http://commanga.com/all_mature Reviews of Mature Comic and Manga series by Crazy Choco 20th Century Boys is a book full of flashbacks. There’s an overlaying story-arc that slowly unveils, but mainly the focus is on the protagonists growing up then remembering their childhood. http://commanga.com/20th_century_boys http://commanga.com/20th_century_boys Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Basically, this is Japanese. By that, I don’t mean that it’s from Japan - although obviously it is. I mean it’s... Japanese. Suffice to say that this book is full of little girls with short skirts and super powers, said little girls beating up men twice their age with said super powers, oh and gratuitous shower scenes. http://commanga.com/a_certain_scientific_railgun http://commanga.com/a_certain_scientific_railgun Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 While on the surface this all looks quite cheery, some of the topics covered - such as the rights of a cloned individual, self-harm and suicide - can actually be quite shocking. http://commanga.com/afterschool-charisma http://commanga.com/afterschool-charisma Sun, 30 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Air Gear tells a tale full of action, love, gang-warfare and fan-service. All carried out whilst on crazy futuristic Rollerblade-thingies called “Air Treks”. http://commanga.com/airgear http://commanga.com/airgear Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Alice and her love interest Kyo have the ability to use emotion-based magic words, and are prophesied to save the world from a great evil. Together with the help of several guides, who gradually turn up as the plot goes on, they [spoiler warning] do eventually save the world in volume 7. http://commanga.com/alice_19th http://commanga.com/alice_19th Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 A psychological thriller with hints of mystery and horror. Souji returns to his hometown after a long absence to find that there have recently been three unexplained murders there... http://commanga.com/amnesia_labyrinth http://commanga.com/amnesia_labyrinth Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 It's probably too soon for a series featuring pope John Paul II leading a holy order of priests and nuns to fight evil demons and save the world. But set it back in time a little bit and suddenly it's acceptable! http://commanga.com/chrono_crusade http://commanga.com/chrono_crusade Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 When you first hear about it, the concept of a ninja-doctor will probably make no sense whatsoever. That and most of the plot. What does a ninja-doctor actually do? Well, action comedy of course! http://commanga.com/dr_mcninja http://commanga.com/dr_mcninja Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 You would think that covering something that has been done to death would not be a good idea, but paradoxically for a comedy it works quite well. http://commanga.com/evil_inc http://commanga.com/evil_inc Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Faeries' Landing strikes me as some kind of a weird experiment, or possibly an author just wanted to try out a few different genres in the same series. Oh My Goddess! is a strong influence though. http://commanga.com/faeries_landing http://commanga.com/faeries_landing Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 If that sounds a little bit silly, then let me assure you that Instant Teen is deliberately trying to be very silly. I mean, Tokyopop have even gone so far as to design the cover to look like a serial packet. http://commanga.com/instant_teen http://commanga.com/instant_teen Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Rumiko Takahash is a famous name in Manga, both in the Western world and in Japan - mostly for the Ranma ½ and InuYasha Manga series. Not everyone in the West knows about some of her older works, however. http://commanga.com/lum http://commanga.com/lum Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 There really hasn't been much thought put into making Maburaho different than anything that has come before, so I can classify it by slotting it neatly into the “Harem” pigeon-hole. http://commanga.com/maburaho http://commanga.com/maburaho Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Murder Princess is mostly an action story, but the action is generally well paced and mixes in quite well with character development and plot progression. The characters are all slightly unrealistic and very slightly crazy. http://commanga.com/murder_princess http://commanga.com/murder_princess Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The titular character, Ai, is a Princess from a fantasy Kingdom. Chased by demons and suffering from amnesia she has come to Earth, and must recover her memories, discover who she is and work out what she is doing before she can return home. http://commanga.com/princess_ai http://commanga.com/princess_ai Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 S.S. Astro is 4 panel strip staring the teachers of the titular Japanese school. It’s set out like a newspaper strip, though I’m not sure I could imagine a newspaper that would actually carry it. http://commanga.com/ss_astro http://commanga.com/ss_astro Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:19:32 +0000 Put simply, Saiyuki is a typical Action Manga. The four main protagonists could loosely be called “heroes”, and face off against another group of what look like “villains”, until another group betray the first group and become the “real” villains. http://commanga.com/saiyuki http://commanga.com/saiyuki Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Put simply, Suzunari! is one nice long double-act. Suzu is a totally OTT character; Kaede is the “straight man” - um, I mean, “straight woman”. Suzu is kind of an “odd person out” in the Manga; the main humour comes from Suzu’s reactions to everything, and Kaede’s reaction to Suzu’s antics. http://commanga.com/suzunari http://commanga.com/suzunari Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The Girl who Runs Through Time isn't aiming to be overly complex or clever. It's just aiming to be a charming little story, and it succeeds brilliantly. http://commanga.com/the_girl_who_runs_through_time http://commanga.com/the_girl_who_runs_through_time Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Well, there’s Vampire this and Vampire that. Just like television, Manga seems to have gone through a phase where Vampires are in fashion. We seem to be starting to come out of it now, however as I’m not making any attempt to do... http://commanga.com/vampire_game http://commanga.com/vampire_game Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Venus Versus Virus really seems to be about cliches. The series has a few very good ideas, surrounded by a layer of cliches.   http://commanga.com/venus_vs_virus http://commanga.com/venus_vs_virus Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:21:31 +0000 We Shadows is an Original English Manga, but one so twisted it leaves most of Japan's offerings in the dust. Prepare to meet talking horses, characters talking entirely in rhyme and talking mushrooms. http://commanga.com/we_shadows http://commanga.com/we_shadows Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000