[Review copy provided by Studio Ironcat.] It’s tough being a vampire. Miyu should know: She happens to be a vampire charged with foiling the often-deadly plans of evil spirits, known as “shinma.” Time and again, she and her sole companion, a reformed shinma named Larva, send the supernatural beings back to the darkness from which… Continue reading VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU, Vol. 1: Origins by Toshihiro Hirano & Narumi Kakinouchi
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Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s DER MOND
Beyond the Art of EVANGELION Every anime fan knows that character design is one of the most important attributes of any movie or television series. It sets the artistic tone and, at a glance, helps establish the personalities that will drive the storyline. Some talented artists have made a career of this specialty, becoming household… Continue reading Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s DER MOND
SECRET COMICS JAPAN
[Review copy provided by Viz Communications.] In Secret Comics Japan, Editor Chikao Shiratori refers to the different populations of manga readers by breaking them into categories, illustrated by a diagram of concentric circles, one inside another.