Mansion of Water
Review One of my favorite story arcs in Kodocha was the on-location shoot for Sana’s first film, Mansion of Water. It is during an arc where Sana grapples with her…
Sweet Poolside
Review Strange Poolside is a strange little manga. A teenage boy who hasn’t grown any body hair meets a girl who is embarrassed about her body hair, and the two…
Fragments of Horror
Review Fragments of Horror is one of Junji Ito's most unusual collections. It is very different from his typical body of work in both good and bad ways. Many of…
Hauntress
Review A young college student hears a commotion next door late at night. Curious, he peeks outside and finds a tall, strange woman standing outside his neighbor's door, incessantly knocking…
Palepoli
Review Palepoli is a collection of four panel comics that verges into surreal and obscene territory. While there is a lot of variety many of the characters and plots carry…
Adabana Vol. 3
Review Reading this series is an exercise in pain, Adabana ripped me to shreds. It's not an exaggeration to say that I was devastated while reading this final volume, and…
Adabana Vol. 2
Review Where volume one left me feeling breathless, volume two left me hopeless. The narrative shifts to Mako, the other half of the story and the murder victim in volume…
Adabana Vol. 1
Review Adabana is an intense psychological crime manga about two high school girls at the center of a horrific murder. Mizuki is a shy girl with a stressful home life…
Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You Vol. 2
Review While I felt cautiously optimistic about volume one, volume two convinced me to invest my time into reading this series. Volume one heavily focuses on Kizuki, one of the…
Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You Vol. 1
Review High school romance in the time of COVID-19, a novel concept. Mizuho is the luckiest girl in school surrounded by four gorgeous childhood friends, who she of course doesn't…