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