World Comic Book Review

26th March 2024

Rurouni Kenshin creator arrested for possession of child pornography

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story (るろうに剣心 明治剣客浪漫譚, Rurōni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Rōmantan), also known as Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X, is a very popular Japanese manga series. It is written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki (a pseudonym – the creator’s real name is Wataruki Nishiwaki). The title commenced publication in 1994, published by the … Read more

Missile Response Manga distributed in Hokkaido

Missile Response Manga distributed in Hokkaido Hokkaido Prefectural Government, October 2017 Writer: Manabu Yamamoto This year, North Korea’s regime has, notoriously, tested various types of ballistic missiles, and conducted nuclear tests. Some of those missiles have flown over the Japanese archipelago. Two have flown directly over Hokkaido, Japan’s largest northern island. With each missile launch, … Read more

Deadly Dull: Ichi-F

Deadly Dull: Ichi-F Kodansha Comics, 2014 (English translation: 2017) Writer: Kazuto Tatsuda The Toohoku earthquake and subsequent tidal wave which stuck the coast of Honshu, the main island in the Japanese archipelago, in 2011 was both dramatic and devastating. Aerial images of the enormous wave bearing down on the Japanese coast, stories of loss of … Read more

Sakamoto Desu Ga? (“Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto”) (Review)

Sakamoto Desu Ga?/Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto Enterbrain/Seven Seas Entertainment, 2012-2015 Writer: Nami Sano “Sakamoto Desu Ga?” is a four-volume, “slice of life” genre manga from Japanese publisher Enterbrain. The manga ran from 2012 April to December 2015. While it did not achieve the levels of commercial success that shonen franchises otherwise tend to achieve … Read more