Kaoru Mori’s other maid drama.

As 2009 demonstrated, publishers are recognizing the need for kid- and tween-friendly manga, offering a greater variety of titles for younger readers that are lighter on the profanity, sexual content, and violence that can make a series like Bleach or …

I pity the poor critic who panned Up — it’s not fun to buck the tide of critical approbation, especially when it seems like everyone else is wholeheartedly embracing the film or book in question. I say this because my …

Last year, I made a major lifestyle change: I gave up television. My decision wasn’t motivated by disdain for reality shows or Lenten piety, but by the fact I was spending too much time engrossed in The Daily Show, Project …

The eponymous heroine of Canon is a smart, tough-talking vigilante who’s saving the world, one vampire at a time. For most of her life, Canon was a sickly but otherwise unremarkable human — that is, until a nosferatu decided to …

Chika Shiomi may not enjoy the same name recognition as Matsuri Hino, but like her better-known colleague, Shiomi specializes in a particular kind of supernatural drama that pits a plucky, pretty — but not too pretty — girl against demonic …

Much as I love composing in-depth reviews, the sheer number of new releases makes it impossible for even the most ambitious critic to give every interesting series the 800-word treatment. In an effort to stay abreast of current titles, therefore, …