Welcome back to another VIZ pubwatch! There’s a lot to talk about this month, from Anime NYC to a new one-shot collection from the team that brought you The Promised Neverland! Let’s start with the news.
Seven Seas Pubwatch: October 2022
October is here! Spooky SZN has arrived and I am ready to go to a pumpkin patch or apple picking–whatever comes first! This month’s releases have a little something for everyone: slice of life lovers, yuri fans and those who love manga with cute but deadly child characters! Jump in, and take a seat as…
VIZ Pubwatch October 2022
It’s October again, and with the changing temperatures and spooky times come many new things in the world of anime and manga: the fall anime season, conventions, and of course, new releases from VIZ Media. This month we’re talking about NYCC 2022 and some new and old favorite series, including Paru Itagaki’s Drip Drip. But…
Catch These Hands! is a Sweet, Romantic Treat
If you were a Fruits Basket teen and felt that Arisa Uotani should’ve been queer, I’ve got good news for you! Catch These Hands! is here to grant your wish. Catch These Hands! finds Ayako Takebe, a former delinquent, lost in her adulthood. As a teen Takebe was one of the best fighters around, but…
Seven Seas Pubwatch: September 2022
September is here which school is in session! Wishing students of all ages a happy and safe semester or a new school year! I’m not built for summertime anymore, thanks to the heinous duo that is climate change and global warming so I’m happy to start welcoming the colder weather. Sweater weather, soup season and…
REVIEW: Fujimoto’s Look Back Lures You In and Leaves You
I don’t know if I’ll ever read Chainsaw Man but after reading Tatsuki Fuijimoto’s one-shot manga Look Back I might have to. Capturing youthful arrogance and harsh reality, Fujimoto bewitches you in this emotional exploration of the effects we have on each other.
REVIEW: Monotone Blue is Far From Monotonous
Nagabe is a mangaka known for his elegant and haunting fantasy manga series The Girl from the Other Side and its many spinoffs. In Monotone Blue, Nagabe tries his hand at a different setting and world to explore a romance developing between an anthropomorphic cat and his new lizard classmate.
VIZ Pubwatch: September 2022
It’s time for many students to go back to school, and for me to write another VIZ Media Pubwatch! This month we’re following up on some series and creators covered in Pubwatches past, including Spy x Family and Ghost Reaper Girl. But first, the news!
REVIEW: “Box of Light” Is Creepy but Charming
As noted in last month’s Seven Seas Pubwatch, Box of Light stood out to me as something spooky for the supernatural lovers. This manga follows the nights of a sleepy convenience store at the crossroads between life and death. With story and art by Seiko Erisawa, translation by Daniel Komen, and lettering by Brendon Hull,…
Seven Seas Pubwatch: August 2022
August is here, which means you can work through all your FOMO before Summer’s end, not to mention the stress of not one, but two plagues. This month we’ve got some treats for the mature readers who love smutty goodness, some older manga, and an important update on a translation controversy! Jump in, and take…
REVIEW: “I Want To Be a Wall” Is a Winner
The premise for I Want to Be a Wall is too great to not garner attention. An asexual, aromantic boys love (BL) fan marries a gay man still in love with his childhood best friend. The first volume of this quirky manga is a sweet slice of life story about a married couple who will…
VIZ Pubwatch August 2022
Summer’s winding down, but the anime and merch output from VIZ is not letting up! This month’s drop is pretty shonen-heavy: we’re talking about Bleach, again, as well as some newer series and old favorites. Let’s get started!