Your Guide To The Shaman King Manga And Its Spin-Offs
This guide will help you get start reading the Shaman King manga series by explaining the different editions and spin-offs.
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80+ Comic Book Reading Recommendations For While You’re Stuck At Home
With most of the world being told that they should only be leaving their home for essential activities, most people have a lot of free time on their hands. It’s the perfect opportunity to read comics and graphic novels.
Gotta Read ‘Em All: Your Guide To The Pokémon Manga
This handy guide will tell you everything you about the Pokemon manga, from how to read it, what are the differences are between them all, to where you can find them.
If You’re Ever In Kyoto You Must Visit The Kyoto International Manga Museum
Instead of discussing a particular comic story or series I’m going to talk about a special building – The Kyoto International Manga Museum. If you’re ever in Kyoto, a wonderful city which shows the best of old Japan, then you need to do yourself a favour and visit it. That’s exactly what I did back in mid-December while travelling around Japan. You won’t regret it.
How to Love Manga: Tokyo Ghoul
In a world where humanity is at war with flesh eating monsters known as ghouls, a young boy is about to be thrust into the middle. After almost being killed by the girl he likes when she turns out to be one of these ghouls, Kaneki is transformed into a half-ghoul using her organs and he must learn how to remain human while haunted by an unending hunger for flesh.
How to Love Manga: Barrage
Learn about the author of My Hero Academia and how his second ever published manga made such a big impact in the west. Barrage tells the tale of an orphan becoming a prince through happenstance and must save his world. Though the manga was a failure, it still holds value for fans of unique art and author Kouhei Horikoshi.
How to Love Manga: Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma (NSFW)
Soma is a talented chef who must survive in his new cut-throat culinary school. Chefs compete against each other through cooking competitions called Shokugeki over whose dish is the best. Soma and his friends battle with food to become the best in the school and follow their dreams of becoming professional chefs.
How to Love Manga: No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular! (Watamote)
A girl named Tomoko just wants to be popular in high school. Her only problem is a serious case of social awkwardness. She can barely speak to people and gets into embarrassing situations because of it. Take a look at this quirky comedy and one girl’s quest for the perfect high school life.
How to Love Manga: Fullmetal Alchemist
Imagine a world built upon a magical science called alchemy, where almost anything is possible. Two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, search the world for the mythical Philosopher’s Stone, a magical stone of unlimited power. Read this manga and embark on the epic quest of two brothers trying to save both their mother and themselves.
How to Love Manga: My Hero Academia
A school has been formed to train the next generation of heroes in a world full of superpowers. One kid dreams of entering this school, but he was born without a power. Read this epic journey of Deku the quirkless wonder and the number one superhero All Might. It’s time to learn how to be a true hero.
How to Love Manga: One-Punch Man
The world is under attack, and humanities only hope is a poor superhero with a store bought costume. Saitama is the greatest hero no one has ever heard of who destroys every opponent with just one punch. Read on to learn about this goofy take on the superhero genre from Japan.
How to Love Manga: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Part 1: Phantom Blood
In what could be seen as a rip-off of Fist of the North Star, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a globetrotting, over the top, manga which has only found appreciation in the West recently. Resident manga expert James Ristig takes a look at this classic with a focus on it’s first collection, Part 1: Phantom Blood.
REVIEW: Henshin by Ken Niimura
Special guest writer Frank Fuentes reviews the newly released manga, and often quirky, Henshin by Ken Niimura. Even if you’re not interested in manga, these stories have the same wide-reaching appeal and charm of a newspaper comic strip. Just like those Sunday “funnies”, Ken Niimura will fill your heart with the same warm “awe’s” and goofy laughter.
PREVIEW: Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga
HOLY MANGA, BATMAN! The 1960’s Batman manga by Jiro Kuwata has finally been translated into English and will be released digitally by DC Comics. Take a look at a preview.
Shonen? Josei? The Manga Demographics Explained
I discuss the four distinct manga demographics – shonen, shojo, seinen and josei – pointing out the different characteristics in each. Additionally, I point readers in the direction of popular titles in each demographic.