WWAC editors and contributors read a lot of different manga last year, from indie publishers like Glacier Bay Books to heavy hitters like VIZ and Kodansha. We read romance, horror, slice-of-life, autobiography… And we’ve managed to narrow down our list to our very favorite manga of 2023, so here they are!
ROUNDTABLE: Cover Girl: Chainsaw Man Vol. 12
Welcome to Cover Girl! For this feature, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new or recent and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Kayleigh Hearn, Masha Zhdanova, and Carrie McClain discuss the Chainsaw Man Vol. 12 cover by Tatsuki Fujimoto, featuring new series protagonist Asa Mitaka…
COMICS ACADEME: Spriggan: A Fun, Action-Packed Mix of Archaeology, Aliens, and International Politics – Part Two
By Solène Mallet Gauthier and Stephanie Halmhofer This text contains spoilers This is Part Two of a series! Read Part One here. Spriggan made a comeback in 2022 with the release of a deluxe edition of the complete original 1989-1996 manga series (Seven Seas Entertainment) and a 6-episode Netflix animated series. In both the original…
REVIEW: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol 1 — Fantasy Worlds Can Be Just Like Ours!
Accountant Kondou Seiichirou finds himself in an alternate universe in The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1, from creators Kazuki Irodori and Kikka Ohashi. And his first job there is to, well, find a job. But in a universe where spells, potions, and holy maidens exist, Kondou’s dedication to his new accountancy…
ROUNDTABLE: Pride Month, Manga Edition
Welcome to the WWAC Pride Month LGBTQ+ manga roundtable! Our manga-loving contributors sat down to talk about their favorite series, trends in LGBTQ+ manga, LGBT content in manga overall, and what we’re looking forward to this pride month.
VIZ Pubwatch May 2023
Boy, do we have a lot to talk about this month! From the VIZ app launch (!) to the sudden repromotion of classic shojo manga (!!) and new shojo series for fans to enjoy (!!!), this May is bringing some serious flowers. That play on words was a bit of a stretch, but I tried!…
Previously on comics: Achewood and Manga Apps
Good morning friends. This is my first time writing one of these for a while so please be gentle with me as I stumble through this week’s news with you.
REVIEW: A Dialogue on Body Positivity in Embrace Your Size Manga
When I first heard about Embrace Your Size, I was super pumped and immediately shared it with a friend of mine. She and I read a lot of manga together, and we both noticed how rarely manga depicted anyone who looks like us. So for us, having body positivity be the central theme of a…
Seven Seas Pubwatch March 2023
March is here! I’m so happy for Spring as my corner of the world has been battered down by a Winter Storm! I legit do not want to see snow or rain for a very, very long time but alas I know what to expect more of. This month sees the end of tear-jerker manga…
VIZ Pubwatch February 2023
It’s been a weird winter for a lot of people, I’m sure — weather’s been unusually warm where I live, Twitter is continuing to fall apart in new and interesting ways, headlines seem more and more dire by the day — but VIZ media is here to make it all better with news and new…
REVIEW: She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat
Finding the relationship you need is a nourishing experience. Even more so when food is involved. A comforting slice-of-life manga, She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat volume 1, is about two neighbors bonding over food and cultivating a new caring space for each other.
WWAC’s Favorite Manga of 2022
For WWAC’s manga readers, 2022 has been a year of blood, guts and romance! Our top picks of the year include stories about vampires, high school sex-ed classes, and many more interesting and unusual stories that caught our attention and refused to let it go. And if you want to see what we loved in…