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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
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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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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?
Catch These Hands, Volume 3
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Catch These Hands, Volume 4
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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!, where Takabe realizes revenge isn't on Soramori's mind, but instead a confession to her long-time crush!
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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...
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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: GIGANT
This year saw the announcement of a lot of new titles from established creators. Unfortunately, that included Hiroya Oku. GIGANT ( Giganto ...
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…
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: LIL' LEO
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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...
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...
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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...
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Holiday Review: PENGUIN GENTLEMEN
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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: 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...
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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...
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Speaking of making great art this year, there are few mangaka making art as great as Witch Hat Atelier creator Kamome Shirahama. This year...
Holiday Review: DUNGEON TOILET
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Holiday Review: DAI DARK
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Holiday Review #21 INNOCENT
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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…
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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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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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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…
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Holiday Review #9: CAT + GAMER
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