Rapid Manga Review: Osamu Tezuka’s ‘Bomba!’

Bomba! by Osamu Tezuka is a bit like Death Note, but the main character has some development in the end.

Daisuke Moriyama’s Chrono Crusade, Vol. 8—Review

The battle against Pandaemonium and Aion continues in the eighth volume. Pandaemonium is dying and her only source of life is by possessing Rosette, who grows weaker. At the same time, the Apostles choose to help Chrono and Rosette, though it might already be too late. About the Manga Chrono Crusade, Volume 8 (2004) Chapters:…

JJBA: Diamond is Unbreakable—Rapid Review

In the fourth part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Jotaro Kujo arrives at Morioh, a small Japanese town, in search of a teenage boy named Josuke. It turns out that Joseph Joestar once had an affair and Josuke was the result of it. Jotaro meets with Josuke, who has no interest in the Joestar family. However,…

Daisuke Moriyama’s Chrono Crusade, Vol. 6–Review

The sixth volume of the series continues with Rosette’s efforts to bring Chrono back to his senses. To do this, she embarks on a dangerous mission and dives into Chrono’s spirit. Rosette puts her own soul on the line as it’s possible for Chrono to completely consume it and kill her. While searching for Chrono,…

Daisuke Moriyama’s Chrono Crusade, Vol. 5—Review

The fifth volume of Chrono Crusade by Daisuke Moriyama continues with two fated sibling reunions: Rosette and Joshua, and Satella and Fiore, finally meet face to face. However, these encounter lead to a destructive clash between Chrono and Genai, another Sinner who follows Aion. Chrono nearly kills Rosette as he sucks away her life force…

JJBA: Stardust Crusaders—Rapid Manga Review

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki continues with Joseph Joestar’s grandson Jotaro Kujo, a teenager with an interesting ability that’s new for the Joestar family: the stand. After Holly, Joseph’s daughter and Jotaro’s mother, falls ill from her own Stand, Joseph and his friend Muhammed Avdol deduce that Dio has returned and is causing issues….

Daisuke Moriyama’s Chrono Crusade, Vol. 4—Review

After Rizelle’s attack, Satella, Chrono, Rosette, and Azmaria have little time to relax in Chicago. Pursuers from Pandaemonium are seeking Chrono and take every opportunity to attack the group. In this volume, it’s revealed that Chrono killed his own kind and aided in Aion in killing Pandaemonium, which was their creator. Rosette’s group is eventually…

Daisuke Moriyama’s Chrono Crusade, Vol. 3—Review

Moriyama’s manga continues with the third volume and another dangerous mission for Rosette, Chrono, and Azmaria. The trio meet the German Jewel Summoner and bounty hunter Satella Harvenheit, who is on a search for a demon without horns that killed her parents ten years prior. Stella mistakes Chrono for that demon; however, her suspicions are…

Daisuke Moriyama’s Chrono Crusade, Vol. 2—Review

Moriyama’s series continues with the second volume and Rosette’s backstory. Rosette Christopher and her missing brother Joshua have a seemingly ideal brother-sister relationship; the pair are protective of each other. However, like Azmaria, Joshua is an Apostle and he has the ability to heal others. His power is ironic due to his inability to heal…

Daisuke Moriyama’s Chrono Crusade, Vol. 1— Review

Chrono Crusade is a manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. My introduction to the series was the anime adaptation than ran from 2003 to 2004. However, I watched the anime in 2020 and I instantly fell in love with the story. Recently, I began a hunt for the physical copies of the manga…

JJBA: Phantom Blood—Rapid Manga Review

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki is one of the most dramatic pieces of fiction that I have ever read. Before starting the manga series in early February, I had finished watching the anime adaptation of Part 6, Stone Ocean. So, yes, this would be the second time I dive into Araki’s world full of ghouls, vampires, and other mysterious things. However, reading Part 1 of JoJo’s made me realize how much of the story I either forgot or did not pay close attention to.

Tatsuki Fujimoto Blurs the Lines Between Fact & Fiction in ‘Goodbye Eri’

Goodbye, Eri is a one-shot web manga that was published on April 11, 2022. It is revered to be Tatsuki Fujimoto’s heartbreaking story yet. On the surface, Goodbye Eri is a haunting story about a boy overcoming his grief through filmmaking.