manga reviews, Japanese literature, and related items of interest
I recently had the opportunity to attend a lecture by J. Keith Vincent, a professor at Boston University whose primary research interests include queer theory, Japanese literature, and translation. …
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Author: Tomoyuki Hoshino Translator: Adrienne Carey Hurley U.S. publisher: PM Press ISBN: 9781604860849 Released: November 2009 Original release: 2004 After reading Tomoyuki Hoshino's …
Creator: Hiroaki Samura U.S. publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781616550981 Released: March 2013 Original release: 2009 Awards: Eisner Award, Japan Media Arts Award Blizzard is the twenty-sixth …
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My News and Reviews I posted two in-depth reviews last week, one manga and one not. The first review was for Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga, Omnibus 1. I was trying coordinate my review with the …
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Author: Laura Joh Rowland Publisher: St. Martin’s Press ISBN: 9781250028617 Released: September 2013 The Shogun's Daughter is the seventeenth volume in Laura Joh Rowland's mystery series set in …
Creator: Makoto Yukimura U.S. publisher: Kodansha ISBN: 9781612624204 Released: October 2013 Original release: 2005 Awards: Japan Media Arts Award, Kodansha Manga Award Makoto Yukimura's …
