According to the collective wisdom of the internet, Best of 2022 lists are out, and What to Read in 2023 lists are in! So in that spirit, here are a few articles to help you get off to a good start this year. The Beat’s list of 60 Anticipated Graphic Novels offers a pleasing mixture of manga, manhwa, and comics, while Brigid Alverson’s Manga Pick Hits highlights March’s big debuts. Over at Honey’s Anime, Brett Michael Orr organizes his recommendations by genre, naming his five most anticipated shoujo, shounen, josei, and romance manga. Readers looking for a complete overview of 2023’s most anticipated titles should click over to Anime Collective, which has compiled an exhaustive, month-by-month list of every new manga series debuting this year. NEWS… Over at ICv2, Brigid...
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