After a little over seven years of writing about manga, Japanese literature, and related items of interest here at Experiments in Manga, I am now largely retiring the blog. The content that’s h...
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The end of the year is almost here and I’ll soon be entering semi-retirement as a manga blogger, but there’s still time for one last giveaway here at Experiments in Manga. The winner of this ...
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My News and Reviews Well, this is it! The final My Week in Manga feature here at Experiments in Manga before my semi-retirement. The fun isn’t quite over yet, though–later this week there wi...
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Towards the end of the year for the past few years here at Experiments in Manga, I have made a point to compile a list of some of the manga, comics, and other books that have been released during...
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My News and Reviews Last week I posted the Bookshelf Overload for November, which also happens to be the final Bookshelf Overload feature here at Experiments in Manga since I will be entering sem...
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Since in a few weeks I will be retiring Experiments in Manga, this will be the final Bookshelf Overload posted here. However, I am thinking of ways that I might be able to feature some of the int...
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My News and Reviews Last week at Experiments in Manga I announced the winner of the Cache of Kodansha Comics giveaway. The post also includes a list of Kodansha Comics’ manga debuts from 2017. ...
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And the winner of the manga giveaway for a cache of Kodansha Comics is… Dawn! As the winner, Dawn (whose terrific Anime Nostalgia Podcast also happens to be hosting a giveaway right now) will b...
My News and Reviews The most recent manga giveaway at Experiments in Manga is currently underway! The winner will be announced on Wednesday, so there’s still a little time left to enter for a c...
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Creator: Jennifer Doyle Publisher: Chromatic Press ISBN: 9781987988239 Released: November 2016 Original run: 2015-2016 Jennifer Doyle’s series Knights-Errant had its beginnings as a webcomic in...
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November is nearly over which means it’s time for the usual monthly giveaway at Experiments in Manga! As has become tradition, November’s giveaway features a whole feast of manga rather than ...
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My News and Reviews For everyone following along with Experiments in Manga, it’s probably obvious that things are running a little behind here right now. I intended to post an in-depth review l...
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My News and Reviews Last week was a very quiet one here at Experiments in Manga with nothing posted other than the usual My Week in Manga feature. However, I did manage to make some progress with...
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My News and Reviews The Bookshelf Overload for October was posted at Experiments in Manga last week, giving a quick summary of some of the interesting manga, anime, and other media that made thei...
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Another month, another mountain of media that somehow made its way into my possession! (Actually, I know exactly how.) Thanks to some fantastic sales, I finally got around to filling in the gaps ...
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My News and Reviews Last week at Experiments in Manga I announced the winner of the Oresama Teacher giveaway. The post also includes a select list of some of the manga released in English that ha...
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And the winner of the Oresama Teacher manga giveaway is… Candy Ha! As the winner, Candy will be receiving the first volume of Izumi Tsubaki’s manga series Oresama Teacher as released in Engli...
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My News and Reviews In addition to the usual My Week in Manga, two other features were posted at Experiments in Manga last week. First up was the most recent monthly giveaway. The winner won’t ...
http://experimentsinmanga.mangabookshelf.com/2017/10/my-week-in-manga-october-23-october-29-2017/
Creator: Takako Shimura Translator: John Werry U.S. publisher: Viz Media ISBN: 9781421592985 Released: September 2017 Original release: 2005-2006 Takako Shimura is probably best known for two man...
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The end of October is quickly approaching which means it’s time for another monthly giveaway at Experiments in Manga! For this month’s giveaway, everyone participating will have the chance to...
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My News and Reviews Well, it was a very quiet week at Experiments in Manga last week. I was hoping to post my review of the first omnibus of Takako Shimura’s Sweet Blue Flowers, but a variety o...
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My News and Reviews Last week at Experiments in Manga I posted the Bookshelf Overload for September which includes lists of some of the manga and other books that I picked up last month (along wi...
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Another month, another collection of interesting stuff made its way into my domicile! It’s been a while since I’ve gotten a box full of review copies, but Kodansha Comics did send a few thing...
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My News and Reviews Last week at Experiments in Manga I announced the winner of the Assassin’s Creed manga giveaway. The post also includes a list of manga published in English that feature pir...
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And the winner of the Assassin’s Creed: Awakening manga giveaway is… Sean Kleefeld! As the winner, Sean (who does some great writing about comics) will be receiving a copy of the first volume...
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My News and Reviews September has ended and October has begun, but there’s still a little time left to enter the most recent manga giveaway at Experiments in Manga! The results will be announce...
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The month of September brings a number of things along with it, such as the autumnal equinox (for us in the Northern Hemisphere, at least) and yet another manga giveaway at Experiments in Manga. ...
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My News and Reviews I was running a little behind my intended schedule last week (and today for that matter–this seems to be somewhat par for the course lately), but over the weekend I was fina...
Creator: Makoto Yukimura Translator: Stephen Paul U.S. publisher: Kodansha ISBN: 9781632364456 Released: June 2017 Original release: 2016 Awards: Japan Media Arts Award, Kodansha Manga Award Havi...
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My News and Reviews Last week at Experiments in Manga I posted August’s Bookshelf Overload which lists the manga, comics, and other media that found their way into my home last month. Otherwise...
Over the last few months my manga buying habits have been slowly changing. In general I’m preordering less (which is rather unfortunate as that’s one of the best ways to support the manga ind...
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My News and Reviews Last week I took a short family vacation so I wasn’t really online much, but I did announce the winner of the Vertical Comics giveaway before disappearing to the land of lim...
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And the winner of the Variety of Vertical Comics manga giveaway is… Michelle Gauthier! As the winner, Michelle will be receiving the first volume of four manga series released by Vertical Comic...
My News and Reviews Last week saw the end of one month and the beginning of another, which means the most recent monthly giveaway is currently underway at Experiments in Manga! Partially in honor...
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It’s nearly the end of August which means it’s time for another giveaway at Experiments in Manga! Earlier this month I celebrated the blog’s seventh anniversary, and I’d like to continue ...
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My News and Reviews I was away last week traveling for work as well as for yet another family wedding (this year has been full of them), but I still managed to post a review before it was all sai...
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Creator: Gengoroh Tagame Translator: Anne Ishii U.S. publisher: Pantheon Books ISBN: 9781101871515 Released: May 2017 Original release: 2015-2016 Awards: Japan Media Arts Award Gengoroh Tagame is...
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My News and Reviews It’s been a while since there have been two features posted at Experiments in Manga within the same week in addition to the usual My Week in Manga, but that’s exactly what...
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As of today, I have been writing at Experiments in Manga for SEVEN YEARS. And of those, four have been spent as a contributing member to Manga Bookshelf and its cohort of blogs. I have spent much...
I ended up picking up a few more things than I had initially planned to in July (including more anime series than usual). Partly to blame was the huge month-long anniversary sale at RightStuf. Gr...
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My News and Reviews I shifted around my usual posting schedule at Experiments in Manga a little last week so, instead of posting July’s Bookshelf Overload, I ended up featuring my review of Kaz...
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Author: Kazuki Sakuraba Translator: Jocelyne Allen U.S. publisher: Viz Media ISBN: 9781421595412 Released: September 2017 Original release: 2014 Kazuki Sakuraba is a fairly prolific author in Jap...
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My News and Reviews The winner of The Royal Tutor manga giveaway was announced last week at Experiments in Manga. As usual, I also used the giveaway as an excuse to compile a thematic list of man...
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And the winner of The Royal Tutor manga giveaway is… Black_wind! As the winner, Black_wind will be receiving a copy of The Royal Tutor, Volume 1 by Higasa Akai as published in English by Yen Pr...
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My News and Reviews Last week saw the beginning of the most recent manga giveaway here at Experiments in Manga. This time around I’m giving away a copy of Higasa Akai’s The Royal Tutor, Volum...
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It’s once again the final Wednesday of the month which means it’s once again time for the monthly manga giveaway here at Experiments in Manga! For this month’s giveaway, everyone participat...
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My News and Reviews Although I’ve started to include Quick Takes of novels as part of the weekly My Week in Manga feature, it’s been a little while since I’ve actually written and in-depth ...
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Author: Tomoyuki Hoshino Translator: Charles De Wolf U.S. publisher: Akashic Books ISBN: 9781617754487 Released: June 2017 Original release: 2010 Awards: Kenzaburō Ōe Prize My introduction to t...
My News and Reviews Things are more or less back on regular schedule here at Experiments in Manga which means last week I posted the Bookshelf Overload for June. It was a relatively small month, ...
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After the ridiculousness of May’s Bookshelf Overload, the number of manga, comics, and other books that I picked up in June seems completely reasonable. But even though it was a small month, it...
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