Gale Force Reading Glasses, in the world of Fairy Tail, allow the reader to read two to thirty-two times faster, depending the on the quality of the book. Which, I think we can all agree, would be a godsend to all the cannonballers out there. This issue picks up in the middle of Natsu and Lucy’s first real guild mission. They’ve been sent in to infiltrate an arrogant millionaire’s household and steal back a book. Only Lucy doesn’t appear to be his type. So they […]
Just A Simple Story about a Boy and His Friendship with His Cat
A few years ago, I wondered why I hadn’t gotten into manga the same way I had graphic novels, so I decided to give it a go. I went with Fairy Tail after binging the first few seasons of the anime already on Netflix. In retrospect I probably should have started with a series that has already ended, so I have some sort of goal line on the horizon, but, you know, hindsight and all. So I yoked myself to a current series and the burden […]
A super quick review of an all-time classic, but as manga!
This was my first manga, and I honestly didn’t really know what I should expect. Would it be confusing to read a book backwards? Would it be too cartoony? I had no idea, but I was really interested in finding out. I saw this at the library — they have a whole section of manga based on classic novels, and I plan on reading as many of these classics as I can at some point. Pride & Prejudice was actually the perfect entry point for […]
Panzer Vor!: Part 2
The second installment of the Girls und Panzer graphic novels picks up where the first left off, mid-contest. Having encountered some difficulty the girls from Ooarai Academy’s begin “Operation More Sneak Around” against St. Gloriana Women’s Academy during their first tankery team practice match. The match ends with a close call defeat for our heroes. The disappointment is of course cut short by the appearance of the St Gloriana captain, Darjeeling whose conversation with Miho and gift of tea (apparently this means that Darjeeling views […]