The Best New Manga of October 2019
Halloween is nearly here, and the manga publishers have responded in kind, breaking out with some scary stories, including a…
Brigidalverson
Spotlight on Kodansha Comics: 10 Lesser-Known Manga Series We Love
Kodansha is the largest manga publisher in Japan, which means its American arm, Kodansha Comics, has a huge library to…
Best New Manga of September 2019
Summer is over, and the manga publishers are kicking off autumn with both seriously high quality manga and unashamedly lowbrow…
The Best New Manga of August 2019
August is the laziest month, as summer heats up and then starts to wind down. Labor Day is just around…
Manga Classics: The Boys Know What Girls Like at Ouran High School Host Club
After all, a host club is all about pleasing the ladies. Let’s start with the premise: Ouran High School is…
The Best New Manga of July 2019
July brings a bumper crop of new manga, from classics to comfortingly familiar genre stories. With helpful skeletons, angsty vampires,…
An Introduction to the Neon Genesis Evangelion Manga
Neon Genesis Evangelion is back—and for a lot of people, it’s here for the first time. The show begins streaming…
The Horror of an Uncertain Future: An Interview with Revered Manga-ka Junji Ito
The ongoing series that grew out of that story, Tomie, ran in the magazine for 13 years, launching Ito’s career…
Best New Manga of June 2019
Turn that cliché upside down! This month offers up a stack of genre-bending manga: it’s school culture festival time in…
The Best New Manga of May 2019
What manga are you in the mood for this month? A subversive fairytale romance? An isekai manga about a hapless…
Remembering Lone Wolf and Cub Creator Kazuo Koike
With the passing of Kazuo Koike, who died last week at the age of 82, the manga world lost one…
The Best New Manga of April 2019
This month’s new manga releases include a Japanese spin on American superheroes and a beautifully drawn manga by a Japanese…
The Best New Manga of March 2019
Want a second helping? This month’s new manga releases include a new series by the creator of One-Punch Man, a…
On the Page, Battle Angel Alita Is a Cyberpunk Classic
The James Cameron-produced, Robert Rodriguez-directed film Alita: Battle Angel is now in theaters. The trailers lay out the basics of the…
The Best New Manga of February 2019
February is nasty, brutish, and short—in other words, a good month to stay indoors and read manga. This month’s new…
5 Kid-Friendly Manga for Middle Grade Readers
A trip to the manga aisle of Barnes & Noble will confirm: manga is incredibly popular with young adult readers.…
Best New Manga of January 2019
The new year means a fresh start, and January brings a handful of promising new series to the manga scene,…
Our Favorite Manga of 2018
December brings shorter days, endless Christmas songs, and a strong urge to compile best-of-the-year lists. This was a good year…
The Best New Manga of December 2018
Can you have too much of a good thing? Not where manga is concerned: this month’s batch of new releases…
The Best New Manga of November 2018
As the year winds down and the holidays approach, November brings a fresh crop of new series, new volumes of…