Full Moon wo Sagashite (満月をさがして) is a 7-volume manga from 2002-2004 (2005-2006 in the US) by Arina Tanemura. Synopsis 12-year old Mitsuki dreams of being an idol so that her former crush will be able to hear her sing but … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Full Moon wo Sagashite

Silent Mobius (サイレントメビウス) is a 12-volume cyberpunk manga series by Kia Asamiya starting in 1988 and released in the US by Viz from 1999-2004 (note: the exact release dates for this series are a little wonky to find complicated by … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Silent Mobius

Anne Freaks (アンネ フリークス) is a 4-volume psychological suspense thriller by Yua Kotegawa originally serialized from 2000-2002 in Japan, and published in the US in 2006 by ADV manga. Synopsis Yuri Kitagawa is having a bad day. He just killed … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Anne Freaks

Domestic Girlfriend is a 28-volume romantic drama manga from Kei Sasuga which ran from 2014-2020. Synopsis Natsuo Fuji is a 2nd year high school boy with a crush on his young teacher Hina. After some friends drag him to a … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Domestic Girlfriend

Vinland Saga (ヴィンランド・サガ) is an ongoing series started in 2005 by Makoto Yukimura (author of Planetes). Synopsis Broadly, Thorfinn is a young boy in Iceland at the turn of the 11th century with dreams of being a great viking warrior … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Vinland Saga

Franken Fran (フランケン・ふらん) is an 8-volume horror manga from 2007-2012 by Katsuhisa Kigitsu. Synopsis Madurai Fran is the “daughter”/creation of the worlds greatest doctor and his protege; however since he always seems to be away she ends up getting involved … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Franken Fran

A Silent Voice (聲の形) is a 7-volume manga by Yoshitoki Ōima which ran from 2013-2014 in Japan and was released in the US by Kodansha from 2015-2016. Synopsis Shoya Ishida is a 6th-grader whos a bit of a rambunctious class … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: A Silent Voice

Nononono (ノノノノ) is a 13-volume manga series by Lynn Okamoto (author of Elfen Lied) from 2007-2013. Summary Nonomiya Nono’s father was an Olympic ski jumper who screwed up costing Japan an easy gold medal and for which he was ruthlessly … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Nononono

Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) is a 18 volume magical girl series by Naoko Takeuchi originally published from 1991-1997 in Japan, later released as a 12 volume special edition and then again in a large format “Eternal” edition for the 25th anniversary. … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Sailor Moon

Gunslinger Girl (ガンスリンガー・ガール) is a 15-volume manga series originally published in Japan from 2002-2012 by Yu Aida. Volumes 1-6 were released in the US by ADV manga from 2004-2007 shortly before they went defunct and then all 15 volumes were … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Gunslinger Girl