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Crescent Moon Marching (Volume 1) by Hamachi Yamada

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Crescent Moon Marching (Volume 1) by Hamachi Yamada is a good first volume. It has the manga elements people will enjoy and there isn’t any violence. Yes, there is a bit of bullying, but nothing too over the top (I’m not saying that is a good thing, but it’s just not the focus of things). And while the usual elements of manga are there (the images, coloring, details, way to read), there is one thing that makes it different from other books: it uses the […]

No need to rush, this is due 2027

Try and Stop Me by Jeffrey Brown

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If you like cats you need Try and Stop Me by Jeffrey Brown (due late March – early April 2027). If you don’t like cats, first: go away, we can’t be friends; second, why not? And finally, that’s okay there is a put-upon puppy in the book as well and since the cat of the story is a cat-hole like most cats are, you’ll be loving that the cat is a cat-hole and not some superhero or something. The idea is simple: Cat does what […]

“I don’t want to have any regrets!” — Another great volume from one of my all-time favorites!

Hirayasumi Vol. 7 by Keigo Shinzo

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Hirayasumi is one of my favorite manga and every new volume is a joy! The series is slice of life (with some romance) and follows Hiroto, a 29 year old who works a relaxed job at a fishing spot, his cousin Natsumi who lives with him while she goes to art school, and their friends. Hiroto is a laid back person who used to work as an actor, but gave it up to work a quiet job and take it more easy. Natsumi is wound […]

“Love grows over time” — A Sweet End to a Sweet Series

You Can't Live All on Your Own! (Vol. 3) by Mizoko Tsuno

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First completed book of 2026! I am working my way through a 900+ page volume of Chips Channon’s diaries, which I’m sure I’ll have a lot to say about, but I’m not done reading that yet. In the meantime, I continue my exploration of the current manga scene as per usual. You Can’t Live All on Your Own is a josei manga series, so it is aimed at women in their 20s. The series follows four women who live together and their disparate romantic and […]

Does this author ever write a bad book?

Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel

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Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel This graphic novel is not perfect, but it is darn close. There were just one or two small “bumps” for me. But overall fans will get a huge kick out of this. There is much happening and Bechdel uses their usual wit and observations to get the job done. Even if they cannot get the job of writing their new book or the TV script done. It is life during the years of 2020 to “now” (or around […]

Vampires and Demons and Fae, Oh My!

Sparrowhawk by Delilah S. Dawson, Rebecca Nalty (Primary Contributor), Matias Basla (Illustrator)

A Vampire in the Bathhouse by Niko Izuki

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Sparrowhawk by Delilah S. Dawson, Rebecca Nalty (Primary Contributor), Matias Basla (Illustrator) – 3 stars The illegitimate daughter of a naval captain, Artemisia has always been out of place in her family and English high society alike. But when she’s yanked through a mirror into a dark realm, she will have to fight for a way back home if she means to save everyone. With the explosion of fae in popular literature in the last decade or so, I feel like they’ve generally lost their […]



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