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…
Solanin
Review Meiko is a college graduate that has been feeling unsatisfied with her life. She has an office job that she doesn't care for and a live-in boyfriend that works…
The Boy in the Earth
Review The Boy in the Earth is pitch black noir novel about the aftershocks of trauma. The narrator is a depressed taxi driver drifting through life in a constant state…
Audition
Review Audition may just be one of the fastest reads I've had all year, finishing in just under 24 hours. The story follows an aging widower named Aoyama, who holds…
Now You’re One of Us
Review I have found a true Japanese gothic horror and I am head over heels in love! Now You're One of Us is the story of a young woman that…
In the Miso Soup
Review I'm beginning to think that I have an unhealthy obsession with Japanese thrillers, I've loved every single one that I have picked up so far. In the Miso Soup…
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Review Strange Weather in Tokyo is a poignant love story that feels like the changing of the seasons. There is really something to admire about Kawakami's writing, the way she…