Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

Tag: shojo

  • Review: Wrecked Hearts by Mathilde Kitteh & Luca Oliveri

    Review: Wrecked Hearts by Mathilde Kitteh & Luca Oliveri

    It’s become obvious that the demarcating lines between different comics traditions are blurry. It’s been that way for a while, but we are starting to see more interaction between the North American/European comics scene and the Japanese manga scene. More and more cartoonists who were introduced to manga and anime at a young age are now working on their…

  • Review: Let’s Dance a Waltz Vol. 1 by Natsumi Ando This week is a week of manga reviews at Sequential State; the next on the pile is Natsumi Ando’s Let’s Dance a Waltz, a 3-volume shojo series originally published in Kodansha’s Nakayoshi manga anthology. Ando is known best in the United States for her titles…