Library Wars: Love & War Volume 1 Author: Kiiro Yumi Illustrator: Kiiro Yumi Publisher: Viz Media/Madman Release Date: February 10, 2013 Price: $14.95 – Available Here Overview Library Wars is an interesting manga for a number of reasons. First of all it is loosely based upon the highly popular...

Naruto: Volume 60 Author: Masashi Kishimoto Illustrator: Masashi Kishimoto Publisher: Viz Media/Madman Release Date: March 10, 2013 Price: $14.95 – Available Here Overview Naruto has been around for a very, very, very long time. It’s been around long enough for someone like me to be able to...

Tiger & Bunny: Volume 2 Author: SUNRISE Illustrator: Mizuki Sakakibara Publisher: Viz Media Release Date: July 9, 2013 Price: $9.99 – Available Here Overview Since the first release of Tiger & Bunny in North America in February, Viz Media has also started bringing the manga for the series over as...

Tiger & Bunny: Volume 1 Author: SUNRISE Illustrator: Mizuki Sakakibara Publisher: Viz Media Release Date: April 9, 2013 Price: $9.99 – Available Here Overview: The Tiger & Bunny series originally debuted as an original anime back in 2011 that turned out to be so popular that not only are two...

Kanokon Omnibus 1-2 Author: Katsumi Nishino Illustrator: Rin Yamaki Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment Release Date: April 16, 2013 Price: $18.99 – Available Here Overview: Those familiar with the Kanokon franchise may have heard of the series thanks to the anime series which was brought to North...

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 1-28-13 Publisher: Viz Media Release Date: January 28, 2013 Price: $0.99 per issue – Available Here Overview: One of the biggest complaints that people raise against the English manga world is the fact that translations of their favorite manga take far too long and lag too far...

Rosario + Vampire: Season II Volume 9 Author: Akihisa Ikeda Publisher: Viz Media Release Date: July 3, 2012 Price: $9.99 - Available Here Overview: It is standard practice for a manga to introduce a powerful new force which is capable of soundly defeating every main character, leaving them with barely any...

Rosario+Vampire: Season II Volume 8 Author: Akihisa Ikeda Publisher: Viz Media Release Date: April 3, 2012 Price: $9.99 - Available Here Overview: Any manga series which can say that it has been around for over eight years now can likely be considered successful in one way or another. One such manga series...

Psyren Volume 1 Author: Toshiaki Iwashiro Publisher: Viz Media/Madman Release Date: November 11, 2011 Price: $14.95 – Available Here Overview:  It isn’t often that a ‘shonen’ manga exceeds the common conceptions attributed to the genre. Psyren, like Hunter x Hunter and Full Metal...

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan volume 1 Tag Line: Becoming the Lord of Pandemonium! Author: Hiroshi Shiibashi Release Schedule: Bi-monthly (every 2 months) Publisher: Viz Media Release Date: 10/4/2011 Available for Purchase at: Madman Online Store ($14.95) Overview: Most manga have growing pains when they...

Hunter x Hunter volume 2 Author: Yoshihiro Togashi Release Schedule: 27 volumes at time of posting and on hiatus. Publisher: Viz Media Release Date: May 01, 2005 Available for Purchase at: The Book Depository Overview: The hunter exam continues in this volume and Togashi begins to peel back some layers and...

Hunter x Hunter volume 1 Author: Yoshihiro Togashi Release Schedule: 27 volumes at time of posting and on hiatus. Publisher: Viz Media Release Date: April 05, 2005 Available for Purchase at: The Book Depository Overview: I recently decided to check out Togashi’s work, after having heard people sing...