk about this Pride month. We'll start off…
Review: A FOREIGN LOVE AFFAIR
It's time once more for me to dive into my boxes of BL and find a fresh new handful to talk about this Pride month. We'll start off…
Merry Month of Manga: SMUGGLER
And now we switch gears hard, going from a sensitive and accomplished coming-of-age drama to a messy seinen crime story. SMUGGLER, by Shohe...
Merry Month of Manga: SMUGGLER
And now we switch gears hard, going from a sensitive and accomplished coming-of-age drama to a messy seinen crime story. SMUGGLER, by Shohe...
Merry Month of Manga: SHINO CAN'T SAY HER NAME
I finally found it - a Shuzo Oshimi manga that doesn't have weird hangups about women! It's a miracle! SHINO CAN'T SAY HER NAME ( Shino-ch...
Merry Month of Manga: SHINO CAN'T SAY HER NAME
I finally found it - a Shuzo Oshimi manga that doesn't have weird hangups about women! It's a miracle! SHINO CAN'T SAY HER NAME ( Shino-ch...
Merry Month of Manga: TOMCATS
One of the advantages of a month of one-shots is that it gives me a chance to do some deep diving in my piles of BL books, since…
Merry Month of Manga: TOMCATS
One of the advantages of a month of one-shots is that it gives me a chance to do some deep diving in my piles of BL books, since…
Merry Month of Manga: SHORT-TEMPERED MELANCHOLIC AND OTHER STORIES
As this blog enters its 13th year, I'm celebrating it in the usual fashion: a month's worth of reviews. This time around, it's all One-Vol...
Merry Month of Manga: SHORT-TEMPERED MELANCHOLIC AND OTHER STORIES
As this blog enters its 13th year, I'm celebrating it in the usual fashion: a month's worth of reviews. This time around, it's all One-Vol...
Review: PRETEAR
Spring is finally springing forth at last, and with it comes a month of magical girl manga here at the Manga Test Drive. Our first title is...
Review: PRETEAR
Spring is finally springing forth at last, and with it comes a month of magical girl manga here at the Manga Test Drive. Our first title is...
Review: A TALE OF AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY
It's quite rare to see a shojo maid manga. Maids tend to be there to assist the heroine, not be the focus of the story. I guess that's…
Review: A TALE OF AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY
It's quite rare to see a shojo maid manga. Maids tend to be there to assist the heroine, not be the focus of the story. I guess that's…
Review: THE MAID I HIRED RECENTLY IS MYSTERIOUS
That's not to say that modern maid manga can't be horny either. They just tend to be a little less obvious about it. THE MAID I HIRED RECEN...
The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious, Teasing Master Takagi-san
Review: THE MAID I HIRED RECENTLY IS MYSTERIOUS
That's not to say that modern maid manga can't be horny either. They just tend to be a little less obvious about it. THE MAID I HIRED RECEN...
The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious, Teasing Master Takagi-san
Review: HANAUKYO MAID TEAM
The peak of maid manga came at the beginning of the millennium, when literally any doofus could make a ecchi manga, throw some maids in it,...
Review: HANAUKYO MAID TEAM
The peak of maid manga came at the beginning of the millennium, when literally any doofus could make a ecchi manga, throw some maids in it,...
Review: MY MAID, MISS KISHI
With spring on the horizon, it's time for some spring cleaning. That makes it the perfect time of year to look at a few of the many maid…
Review: MY MAID, MISS KISHI
With spring on the horizon, it's time for some spring cleaning. That makes it the perfect time of year to look at a few of the many maid…