Faust, vol. 1

Edited by Katsushi Ota Published in the US by Del Rey Slugline: perhaps it is Japanese language not the citizens that is in love with convoluted sentences and recursive thought processesFaust is actually an prose fiction/manga anthology that is originally published in Japan as a mook (with magazine …

Speed Grapher, vol. 1

Written and Illustrated by Tomozo and Yusuke Kozaki, Based on the story by GONZOReleased in the US by TokyoPopSlugline: Not about a guy who can draw real fast.Speed Grapher is about war photographer Saiga’s new job as a freelance political paparazzi in a near future Tokyo suffering from another maj…

Aspirin, vol. 1

By Eun-Jeung Kim Released in the US by TokyoPop Slugline: Never has a title been such an accurate descriptor of the drugs I needed after reading it. that is another one of those manga that thinks by being self-referential, they can get away with having a ridiculous plot and have random things happen…

Jyu-Oh-Sei, vol. 1

By Natsumi ItsukiReleased in the US by TokyoPopSlugline:Classic sci-fi straight out of creature double feature era.Thor and Rai are identical brothers with radically different personalities. Rai is the studious type wanting to be scientist while Thor wants to be a pilot, but since they are sons of …

The Mysterians, vol. 1

Created by Chuck Russel and Michael Uslan, Script by Jay Antani with Art by Matt HentschelPublished in the US by TokyoPopSlugline: Not related at all with the cult classic Japanese giant critter movieImagine a Earth where Dick Cheney and George Bush were considered environmental wussies. Yes, hard …

Seduction more Beautiful than Love, vol. 1

Created by Lee Hyeon-Sook Published in the US by TokyoPopSlugline: Korean schools still have corporal punishment? Another urgent safety tip for manga fans who go abroad. Daoun is a new teacher at a high school and temporarily takes by the homeroom of a class with one of those quietly tortured prett…

Update to Blog Frequency

As one can imagine, things are conditioned all by, and the number of review copies I have been receiving have been dipping. I cannot afford to purchase that much new manga out of pocket, so for the date being Prospero’s Manga will be dropping to 2 reviews a week, posted on Tuesday and Thursday. So…

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