[Book Review] “The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga” 

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Last October, I ordered a Kindle copy of The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga, a new book that delves into the art of creating manga. It was heavily advertised on MyAnimeList as well as promoted on Crunchyroll’s various Industry Panels, so I thought I’d give it a try. As I began skimming the opening pages, I couldn’t help … Continue reading [Book Review] “The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga” 

PPPPPP – Why I Keep Reading a Music Manga That I Can’t Fully Recommend (Review/Analysis)

By: Beata Garrett  | @zhongxia246​​ PPPPPP is a manga about a family of geniuses with piano superpowers, and it’s everything I expected something with that premise to be, yet underwhelming in ways that I’ll do my best to describe. I feel like it’s the kind of work you’d read if you want to read a mashup of The Umbrella Academy and Scott Pilgrim vs. the … Continue reading PPPPPP – Why I Keep Reading a Music Manga That I Can’t Fully Recommend (Review/Analysis)