Fumiyo Kouno’s In This Corner of the World is a beautiful manga about a terrible time, a story of ordinary people in one little corner of Japan living their lives under the increasing duress of World War II. Kouno’s story begins in the 1930s and ends in November 1945; although the characters experience the bombing […]
“Otomen” is a portmanteau that combines the Japanese word for “woman” and the English word “men.” Manga fans know that Otomen is also the title of Aya Kanno’s series about a teenage boy who struggles with his love of things that are traditionally considered feminine—cooking, sewing, and reading shoujo manga. Asuka overcompensates with manlier pursuits—he’s the captain […]