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Category Archives: Yen Press
Laid Back Camp Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Rating: 5/5 – Grab Your Tent and Get Some Kindling by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow I’ve written reviews before that advise skipping the manga and heading straight to the anime. I’ve also written reviews urging you to experience the manga … Continue reading
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Tagged afro, camping, comics, Laid Back Camp, manga, relaxing, SliceOfLife, Yen Press
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Monster Tamer Girls Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Rating: 3.5/5 – The Kaiju Are Coming, But We Have Schoolgirls to Keep Them in Line by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow The Tatara Girls’ Academy houses a very special committee within its hallowed halls. Not a music or newspaper club, … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, Cute, Humor, kaiju, manga, Monster, schoolgirl, Yen Press
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Silver Spoon Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Rating: 3/5 – A Good Story Held in Check by a Boring Protagonist by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow A good story usually needs a solid cast of characters to become a great one. Silver Spoon is a good story with … Continue reading
Goblin Slayer Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Rating: 3/5 – Just Like the Title Implies… Goblins are Slayed! by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow One of the great things about manga – as with most forms of entertainment – is also one of the worst things about it: … Continue reading
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Tagged explicit content, Fantasy, Kousuke Kurose, manga, mature, Yen Press
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So I Can’t Play H Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Rating: 4/5 – The Grim Reaper Meets a Grinning Pervert by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. I’m not sure why, but it seems to be a common thread across all comics, regardless of country of origin, that the personification of death … Continue reading
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Rating: 4.5/5 – Love and Loki Come Together in a Charming Tale by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. I came across this one kind of by accident. It seems flavor-of-the-month these days to have a manga title with a run-on sentence, … Continue reading
Final Fantasy Type 0 Side Story: The Ice Reaper Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Rating: 2.5/5 – Fun for Final Fantasy Fans, But Not Much For New Readers by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. Manga tie-ins to video games tend to be hit or miss, often being must-buys for die-hard fans of the game, while … Continue reading
Alice in Murderland Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Rating: 4/5 – The Tea Party Was Never Quite This Mad by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. Once a week I call my sister and we compare notes on the anime we’re watching or the manga we’re reading. We suggest shows … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice, Kaori Yuki, Mad Hatter, manga, Shojo, Shoujo, Violent, Yen Press
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Chaika, The Coffin Princess Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Rating: 3.5/5 – By Any Means Necessary – Decrease the Peace by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. One of the worst things that could happen to a sword-for-hire is, of course, a long stretch of peace in the kingdom. In the … Continue reading
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