Humanity has been turned to stone. Its only hope is a teenage who believes in the power of science.
Review: My Hero Academia Volume 1-5
August 8, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Izuku Midoriya has always wanted to be a superhero, but without a “quirk,” it seems impossible, until a fateful encounter with No. 1 Hero All Might changes his life forever.
Review: ‘Dragon Quest Monsters+’ Vols. 1-2
April 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Pokemon meets Dragonball in this somewhat derivative but engaging manga series based on the popular, Akira Toriyama-designed Dragon Quest video game franchise
Review: ‘Satoko and Nada’ Volume 1
January 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Two young women, one Japanese and the other Muslim, room together and learn about each other’s culture.
Review: ‘Astra Lost in Space,’ vols. 1-5
January 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Complete in five volumes, ‘Astra Lost in Space’ is a fun space adventure story with plenty of surprises.
Guest Review: ‘The Scarlet Letter’
January 2, 2019 by 2 Comments
Guest reviewer Erica Friedman thinks Manga Classics improved on Hawthorne’s original version of the Scarlet Letter by making one character a bit more relatable.
Review: Disney Manga Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
December 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
A Disney Manga faithfully captures the major beats of Tim Burton’s holiday movie.
Review: ‘Manga Classics: Romeo and Juliet’
November 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today I’m happy to present a guest review by manga expert Erica Friedman, who holds an MLS from Rutgers University and writes about and reviews manga on Okazu. Romeo and Juliet Written by William Shakespeare, Adapted by Crystal S. Chan, Illustrated by Julien Choy Manga Classics Grades 9-11 “Shakespeare has to be seen to be […]
Review: ‘Hey, Kiddo’
November 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
One of my favorite questions that I get from my students, aside from “Did you read every book in this library?” is “What’s your favorite book?” It’s a hard question to answer, because it does change from book to book. And I tell them that. But I do tell them that there are only a […]
Review: ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba’ Vol. 1
September 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, vol. 1 Writer/artist: Koyoharu Gotouge Viz Media; $9.99 Rated T for Teen Poor, kind, helpful, and hard-working Tanjiro Kamado seems like such a nice guy with such a charmed life that it becomes clear something bad is going to happen to him and his loving family within the first few […]
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