Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

Tag: seinen

  • Review: Gleipnir vol. 1, by Sun Takeda

    Review: Gleipnir vol. 1, by Sun Takeda

    Let’s be blunt and call it like it is; a lot of the manga published in the United States is really horny. And a lot of comics, especially shonen and seinen manga, are pretty violent. The combination can be particularly egregious at times; such is the case with Gleipnir, a furiously horny comic about a…

  • Review: Children of the Whales V.1 by Abi Umeda

    Review: Children of the Whales V.1 by Abi Umeda

    Today’s manga review is the upcoming Children of the Whales from Viz Media. Running in their Viz Signature line, this is Abi Umeda’s debut in English. The first volume will be released on November 21st – a digital advance reading copy was provided for this review. Images used in this review are © 2013 ABI…

  • Review: TERRA FORMARS by Yu Sasuga and Keni-ichi Tachibana It’s been a while since I read an honest-to-goodness seinen manga. This weekend was a quick comics refresher – I was at a conference all week, and when I wasn’t learning, going to meetings, or eating at Waffle House, I was reading comics. On the stack…

  • Manga Worth Reading #2: Gangsta.

    Manga Worth Reading #2: Gangsta.

      This week I’m featuring another seinen title – this time a little more traditional than A Bride’s Story.  Gangsta. (Japanese: ギャングスタ) is a comic that follows two “handymen,” Worick and Nic, two guys who are willing to do any job for a price. The first volume opens to finds the two of them closing down a…