Tales From Square One
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Written & Illustrated by Asumiko Nakamura Score: 7 Famed novelist Shun Mizorogi learns that an acquaintance named Aki Fujino has committed suicide. While going to identify the body, he meets a girl who looks just like Aki, but claims to be Sakura Miki, her identical twin sister. As Mizorogi finds himself drawn to Sakura Miki, […]
Kamen Rider is a major phenomenon in Japan and Asia, but in the west, it’s a near-unknown. Despite this, the franchise has managed to build a decent western fanbase, and recent moves to make the franchise more accessible here has helped a lot. Even so, Kamen Rider is still on the precipice of obscurity, so […]
Written & Illustrated by Eiji Masuda Score: 8 I have a pretty big soft spot for this particular work, and I won’t deny that a little bit of bias factors in my particularly high score for this manga. However, that fact doesn’t bother me much; after all, what’s the point of rating something yourself if […]
Written & Illustrated by Ichiko Ima Score: 7 Horror stories, whether it be manga, movies or games, often try to amp up the tension. They’re trying to scare the audience, after all, and anyone is easy to scare when they’re on edge. Having said that, there’s no reason for tension to be the only mood […]
Written & Illustrated by Fuyumi Soryo Score: 7 Professor Mine Kujo is an expert in neurology, though she is quite unskilled in more social aspects of life. One day, she meets a mysterious man by the name of Ryosuke Akiba, and she soon learns that he is a genetically-engineered psychic. As she gets to know […]
Written & Illustrated by Taku Kuwabara Score: 7 The Quin Zaza is a draking ship, a ship dedicated to hunting and butchering dragons. The ship has a colorful cast of characters, including Mika, an unaffected draker who only lights up when a dragon shows up. Mika is a glutton for the delicacy that is dragon […]
Written & Illustrated by Yoshitoki Oima Score: 8 I should hardly need to introduce a manga as beloved as A Silent Voice. It’s been massively popular as a tearjerker ever since the animated movie adaptation came out, and even now is still considered one of the emotional high points of the anime & manga medium. […]
Written & Illustrated by Roku Tachibana Score: 5 Shiho Kiyose has always had a weird relationship with her childhood friend Tsukasa Nogata. Nogata has always carelessly said “I love you” to her, making her wonder if she really means it. In the end, she decides to go out with him, but a tragic incident and […]
Crossovers in the JRPG subgenre don’t happen often, but when they do, they can be pretty exciting for its fans. Of the few examples of this, Tokyo Mirage Sessions is easily the weirdest. While its concept of mixing Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem certainly could have been a game-winning formula, its odd way of […]
Written & Illustrated by Harold Sakuishi Score: 7 Kosuke Fushimi is a young man who dreams of making manga. One day, he meets a model named Rin Ishidou, who claims to be able to see the future. This unlikely friendship shakes both of their destines, as Fushimi embarks on the journey of becoming a mangaka. […]
