Category: Manga & Graphic Novels

Not Your Idol, Volume 1 by Aoi Makino

Posted February 19, 2020 in Manga & Graphic Novels
Not Your Idol, Volume 1 by Aoi Makino

I absolutely loved everything about this first volume, from the authenticity of the theme to the lovely artwork suiting the story so well, to the great pace, to that cliffhanger . . . Oh, I have such a thing for twists! By addressing complex subjects and important issues, Not Your Idol is a compelling new psychological suspense that makes you turn the pages quite eagerly. Nina might have shunned down […]

Small Hours: A Mrs. Frollein Collection by Valérie Minelli

Posted December 11, 2019 in Manga & Graphic Novels
Small Hours: A Mrs. Frollein Collection by Valérie Minelli

We all stop scrolling through our feed every time a comic strips pops up, don’t we? The illustrations are always too cute not to catch our eye, and when we read the panels we can’t help having a laugh because how much truth is there in these strips? This collection of comics is a fast read, but funny and heart-warming. Mrs. Frollein and her boyfriend are the cutest, their relationship […]

Bakemonogatari, Volume 1 by NisiOisiN

Posted October 23, 2019 in Manga & Graphic Novels
Bakemonogatari, Volume 1 by NisiOisiN

I went through this manga without having previously read the light novels that kicked off the Monogatari series, nor I watched the anime adaptation, so I didn’t have a proper knowledge of what this was all about. However, a look at the gorgeous cover, the catchy synopsis, and NisiOisiN’s name—also known for his literary adaptation of the Death Note manga—made me grab this volume without hesitation. And wasn’t my instinct […]

Tales from Behind the Window by Edanur Kuntman

Posted September 20, 2019 in Manga & Graphic Novels
Tales from Behind the Window by Edanur Kuntman

Tales From Behind The Window is a graphic novel created by Edanur Kuntman, who tells a story based on the memories of her grandmother born and raised in Samsun, Turkey. The concept alone is heartbreaking . . . Forced marriages and patriarchal practices of the most emotional kind make this graphic novel so real that it’s impossible not to feel for the women in the story, and every woman facing […]