Tag: Yumi TAMURA

It’s a rare (and wonderful) thing when the final volume – of the series’ main story, at least – lives up to the tremendous expectations I had for it. Basara, Vol. 25 has all the drama, action, tears, wry humor, and heart that made previous installments such an enjoyable read and still manages to pack… Continue reading BASARA, Vol. 25 by Yumi Tamura

It breaks my heart that hardly anyone else seems to be talking about Basara, especially as it turns the corner into the final volumes of VIZ Media’s English-language release. (It is older, but the writer in wants the quality factor to triumph over the age factor.)

A Tale of Two Destinies [Review copy provided by VIZ, LLC.] The concept of “love” is, ostensibly, the driving force behind a majority of the shoujo (girls’) manga that have hit North America so far. Our bookshelves are crammed with volumes of romantic, platonic, familial and selfish love framed by wispy visions of hearts and… Continue reading BASARA, Vol. 1 by Yumi Tamura