Category: Manga

June 1, 2019

Manhole – Manga Review

Manhole is a 2006 thriller manga by mangaka Tetsuya Tsutsui, published in 3 volumes with a total of 29 chapters. It deals with the subject of bio-terrorism an an epidemic of possible gigantic proportions. It also has the trigger subjects of pedophilia, rape and physical abuse. Review Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Bio-terrorism As the cover art and the first few coloured...

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May 31, 2019

Kechonpa – Manga Review

Kechonpa by Hijiri Chiaka is a 3 volume gyaru manga published in 2010. With 13 chapters being currently written, it is available for purchase on Amazon here. Plot Genre: Drama, Josei, Crime The protagonist of the manga is Ririko (last name unknown), a naive girl turned Charisma Gal (essentially this is a gyaru manga, reminiscent of Super Gals!) and her...

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May 30, 2019

Helter Skelter (2012) – Movie and Manga Review

Helter Skelter is psychological horror manga written and illustrated by Kyoko Okazaki which was serialised form 1995 to 1996, and later adapted into a movie starring Erika Sawajiri and directed by Mika Ninagawa in 2012. With a run-time of 127 minutes, the movie is almost a true adaptation of the manga with extravagant and colourful sets, symmetrical Wes Anderson-reminiscent shots and a...

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May 8, 2019

The One by Lee Nicky – Manhwa Review

Lee Nicky, also known as Li Chongping, born Yilan County, Taiwan and the mangaka responsible for giving us The One, Youth Gone Wild, Paradise City and Provence. After Youth Gone Wild, Lee embarked on another manga based in the fashion industry and a female lead, thereby giving us one of the best fashion mangas till date – The One. Synopsis...

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March 26, 2019

Black Paradox – Horror or the beginning of dystopia?

Black Paradox is another manga by author Junji Ito, published in 2009 in Big Comic Spirits. Mr. Ito is known to occasionally dabble in various genre including slice-of-life and science fiction. Black Paradox is a result of an attempt at the latter. Though it still holds on to the various elements of a horror manga, it takes place more in...

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March 25, 2019

The Woman With No Ribs – It’s a miss!

Perhaps one of the best-known names in the world of horror manga is Junji Ito. Amassing a huge following since the 1980s, Ito’s works have reeled in readers of all ages. Like most of his stories, Ribs Woman or The Woman With No Ribs takes up a current social evil and transforms it to the extreme. It is a one-shot...

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March 23, 2019

Annarasumanara – Surreal and Captivating – Manhwa Review

Annarasumnara is a dream-like manhwa created by Il-Kwon Ha and is one of the finest examples in the use of colour and play upon the long webtoon strips. With complex art and use of mixed media, this is undoubtedly a rare and unique find! The main character Yun Ai is a high school student who used to dream of being...

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March 22, 2019

Imitation Webtoon – Review

Created by Park Kyung-ran, Imitation is the hottest South Korean webtoon on the scene. Featuring a brand new storyline and steering clear from most typical webtoons, Imitation is the story of a K-pop band named Tea Party and its three female members trying to survive the snares of the entertainment industry while navigating through love, friendship and family. Considering that...

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March 21, 2019

Revenge of a Fierce Princess – Webtoon Review

A new trope has arrived in the world of manhwas/webtoons! It is a combination of the art style The Bride of the Water God and the death toll of Another. From ChongZhuo Comics arrives The Revenge of a Fierce Princess – a perfect mix of flowing imperial costumes, phoenix headdresses, masked male leads, changing loyalties and clanging swords. It isn’t...

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