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Holiday Review #24: WHOEVER STEALS THIS BOOK
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A manga about fiction coming to life, Whoever Steals This Book's art for each new fictional world is distinct and captivating.
Holiday Review #24: BABY BEAR'S BAKERY
The holidays are also a time for copious amounts of sweet things, so it's the perfect time to read something like this. BABY BEAR'S BAKERY ...
Holiday Review #24: BABY BEAR'S BAKERY
The holidays are also a time for copious amounts of sweet things, so it's the perfect time to read something like this. BABY BEAR'S BAKERY ...
Holiday Reviews #24: WITCH HAT ATELIER KITCHEN
It's the time of year where many of us are busy in the kitchen with holiday meals and goodies galore, so there couldn't be a better time to...
Holiday Reviews #24: WITCH HAT ATELIER KITCHEN
It's the time of year where many of us are busy in the kitchen with holiday meals and goodies galore, so there couldn't be a better time to...
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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…
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...
Holiday Review: GIGANT
This year saw the announcement of a lot of new titles from established creators. Unfortunately, that included Hiroya Oku. GIGANT ( Giganto ...
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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.
Legendborn: This Book Broke Me
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Sorry, Sugishita, but Suo really did steal the episode.
What To Expect This Holiday Shopping Season
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Holiday Review #21 INNOCENT
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Holiday Review #1: TEPPU!
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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: SUPER HXEROES
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Holiday Review #5: GOKURAKUGAI
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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: 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 #21 INNOCENT
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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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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...
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 #5: GOKURAKUGAI
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Holiday Review #4: GANNIBAL
For those who wanted horror manga that was a little more recent and gruesome, there were also releases like this one. GANNIBAL ( Gannibaru )...
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Holiday Review #4: GANNIBAL
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Holiday Review: DUNGEON TOILET
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Holiday Review #21: TRILLION GAME
What happens when you combine the writer of Dr. Stone and the artist of Crying Freeman ? You get this, although I'd have to ask why anyone...
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 #23: SHONEN NOTE
The holidays are a time that's full of music (whether you want it or not), so it felt like as good of a time as any to talk…
Holiday Review (and Giveaway) Time!
This year has been a hard one for many, but not for the manga industry. If anything, it continues to grow like never before in size, variet...
Holiday Review #16: SHUNA'S JOURNEY
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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 #3: HER FRANKENSTEIN
Many of these newer, smaller publishers are taking advantage of the current horror manga boom to pick up older, lesser-known titles like th...
Holiday Review: HIMITSU SENTAI GORENGER
Let's kick things off with some old-school manga. Seven Seas has been spoiling us a little with some of their recent announcements of class...
Holiday Review #23: SHONEN NOTE
The holidays are a time that's full of music (whether you want it or not), so it felt like as good of a time as any to talk…
Holiday Review: SPY X FAMILY
The holidays are a time about gathering with family and loved ones, something that's a lot harder to do this year, so why not read a manga t...
Holiday Review# 22: DRIP DRIP
No shojo romance, no matter how low-key or strange it could be, could compare to what came out this year from the mind of the woman who gave...
Holiday Review: BURN THE WITCH
Weekly Shonen Jump manga continue to dominate the American manga market, although most of the really successful ones were titles that were c...
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Holiday Review #3: AYAKASHI TRIANGLE
Most shonen romances these days are looking and behaving more and more like their shojo counterparts, but at least one guy is dedicated to m...
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