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April 2018 Top 3 Manga Releases

April 11, 2018

We’re two weeks into April, and while there’s been a lack of those eponymous rainstorms, we do have some great manga releases from Vertical, Viz, and Yen Press showering onto shelves this month. Let’s take a look at my top three!
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Grazie mille, Natsume Ono

April 10, 2018

Like a warm breeze on a spring day, Natsume Ono’s manga breathes fresh life into a medium overrun by saccharine plots and hyperbolic characters.
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Beautiful Disaster: The Artistic Legacy of Kyoko Okazaki

April 9, 2018

Harsh contrasts of black and white. Loose penwork applied with reckless abandon. Lavish models drawn in the finest caricature of high fashion. Such are the hallmarks of Kyoko Okazaki, one of the most avant-garde mangaka of our time.
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Hot Gimmick is a Hot Mess

April 8, 2018

Convoluted romances and dangerous relationships can be entertaining—when handled well. But Hot Gimmick left much to be desired.
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Reading Blush-DC for the Plot [NSFW]

April 6, 2018

Reading Blush-DC is like watching a train wreck: you just can’t look away. If you’ve got a hankering for some good ‘ole schadenfreude, then this is the manga for you.
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Exploring Russian History through Harukaze no Snegurochka

April 5, 2018

Harukaze no Snegurochka is a single-volume manga that highlights the tempestuous atmosphere of the 1930s Soviet Union. It follows the story of a young woman named Belka and her servant, Shchenok, as they evade the OGPU, the Soviet secret police.
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