Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

Tag: seven seas entertainment

  • Review: Giant Spider & Me, Vol. 1-2, by Kikori Morino

    Review: Giant Spider & Me, Vol. 1-2, by Kikori Morino

    I’m fascinated by Giant Spider & Me, a recent release from Seven Seas. It’s genuinely unfathomable to me how a book like this got greenlit, because it’s about as unfocused a premise as possible. Giant Spider & Me is a grab bag of concepts; it’s a post-apocalypse setting, a slice of life story, a cooking…

  • Review: Spirit Circle V 1-2 by Satoshi Mizukami

    Review: Spirit Circle V 1-2 by Satoshi Mizukami

    The writing here at Sequential State has been a bit sparse – apologies if you’ve been waiting for the latest update. I took a little time off over the last few weeks to decompress and get some reading in. I’ve been doing a lot of prose reading, and getting through some zines and library borrows…

  • Review: Bloom Into You Volumes 1-2 by Nakatani Nio

    Review: Bloom Into You Volumes 1-2 by Nakatani Nio

    I’m trying to broaden my horizons when it comes to manga, so I’ve specifically been searching out yuri and BL titles. Seven Seas has recently ramped up their yuri offerings, and I was drawn to the cover of Bloom Into You, a title which has three English volumes currently in print and is currently ongoing…

  • Quick Picks #5: Manga Manga Manga

    Quick Picks #5: Manga Manga Manga

    Quick Picks is an occasionally written series of microreviews of books I’ve read over the past two weeks. Here’s a selection of manga I’ve been reading recently. Haven’t You Heard, I’m Sakamoto #1 & #2 by Nami Sano A series that recently ended with its fourth volume, Haven’tYou Heard, I’m Sakamoto is an oddball comedy by Nami…