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The Manga Critic
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She/her. Manga critic. Musicologist. Movie buff. Road warrior. Animal lover. Find my manga reviews at http://mangabookshelf.com.
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The latest MANGA REVIEW rounds up interviews, essays, and reviews from around the web, and offers some resources for combatting book bans in your community:

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June 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Miss Francesca is our old lady, but she still knows how to look fierce for the camera. #caturday
May 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Buster the Chops always looks a little smug, but he’s a big ol’ softie. #caturday
May 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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I love this cover, too:
April 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Thanks to @wsstalkback.bsky.social for the awesome Urasawa swag! I’m stoked to read Yawara en español!
April 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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New at The Manga Critic: I review CONFESSION, a fun, twisty thriller that gets the job done in a single volume:

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April 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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I just read Tressie McMillan Cottom's excellent, clear-eyed essay on AI, and this paragraph really resonated with me as a educator:
March 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Spotted on the Mass Pike…
March 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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New at The Manga Critic: a review of TRILLION GAME, a series I wanted to like, but didn't:

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February 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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After what felt like a 432 year hiatus, I finally got around to reviewing some #manga! Click here for the lowdown on Okaya Izumi's DRUNKS, published by #starfruitbooks:

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January 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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File this under Better Late Than Never: My Best and Worst Manga list for 2023:

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January 9, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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Me, trying to muster the brain power to finish my Best Manga of 2023 list…
January 5, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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2023 wasn't my most prolific year, but it was good to be back in the saddle again with new reviews:

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December 31, 2023 at 3:19 PM
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There is an aerial chainsaw ballet unfolding in our front yard right now…
December 26, 2023 at 2:47 PM
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It’s an aerial chainsaw ballet at the moment…
December 26, 2023 at 2:39 PM
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Hey, I finally got around to reviewing INNOCENT:

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Can't say I loved it, but the pictures were pretty...
December 24, 2023 at 4:57 PM
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Buster inspected our mini-tree this morning…
December 10, 2023 at 3:01 PM
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Me, looking at the stack of papers I need to grade this weekend…
December 1, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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Current mood….
October 17, 2023 at 3:38 PM
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Neighborhood watch.
October 3, 2023 at 9:11 PM
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Recently, I've been digging into the old PopCultureShock vault, and was happy to discover that this review of Mitsukazu Mihara's The Embalmer was still available through the WayBack Machine, and relieved to find the essay still stands up:

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October 1, 2023 at 12:23 PM
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Spotted this little guy taking a time out in my garden…
September 28, 2023 at 11:29 AM
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Went hiking today and saw a moose!
September 3, 2023 at 6:24 PM
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New at The Manga Critic: I review @readazuki.bsky.social's MY DEAR DETECTIVE: MITSUKO'S CASE FILES, a fun period mystery with a plucky heroine and interesting cases:

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August 31, 2023 at 3:11 PM
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This week's MANGA REVIEW is live, with links to all the latest news, reviews, and essays:

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August 25, 2023 at 1:21 PM