Review: Tokyo Ghoul [Past] (Vol 3)

Before the disastrous events leading to Ken Kaneki being drawn into the center of the battle between humans and ghouls. In this book, we follow multiple characters from the beloved manga series in their lives prior to the main series, giving some insight into their personalities and motivations in six short stories. Welcome to a… Read More Review: Tokyo Ghoul [Past] (Vol 3)

Review: Fullmetal Alchemist – The Ties That Bind (Vol 5)

After discovering a banned book on the science of the human body may be found in a nearby bookstore, Ed and Al make their way from their Teacher’s home to look for it. Whilst there they meet Kip, a young Ishbalan boy who is being raised by the store owner and her husband, who is… Read More Review: Fullmetal Alchemist – The Ties That Bind (Vol 5)

Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki

English Title: Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki Japanese Title: おおかみこどもの雨と雪 — “Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki” Author: Mamoru Hosoda — 細田守 Illustrator: Ame Karasuba — 烏羽雨 Translator: Winifred Bird Genre: Drama, Slice-of-life, Fantasy Original Run: June 2012 English Run: May 2019 Japanese Publisher: Kadokawa Bunko (Kadokawa) English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press) Volumes in… Read More Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki

Review: Tokyo Ghoul [Void] (Vol 2)

After the raid of the ghoul detention centre by Aogiri Tree, the CCG has tightened security across all 23 wards in retaliation. Because of this, Koutarou Amon finds himself in the 8th Ward, helping with the CCG Investigator shortage. When there he’s informed of the kidnapping of a local girl—the only evidence left behind being… Read More Review: Tokyo Ghoul [Void] (Vol 2)

Summer Reading 2019 — Set Your Personal Reading Goal

Hello, Cho here~ It’s almost summer, and you know what that means — time for summer reading…! Actually I was thinking of just not bothering this year, since I’m still really busy with a lot of other stuff for the blog, and it always takes a lot of work to get folks to read and… Read More Summer Reading 2019 — Set Your Personal Reading Goal

Review: Katanagatari (Omnibus 1)

For general information on the series: Katanagatari entry This review is for the first omnibus volume of Katanagatari (or “Sword Tale”) by Nisio Isin (with artwork by take). The English hardcover edition was released by Vertical in November 2018. It includes the text and illustrations from volumes 1 through 3 of the series as it… Read More Review: Katanagatari (Omnibus 1)