The Lion and the Bride Vol. 3
Review I got the ending I wanted but at what cost. What a tasteless and trashy manga this was. It's obvious from the start who Yua will end up with…
The Lion and the Bride Vol. 2
Review This volume was slightly better than the first one, but not much. I went from being suspicious of Ryo, Yua's teacher and husband, to outright hating him. He doesn't…
The Lion and the Bride Vol. 1
Review The premise of this manga is... Troubling. Yua is a high school girl living with her grandmother after the death of both of her parents. Forced to take care…
You’re My Pet Vol. 2
Review Two volumes in and I have some relatively mixed feelings on You're My Pet. I like the characters, especially Sumire. For all her maturity publicly, Sumire is still pretty…
Waltz
Review This little one-shot had so much to say in just one chapter, and it isn't a cozy story about a transgender youth finding themself. A girl takes an interest…
Home Office Romance
Review Oh my stars this manga was so wholesome and fun, it was a perfect palette cleanser to read between books. Home Office Romance is a one volume manga about…
You’re My Pet Vol. 1
Review You're My Pet, previously published as Tramps Like Us in the United States, is one of those series that has been on my TBR for literally decades. I finally…
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…