Lost Children [Volume 1] (Tomomi Sumiyama)

The story takes place in a country that’s a mishmash of many Asian countries, with inspiration ranging from China to India, going through Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, etc. India’s caste system in particular is a big influence on the story.

Green Mechanic

The story takes place in a future where outside of main cities the earth is just a bunch of deserts littered in trash and the average life expectancy is 35 years of age. The main character, Misha, is a teenage girl with the ability to sense other people’s feelings. Due to that, she doesn’t go out much and tends to keep to herself, as it can be quite overwhelming.

Chiisakobe

It’s well drawn, with a cast of flawed, quirky but nice characters and the story told feels focused on the growth of the characters through their interactions and how they come to understand each others.

Koe no Katachi

That entire cast was great honestly. Even the shitty ones were pretty great in their own ways. The way plot progressed was that rare skill in these kind of low key stories where it was both unexpected yet made sense. Super tough line to walk.

Radiant

I’m halfway through the second volume of Radiant and I’m really enjoying it so far. The first volume mostly sets …

Perfect Crime [Volume 1]

So, the material of the chapters, which all deal with different characters making requests, is always in the opposite category of feel good stories.

Les cerisiers fleurissent malgré tout

Pretty nice read with touching moments. The story deals with death and life or, more in general, with the fragility …

Battle Angel Alita

Picked this up a a week or so ago when Amazon had it on sale digitally for 5 dollars a …

Wave, Listen To Me!

26-year-old Minare is sitting at a bar drinking herself into oblivion. Her boyfriend not only left her but ran off with some of her money, see, and some stranger who says he works at a radio station has offered to lend an ear, so she unloads all her problems on him while chugging away.

Chiisakobe [Volume 1]

This is the start of a pretty weird daily life that opens up windows into the past of the characters, be it through flashbacks or through verbal exchanges that reveal more about the character’s personalities and it was a damn blast to read.

Houseki no Kuni

So after watching the great anime I felt a strong desire to start reading the manga and I can’t say …

Children of the Whales

I had the chance to read the first 20ish pages of this thanks to a free sample given by the …