Tag: josei
Graphic Novel Review: FOOD SCHOOL is memoir’s magic mirror
Food School
Cartoonist: Jade Armstrong
Publisher: Conundrum Press / $15.00
April 2024
Olive is trying to turn things around. They were in school, had a job as a cemetery groundskeeper to make ends meet, played bass but not...
MANGA REVIEW: RIVER’S EDGE is in love with trouble
River's Edge
Written and illustrated by Kyoko Okazaki
Translated by Alexa Frank
English production by Risa Cho, Pei Ann Yeap, and Lorina Mapa
Edited by Ajani Oloye
Published by Vertical Comics/Kodansha
They say that there’s money buried out in the...
MANGA REVIEW: MOTHERS evokes dark dreams, zine scene
Mothers
Written and illustrated by Kusahara Umi.
Translated by Jocelyne Allen.
Lettered by Tim Sun.
Edited by emuh ruh.
Published by Glacier Bay Books.
Mothers is magic. A comics grimoire, where you find death among the dreams of flowers. Stories...
NOT JUST BOYS FUN: joséi comics have outgrown the rules
The difference between shōjo and josei isn’t clear. Once, josei were the comics- manga, technically- you read when you’d grown out of reading comics for kids. But contemporarily that’s a turning point of contention...
INTERVIEW & EXCERPT: Waka Hirako explores suicide and abuse in MY BROKEN MARIKO
Hirako taps into intimate experiences in an attempt to dispel the outrage, sadness, and helplessness survivors feel.
Yen Press announces MY BROKEN MARIKO manga
Story of a friendship shattered by suicide is an emotional story for adult readers
REVIEW: MY ANDROGYNOUS BOYFRIEND sweetly says “no thank you” to gender norms
My Androgynous Boyfriend is populated by charming characters, a sweet romance grounded in real mutual affection, and a clean, fashionable, and fun aesthetic.
Josei manga considered
There's been a bit of a blog tour about Josei, or manga for grown women of late. A podcast with Johanna Draper Carlson, David Welsh and Melinda Beasi can he heard here and includes lots of links.
