Category: Manga

Manga of the Month: Laughter in the End of the World

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Laughter in the End of the World (終末のラフター)
by Yellow Tanabe

This is Yellow Tanabe’s first serial, albeit a short one, since finishing up Kekkaishi. It follows a brother and sister as they wander an Earth which was inhabited my demons many years before after a great disaster.

When we meet Luca and Haru they are entering a town which is being tormented by a demon living in the hills who demands sacrifice. Luca bears the mark of a demon on his cheek but he also hunts them and offers his service to the mayor.

There is a lot of darkness in this series which is enhanced by creative monster designs and Ms. Tanabe’s excellent use of black and shadow. The secrets of the world definitely have an horror-edge to them and in such a short format most of them remain steeped in mystery which has its own allure.

The January 2013 Line-Up

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As expected the new year has brought a ton of announcements. Though personally there wasn’t a ton of things that excited me this month.

A new year means a new selection of titles people can forget ever existed when they do their year in review. Don’t be like all those other suckers. Read the Line-Up every month and then look back on it and the end of the year.

The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of newly licensed in the U.S., newly streaming in the U.S., and newly announced anime and manga projects.

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13 Titles We’d Like License Rescued

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There are some titles that you wish could come out in the U.S. but for various reason have never made it over here. It can be frustrating to see a title you love passed over for a legitimate English release but often there are several valid reasons why such series are too risky (although in a few cases like Macross the reasons are just very aggravating).

But there is one thing even more frustrating: a title either being canceled before it is finished or being out of print long enough that it is incredibly expensive to buy. It is one thing to just hope that a series will come out but it is another layer of agony to have it right in your hands and feel it slip away. Plus, it makes it very hard to recommend a series that is either incomplete or nearly impossible to find.

We’ve put together some titles that fit that frustrating bill. With all the remaining anime and manga companies looking to the past for titles, it seems like several series that were off the table have recently become available again and often at a very reasonable price.

Please remember this is a wish list and not necessarily a “I really think this will happen” list.

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