This picks up shortly after the previous book ended. Like the previous book, this is a bit of a slice of life story but with a thorough storyline as well. In this we have Hachiro dealing with an assassin, the dangerous Fear Jack the Fiend, making friends, and dealing with a film producing Fear. We … More ARC Review: Tokyo Fears Rhapsody, Vol. 2 by Akira Sugito
The Steel Ball Run race continues and Gyro and Johnny are determined to make it to the next checkpoint before the others. Unfortunately, assassins keep attacking and slowing them down. Also these assassins all seem to have weird abilities. This volume covers Gyro’s backstory, continuation of the second leg of the race, a battle against … More ARC Review: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run, Vol. 3 by Hirohiko Araki
In this volume we finally get to the point of battle that everyone has been waiting for, Kaiju No. 8 is on the field and ready to take down Kaiju No. 9. This was an action packed and fantastic volume. We see how far Kafka has come since he first became 8 and all the … More ARC Review: Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 14 by Naoya Matsumoto
This volume picks up where the previous book with Kikoru testing out some Numbers weapons. Then goes into the backstory of Captain Gen Narumi and how he ended up in the Defense Force. I loved seeing Kikorou testing out weapons and finding the one that works for her. This is where she finally gets her … More ARC Review: Kaiju No. 8: B-Side, Vol. 2 by Naoya Matsumoto
This was an enjoyable spin-off series that focuses more on the other members of the Defense Force. The first few chapters follow Vice-Captain Hoshina and his journey to becoming part of Mina’s team. It was great getting some background on Hoshina and his motivations for being a swordsman in an age of guns. Then we … More ARC Review: Kaiju No. 8: B-Side, Vol. 1 by Naoya Matsumoto
These reviews contains potential spoilers. This volume picks right up where the previous one left off with Vice-Captain Hoshina allowing the numbers weapon suit 10 to control the fight so they don’t die. We then have the second wave of the battle when multiple new Kaiju’s appear, number 11-15, and are targeting all the people … More Review: Kaiju No. 8 Volumes 10 and 11 by Naoya Matsumoto
The first part of the race is over and while Gyro might have been the first to cross he isn’t declared the winner. Now he is even more determined to be the first one across the finish line for the second half of the challenge, which is the most dangerous because they have to go … More ARC Review: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run, Vol. 2 by Hirohiko Araki
As soon as I saw the cover for this manga I knew I wanted to read it. I love any kind of monster creature and pair that with an ice cream cone, I was intrigued. This ended up being a fantastic and fun story about Hachiro, a Fear who refuses to scare humans but wants … More ARC Review:. Tokyo Fears Rhapsody, Vol. 1 by Akira Sugito
This month I participated in the Graphcisathon Color Wheel Reading Challenge. It went from May 5-18th, so we had two weeks to try and read all the colors. Here is the announcement post: Here was the spinner wheel and the colors we had to try and read. Like always, anything with graphics as the main … More Graphicsathon Color Wheel Challenge Wrap Up
This follows the life of vampire Yura Toraki, a night shift convenience store worker. While running late heading home one day he ends up rescuing a woman being attacked by vampires leading to unlikely friendship. Yura and Iris’ adventures hunting phantoms, being roommates, and hunting Yura’s creator was interesting but also a bit anticlimactic in … More ARC Review: Dracula’s On the Night Shift by Satoshi Wagahara
In this volume we finish Suzume’s time working with Katase and learning about how to take care of citipati. In the end of the previous volume we see Suzume and Katase at odds but we see her come back the next day ready to work and apologize for her actions. I think its great that … More Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 5 by Itaru Kinoshita
Wanted!4 stars – It was really good This is a western about a wanted criminal named Gill Bastar who has a high bounty because he keeps killing those who come after him. He only kills people who shoot at him first though so he believes the bounty is unwarranted. After being attacked by a bounty … More ARC Review: Wanted! Eiichiro Oda Before One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Red-Haired Ash Reads 