Archive for the ‘Manga T’ Category
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
“The Radius”:
Title: Taro and the Carnival of Doom
Artist/Author: Sango Morimoto
Distributor: Viz Kids
American release date: July, 2011
Format and length: Manga/kids picture book
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: 6+
Overall Personal Rating:B+
Similar series or titles to check out: Taro and the Magic Pencil, Taro and the Terror of Eat Streets, Panda Man, Captain Underpants
Swimming in puns, alliteration and word play, Taro makes his way back into the Doodledom as Terrie the Terrier to save his friend Hippity from his nemesis King Crossout and cohort, Tattle-Tale.
Tags: Sango Morimoto, Taro, Taro and the Carnival of Doom, Viz Kids
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Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
“The Radius”:
Title: Taro and the Magic Pencil
Artist/Author: Sango Morimoto
Distributor: Viz Kids
American release date: November 2, 2010
Format and length: Kids reader/manga, 104 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Ages 6 and up
Overall Personal Rating: A
Similar series or titles to check out: Captain Underpants
I just read Taro and the Magic Pencil. My first impression: Fun, lighthearted. My last impression: cute, fun, with a little potty humor thrown in.
Synopsis:
Tags: childern's books, comedy, Manga Reviews, Review, Sango Morimoto, TARO AND THE MAGIC PENCIL, taro and the magic pencil review, Viz Kids
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Saturday, March 12th, 2011
“The Radius”:
Title: Tegami Bachi
Artist/Author: Hiroyuki Asada
Distributor: Viz media
American release date: Feb. 1, 2011
Format and length:Manga, 177 pages
Genre: Mystery, magic, steampunk
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T for Teen
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Similar series or titles to check out:
Lag Seeing is a letter carrier. And in his world, Amber Ground, that is saying a lot. Lit by only an artificial sun, the outer regions are dark and dangerous. Be prepared to meet strange characters. Lag travels with Niche and her pet as his companions.
Tags: Tegami Bachi, Tegami Bachi Manga Review, Viz, Volume 4
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
“The Radius”
Title: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Vol. 3, Meeting Sylvette Suede
Author: Hiroyuki Asada
Distributor: Viz Media/Shonen Jump
American Release Date: August 7, 2010
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Steampunk, Action, Adventure, Shonen
Overall Personal Grade: B
Similar Series: WaqWaq
Lag Seeing has been accepted into the most exciting government branch, the Letter Bee’s. The only reason Lag even tried out for the Bees is because of Gauche Suede, but Lag just received news that Gauche has been removed from the Bees.
Synopsis:
Tags: action adventure, Hiroyuki Asada, manga review, manga Tegami Bachi review, Meeting sylvette Suede, shonen, Tegami Bachi:Letter Bee Volume 3, Viz
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Friday, May 6th, 2011
“The Radius”:
Title: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Vol. 5, The Man Who Could Not Become Spirit
Author: Hiroyuki Asada
Distributor: Viz Media/Shonen Jump
American Release Date: May 3, 2011
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Steampunk, Action, Adventure, Shonen
Overall Personal Grade: A-
Similar Series: WaqWaq, D. Gray-Man
Has Lag failed his delivery, for the first time? Will he ever get to deliver Dr. Thunderland’s letter to “The Man Who Could Not Become Spirit”?
Synopsis:
Previously in Volume 4:
Tags: 2011, 3, 3rd, 5, A+, action, adventure, Five, Hiroyuki Asada, Letter Bee, Manga Reviews, May, Review, shonen, Shonen jump, Steampunk, Tegami Bachi, Third, Viz, Viz Media, Vol, Volume
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Monday, August 8th, 2011
“The Radius”
Title: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Vol. 5, The Lighthouse in the Wasteland
Author: Hiroyuki Asada
Distributor: Viz Media/Shonen Jump
American Release Date: August 2, 2011
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Steampunk, Action, Adventure, Shonen
Overall Personal Grade: A
Similar Series: WaqWaq, D. Gray-Man
News is that Noir (Gauche) has reached the Beehive and Lag is the one sent to investigate.
Synopsis:
Previously in Volume 5
Volume 6:
Tags: 2, 2011, 6, A+, action, adventure, August, Hiroyuki Asada, Manga Reviews, Review, shonen, Shonen jump, Six, Steampunk, Tegami Bachi, The Lighthouse in the Wasteland, Viz, Viz Media, Vol, Volume
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Monday, October 10th, 2011
“The Radius”
Title: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Volume 7, Blue Notes Blues
Author: Hiroyuki Asada
Distributor: Viz Media/Shonen Jump
American Release Date: November 1, 2011
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Steampunk, Action, Adventure, Shonen
Publisher Age Rating: T (Teen)
Overall Personal Grade: A-
Similar Series: WaqWaq, D. Gray-Man
Lag is finally at Blue Notes Blues and he can’t stop thinking about the giant Gaichuu exoskeleton he found on one of the landmarks outside of the town. What could have done that, when Gaichuu are supposed to just be shells themselves?
Tags: 1, 2011, 7, A+, action, adventure, Hiroyuki Asada, Manga Reviews, November, Review, seven, shonen, Steampunk, T+, teen, Tegami Bachi, Viz, Vol, Volume
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Tengai-Retrogical volume 1 
Author: Rin Asano
Publisher: ADV Manga
Original Release Date: Dec. 14, 2004
Format: Manga / Genre: Fantasy
Age Rating: 13+
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: Natsume Yuujinchou; Bakegyamon; XXXHOLiC
The mysterious neighborhood of Tengai-ya and the odd occurrences that happen within its gates will enthrall readers looking for a fantasy manga that isn’t just magic spells and fighting; this story has heart, and lots of it.
Synopsis:
Tags: Manga Reviews, rin asano, tengai-retrogical
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Thursday, July 14th, 2011
“The Radius”
Title: Tenjo Tenge!: Full Contact Edition – Vol 2
Author: Oh! great (Shueisha)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: August 2, 2011
Age Rating: M
Format and length: Manga, 2 volumes
Genres: Fantasy, Martial Arts, Romance, Seinen
Overall Personal Rating: B-
In the Radius: Ikki Tousen and Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Reading a book with an action sequence is never quite as good as watching a movie or playing a game with such. There is a level that fully animated sequences add that cannot be done justice. However, sometimes for comics and manga there are titles that can still pull of great moments and let the reader fill in the rest. Tenjo Tenge is a good example of this.
Tags: action, Fantasy, fighting, Manga Reviews, martial arts, punk, romance, tenjo tenge review, Viz Media
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Monday, November 28th, 2011
Title: Tenjo Tenge!
Author: Oh! great (Shueisha)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: December 20, 2011
Age Rating: M
Format and length: Manga, 2 volumes
Genres: Fantasy, Martial Arts, Romance, Seinen
Overall Personal Rating: A-
In the Radius: Ikki Tousen and Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Tags: Fantasy, martial arts, romance, seinen, tenjo tenge review, Viz Signature
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Monday, June 6th, 2011
“The Radius”
Title: Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition – Vol 1
Author: Oh! great (Shueisha)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: June 21, 2011
Age Rating: M
Format and length: Manga, 2 volumes
Genres: Fantasy, Martial Arts, Romance, Seinen
Overall Personal Rating: B
In the Radius: Ikki Tousen and Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Is it better to be the big fish in a small pond or that same fish only the small one in a big pond? In Tenjo Tenge, Souichiro believes he is the big man on campus because he was the toughest punk in middle school. However, he quickly learns that compared to those in his new high school, he’s just a minnow.
Tags: action, Fantasy, fighting, Manga Reviews, martial arts, romance, seinen, tenjo tenge review, Viz Media, Viz Signature
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
“The Radius”
Time and Again: volume one
Author: JiUn Yun
Publisher: Yen Press
American release date: December 15th 2009
Format/Genre/Length: Manwha/Supernatural/160 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: OT/Older Teen
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar series/titles to check out: Mushi shi, Amatsuki, Kieli
In a world filled with spirits bent on revenge and humans crueler than the beasts they hunt, it takes a true hero to exorcise the darkness out of their hearts. But I guess we’ll have to settle for exorcist for hire and casual drunk Baek-On.
Synopsis:
Tags: jiun yun, manwha, supernatural, time and again, yen press
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Thursday, April 28th, 2011
“The Radius”:
Title: Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode Volume 1
Artist: Mia Ikumi
Original concept: Kadansha
Distributor: TokyoPop
American release date: 2003
Format and length: Shojo manga, 197 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Y 10+
Overall Personal Rating: B
Other Similar Series: Tokyo Mew Mew
A 12 year old girl named Berry heads out to her first day of class at her new school. The best way to describe her is cute and bubbly. She is totally enthusiastic about the extra cute school uniforms, after all, that is why she picked the school!
Tags: Kadansha, Manga Reviews, Mia Ikumi, shojo, Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode, tokyopop
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Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Toriko, Volume 1 
Author: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Publisher: Viz Media
American release date: June 2010
Format/ Genre: Manga/Comedy/Adventure
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen
Overall Personal Rating: A
Similar series or titles to check out: One Piece
Alton Brown, rev up your ovens! Rachel Ray, take out your designer cookware! Toriko, the Gourmet Hunter is in town, and he’s determined to capture his food, or else!
Synopsis:
Tags: adventure, comedy, Manga Reviews, mitsutoshi shimabukuro, Toriko, Viz
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Saturday, August 6th, 2011
The Radius
Title: Toriko vol. 6
Author/Artist: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: September 6, 2011
Format: Manga
Genre: Action, Adventure
Overall Personal Rating: B
Tags: action, adventure, fighting, food, gourmet, hunter, Komatsu, Manga Reviews, shonen, Toriko, Viz, Viz Media, Vol, Volume
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Saturday, November 26th, 2011
The Radius
Title: Toriko vol. 7
Author/Artist: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: December 6, 2011
Format: Manga
Genre: Action, Adventure,Comedy
Overall Personal Rating: B
Tags: 2011, action, adventure, comedy, corn, food, gourmet, gt corp, hunter, manga review, Manga Reviews, popcorn, straw, terry, Toriko, Viz Media, Vol, Volume
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Monday, March 28th, 2011
“The Radius”
Toriko: volume four
Author: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Publisher: Viz Media
American release date: March 1st 2011
Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Shonen/200 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen
Overall Personal Rating: B
Similar series/titles to check out: One Piece, Dragon Ball, Shaman King
Reviews of previous volumes: Volume one; volume two; volume three
It’s Toriko versus the GT Robot! As the beast tears through the coliseum, Toriko has to not only battle the Robot but also protect the injured Battle Wolf in the process. It’s Gourmet Hunters versus the Gourmet Corp. in a brand new rumble!
Tags: Manga Reviews, mitsutoshi shimabukuro, shonen, shonen manga, Toriko, Viz Media
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Saturday, September 4th, 2010
Toriko: volume 2 
Author: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Publisher: Viz Media
American release date: September 7th 2010
Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Shonen/200 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar series/titles to check out: Hunter x Hunter; One Piece; Yakitate!! Japan
Toriko and his unlikely sidekick Komatsu are on a mission to hunt down the rare and poisonous puffer whale, but they’re not alone – here comes Toriko’s old friend and fellow hunter, the mysterious Coco who is the only one who can take out the whale’s poison. Will the monsters that roam Cavern Lagoon take our boys down or can Toriko’s infamous strength and endless appetite bring them their desired bounty in one piece?
Tags: Manga Reviews, mitsutoshi shimabukuro, shonen, Shonen jump, Toriko, Viz Media
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Toriko: volume 3
Author: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Publisher: Viz Media
American release date: December 7th 2010
Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Shonen/200 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar series/titles to check out: One Piece, Dragon Ball, Shaman King
The puffer whale has been captured, but that’s not the tricky part – it’s all about removing the poison without ruining the whole fish! Coco and Komatsu must team up to remove the poison sac successfully – that is, if a mysterious beast that appears out of nowhere doesn’t stop everything! What will occur in the cavern lagoon of the legendary puffer whales?
Tags: Manga Reviews, mitsutoshi shimabukuro, shonen, Toriko, Viz Media
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Friday, July 9th, 2010
“The Radius”:
Title: Twin Spica Vol. 1
Author: Kou Yaginuma
Distributor: Vertical
American Release Date: May 4, 2010
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Astronomy
Publisher Age Rating: 13+
Personal Review Grade: B
14 years ago, Japan launched it’s first completely Japanese spacecraft, The Lion. 72 seconds after launch, however, the liquid fuel caught fire, and the “Flight Stop System” failed, thus “The Lion” crashed into a Japanese city, killing many innocent civilians.
Synopsis:
Tags: 13+, 2010, Astronomy, B+, Kou, Manga Reviews, may 4, Review, sci-fi, Twin Spica, Vertical, Yaginuma
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