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The darkness inside

Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

January 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport book set in and author from another country Reading Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection near bedtime is not recommended. Now, it is not so much because the stories are “scary-scary” but because they are warped! Each story is not very long but packed with stuff (and you probably realize I am not saying “stuff”).  Yes, things can be creepy, gross (after all, it is horror and somehow the black and white images are almost too realistic in their illustrated manner. I was getting old-black-and-white-1950-thriller/science […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR15Passport, Japan, Junji Ito, manga, Social Themes, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:54 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR15Passport, Japan, Junji Ito, manga, Social Themes, supernatural ·
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Turns out Tropes Can be Saved if Self Aware

Mission Yozakura Family vol. 1 by Hitsuji Gondaira

January 8, 2023 by CoffeeShopReader 2 Comments

So I read a preview chapter of this new mange last year, and later when I wanted some kind of mindless entertainment I went and got the published first volume of Mission: Yozakura Family. The premise is almost as goofy as the story: painfully shy and traumatized Taiyo can hardly function in school except with his childhood friend the pretty and popular Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out she’s part of a family of spies and they end up “married” to save both of them from […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: adventure, high school, Hitsuji Gondaira, manga, Mission Yozakura Family, spy

CoffeeShopReader's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: adventure, high school, Hitsuji Gondaira, manga, Mission Yozakura Family, spy ·
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The manga, "Spy x Family volume one" by Tatsuya Endo standing next to a nearly complete book bingo card.

A spy, an assassin, and a telepath; meet the Forgers! Bingos #8 & 9!

Spy x Family: volume 1 by Tatsuya Endo

November 12, 2022 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo: “Font” – I love all the different fonts used for sound effects in comics. Spy x Family is written and drawn by Tatsuya Endo.  It’s the story of an elite spy, known only by his handle, Twilight.  He is an agent for an organization in Westalis and master of disguise.  The agency has learned that a far-right group in the country on their Eastern border, Ostania, is wanting to start a war with Westalis.  Twilight is dispatched to discover what the East is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: anime, assasin, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Dome'Loki, manga, spies, tatsuya endo, telepath

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: anime, assasin, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Dome'Loki, manga, spies, tatsuya endo, telepath ·
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The Not So Evil Evil Society of Cats and the Dogs who Oppose Them

The Evil Secret Society of Cats by Pandania

November 6, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Once in a while those “you read X, so we recommend Y” annoyances kind of get it right. That’s how I found The Evil Secret Society of Cats. The premise is simple: said society want to “teach humans to fear the feline race!” Basically it’s a series of 4-panel comics in a quasi manga style featuring the antics of a group of cats and the humans they live/interact with, and a few local dogs as well. It’s kind of cute and mindless, and the real […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cat cartoon, cat people, kitties, manga, Pandania, robo-cat, The Evil Secret Society of Cats

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:78 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cat cartoon, cat people, kitties, manga, Pandania, robo-cat, The Evil Secret Society of Cats ·
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It smells like teen spirit

Bounce Back by Misako Rocks!

November 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I picked up Bounce Back by Misako Rocks! several weeks ago, while I was in the vehicle waiting for someone to leave the grocery store. I did not get very far, so when I picked it up again a few days ago, I skimmed to remind myself what was going on. I realized I had missed pages and a couple plot points. So, not off to a good start for this cute book with diversity and contemporary themes. But I got into the swing of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: basketball, Cats, Emigration & Immigration, family, friendship, Japan, manga, Misako Rocks!, New York City

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:541 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: basketball, Cats, Emigration & Immigration, family, friendship, Japan, manga, Misako Rocks!, New York City ·
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The Way of the Househusband

“You can’t protect what’s precious to you through violence” … unless there’s a bargain sale involved

The Way of the Househusband vol. 1 by Kousuke Oono

October 19, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

CBR14Bingo – Funky: I can’t think of much funkier than a former yakuza gangster applying the same energy to bargain hunting as offing people. And, it’s my first BINGO! I’d heard wonderful things about this manga, so when I saw it was finally available at my library, well, I jumped on it. It’s a hilarious collection of loosely connected slice-of-life stories from a yakuza who’s traded turf battles for bargain sales. Tatsu has retired from being the infamous “Immortal Dragon” of the yakuza underworld to become […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: cbr14bingo, gangsters, Japan, kousuke oono, manga, slice of life

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:80 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: cbr14bingo, gangsters, Japan, kousuke oono, manga, slice of life ·
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