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Manga BookshelfDiscussion, Resources, Roundtables, ReviewsLatest PicksJune 15, 2020Pick of the Week: Picks GaloreJune 8, 2020Pick of the Week: Relationship BluesLATEST FEATURES, ESSAYS, COLUMNS, ROUNDTABLES, REVIEWSJune 21, 2020 By Sean Gaffney Owarimonogatari: End Tale, Part 02By NISIOISIN and VOFAN. Released in Japan by Kodansha BOX. Released in North America by Vertical, Inc. Translated by Ko Ransom. We saw Nisioisin in the last book begin to get ready to wrap the series up (which, spoiling you, he absolutely did not do) and tell the stories that he d been kipping around and only hinting at: the first appearance of Ogi Oshino and the story of why Araragi got so broken before the start of the series, i.e. the story of Oikura Sodachi. He s just about ready to finish up by telling us what happened after Gaen literally killed Araragi and sent him to hell at the end of Koyomimonogatari. However, there s another story that got too big to tell he says in the afterword it was Read MoreJune 20, 2020 By Sean Gaffney Restaurant to Another World, Vol. 4By Junpei Inuzuka and Katsumi Enami. Released in Japan as “Isekai Shokudou” by Shufunotomosha. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Elliot Ryouga. Adapted by Nino Cipri. This sat in my queue for a while, not because I don t enjoy it, but because I know reviewing it will always be hard, as it s 75% loving descriptions of food. We get rice burgers, French onion soup, Oyakodon, Peperoncino and potato chips, and trust me, they re all described so that you immediately want to make the meal yourself. Sadly, there aren t recipes included in these books the way you see with a lot of cooking manga (perhaps the manga version will add them?). In terms of the restaurant itself, the biggest development is that Aletta gets a raise, as she s Read MoreJune 19, 2020 By Ash Brown, Sean Gaffney and Michelle Smith Bookshelf Briefs 6/19/20A Centaur s Life, Vol. 18 | By Kei Murayama | Seven Seas If you enjoy the way that the series can turn on a dime and drop you into any genre, this volume may disappoint. There s very little of the weird sci-fi horror aspects of it, and they re mostly gathered towards the end. Instead, we get the kids, and a lot of the kids. They re cute! They re bratty! They re learning how to be better centaurs and sheep people and other types. We get to see Himeno be impressive and yet also a bit of a dimbulb, there s more yuri text and boob jokes, and there s some other fun gags. It s sweet, but it also feels rather sparse. After taking the series into dark places, it now feels wrong when Read MoreJune 19, 2020 By Sean Gaffney Banner of the Stars: Dinner With FamilyBy Hiroyuki Morioka and Toshihiro Ono. Released in Japan by Hayakawa Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Giuseppe di Martino. This volume takes us right back to the start of the series and also cuts its ties with it, making it clear that whatever future Jint might have, it s not going to be on the planet he was born on, or even with the guys he hung out with in college (or its equivalent). Unfortunately, it s hard to get past the fact that he is taking on the sins of his father in many ways. That and his future lies with Lafier, but everyone and their brother knows that, from his former crew (who he reunites with in this book) to the people who raised him Read MoreJune 18, 2020 By Sean Gaffney, Michelle Smith, Anna N, Ash Brown and M.J. Beasi Manga the Week of 6/24/20SEAN: Look out, folks. The danger of COVID-19 may still be here, but the dam has broken. There are SO MANY BOOKS next week. ASH: Woo! SEAN: We ll start with Dark Horse, who have a 5th volume of Mob Psycho 100. ASH: I ll be picking this up. SEAN: J-Novel Club s debut is Deathbound Duke s Daughter, which is another in the I ve been reincarnated as a villainess in an otome game genre. Really nice artwork for this novel series. It s from Futabasha s M Novels. Also from J-Novel Club: An Archdemon s Dilemma 10, Ascendance of a Bookworm 7 (which finishes the 2nd arc, the one currently being animated), the 2nd Sorcerous Stabber Orphen manga, and a 4th Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! Kodansha has a lot. Debuts? We have three. One even Read MoreJune 18, 2020 By Sean Gaffney Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 24By Mizuho Kusanagi. Released in Japan as “Akatsuki no Yona” by Hakusensha, serialization ongoing in the magazine Hana to Yume. Released in North America by Viz Media. Translated by JN Productions, Adapted by Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane. It can be very hard to stop something once it s gotten started, and when that something is war , it becomes ten times as hard. At the end of the last volume I thought we d get a long section of Yona and Su-Won debating the subject, but no, Su-Won knows that now is not the time to have Yona whisper sweet words of peace in his ear. Instead we get some very clever tactical maneuvering on both sides, relying on Hak s reputation with the Wind tribe, Yona s ability to make Tae-Jun do anything she says Read MoreJune 17, 2020 By Sean Gaffney Can Someone Please Explain What’s Going On?! ~A Sign-on-the-Line Wedding Story~, Vol. 2By Tsuredurebana and Rin Hagiwara. Released in Japan as “Dareka Kono Joukyou wo Setsumei Shite Kudasai! ~Keiyaku Kara Hajimaru Wedding~” by ArianRose. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Mattias Hirsch. Despite everything seemingly being resolved at the end of the last book in terms of their marriage, the title of this series still fits, as Viola continues to not really believe it. A combination of her own low self-worth and the guy who s now trying to win her love being astonishingly bad at it means that any romantic progression we see here is minimal at best. To Viola s credit, she does actually blush near the end of the book when Cercis gets in her face and says he wants them to be a real couple. But even Read MoreJune 15, 2020 By Sean Gaffney Kobold King, Vol. 2By Syousa. and sime. Released in Japan by Legend Novels (Kodansha). Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Amy Osteraas. First things first: aside from the very start of this book, it is entirely devoted to warfare, with a large group of adventurers, mercenaries and soldiers marching to wipe out the Kobolds and their allies, and our heroes essentially turning into a jungle-based terrorist group to stop them. If this doesn t interest you, you are not going to get much out of this book, as the brief characterization we had in Book 1 is left behind for the most part in favor of battle scenes. The good news is that the battle scenes are quite well written, and there s a definite sense of tension to the whole book .Read MoreJune 14, 2020 By Sean Gaffney Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Vol. 3By Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe. Released in Japan as “Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen” by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jan Cash. Some authors are really good at plotting and worldbuilding. Some succeed at depth of characterization. Some write amazing dialogue. And then there s Kei Sazane, who does none of those things, but that s OK, as they have one thing that they do better than most anyone else: crafting cliffhangers that make a reader want to get the next book. I spent most of the second volume of this series thinking I would drop it after I finished, only for a last-minute plot twist that made me want to read more. Unfortunately, little is made Read MoreMore Features Reviews Primary SidebarBLOGS AT MANGA BOOKSHELF LATEST POSTS SITEWIDEFrom the ArchivesNovember 5, 2015 By Sean Gaffney Leave a CommentManga the Week of 11/11SEAN: Good news! Every week in November has an absurd amount of manga coming out – except next ...[Read More...]December 4, 2017 By Ash Brown My Week in Manga: November 27-December 3, 2017My News and ReviewsThe most recent manga giveaway at Experiments in Manga is currently underway! ...[Read More...]June 4, 2013 By Sara K. 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