There’s a reason that the world reveres the work of Taiyo Matsumoto, and Tokyo These Days volume 2 is a perfect example of that. Moving towards the natural conclusion of the freedom and desire expressed within a modern capitalist framework,… Read More

Iyashikei, in terms of a literal translation is something along the lines of “healing type”, and is used as a descriptor for a subset of the slice of life genre- an example being Hirayasumi volume 1. I’m sure there’s people… Read More

I’ll be a little blunt here to start things off: I enjoyed Gokurakugai volume 1, but I know very well that it will find itself stuck at its current level of ability and quality. Allow me to explain. It’s got… Read More

What happens when you’re a 30-something, down on your luck feeling stuck at the equivalent of the end of your life, with nowhere to go? Well, as Sketchy volume 1 posits, you pick up skating. Sketchy is the kind of… Read More

Hearing only praise constantly can wear compliments and value thin, but I really do have to say that with each volume of this series I can’t help but find myself grinning the whole time, and Iruma-Kun volume 7 is no… Read More