I decided to take the biannual challenge of 30 mangas or graphic novels in a month and double it. When have I not had a ridiculous idea?
Since that means a whole lot more books read in a short period of time, these reviews will be much more concise.
I thought I had a chance to like this book because of the soccer aspect, but it quickly got weird and way more violent than I would expect a sports manga to get.
I love the depiction of the main character in this book, whose name for some reason I’ve forgotten. I also love his friendships and the way that his character journey starts.
While Raven is not my favorite of the characters, I think her character grew tremendously through her interaction with Gar in this. Seeing the characters come together and the introduction of the next protagonist made for an enjoyable read.
This is a cute middle grade story à la babysitters club, but for pets. These characters, a year or two younger than most of the babysitters club, create a dog walking business so that they can interact with dogs. I think this will be a hit on my middle grade shelves.
I loved this Jane Austin style story with unconventional characters, their friendship, their desire to thrive while not exceeding to suicidal norms, as well as the remaining relationships.
The author did a really good job, adapting little women, although I’ve always read Jo as ace not gay.
This book is fine, mildly entertaining. However, I prefer the Maggie and Her Unicorn series if I were going to read a middle grade graphic novel starring a quirky unicorn.
I really appreciated the take that the author had on this childhood favorite. While some of the things work out a little bit more cleanly than they likely would in real life, it still portrays these struggles and realities well.
I don’t remember what I expected before I started reading this manga, but it definitely wasn’t what I got. The artwork was too loose and undefined for my taste. I also could not grasp hold of the story. I will not continue in the series.
The main character in this story deals with undiagnosed OCD that most prominently takes the form of rolling a D20 die at every single decision point and using that to make her decision. I thought the author did an excellent job, building her character, her relationships, and exploring this side of potential mental illness.
It turns out that the venturing into fairytales is more common than I thought. This graphic novel is an adaptation of a series that I was unfamiliar with prior. I thought that the story did a decent job with introducing the characters to the world and setting up the scenario for future trips into the fairytale world.
The author did a really good job in this graphic novel loosely based on his own experiences. The main character struggles with the poverty he lives in and is all too aware of, especially when he comes into contact with new friends when he goes to middle school.
I have grown used to being a little confused with these comics since I have yet to read any of them in publication order. However, I still thoroughly enjoy them. After all, it’s Doctor Who. I really enjoyed this mashup of 10, 11, 12, and a fourth doctor along with their companions.
While the fighting scenes are always over the top, I love how Oda continues to develop such strong, morally upright in their own ways characters. I enjoyed reading the conclusion to the East blue arc and the start of the next one.
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