Category: Manga Reviews
xxxHolic 5
With White Day come and gone, Yuko is obsessing over how Syaoran and friends haven’t yet sent her otherworldly goodies as payback. Watanuki has his own obligations to worry about – he has no idea how he’ll hunt down the Zashiki Warashi spirit.
xxxHolic 4
xxxHolic 4 provides a nice blend of character development on Watanuki’s part, some interesting customs surrounding Valentine’s Day and White Day, and a few spirits of Japanese mythology.
xxxHolic 3
Volume 3 provides greater insight into the supernatural elements of the xxxHolic universe with two paranormal tales.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 14
Picking up in the Country of Recort, a world in the style of Victorian England, Team Syaoran discuss the secret behind the Memory Book.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 13
Aside from a brief dream about Syaoran’s dark half and a cute moment between him and Sakura, this volume is primarily about Kurogane.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 11-12
Tsubasa Volumes 11-12 are a welcomed change from the previous 10 because Sakura is actually awake and actively participating in getting her feather back.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 8-10
In volumes 8-10, Syaoran and friends make a brief pit stop in a bizarre tropical world filled with superstitious rabbit-like inhabitants.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 6-7
Syaoran and friends have now taken up jobs in the country of Oto, which is a lot like early 20th century Japan, while they explore the whereabouts of Sakura’s feather.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 4-5
When Syaoran made his deal with Yuko, he gave up his place in Sakura’s memories. We see just what that means when Sakura receives her third feather and remembers a birthday party.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 3
With Sakura now awake, the group teleports to the town of Ryonfi in the medieval fantasy world of Koryo.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 1-2
Though you may know Sakura, Syaoran, and Mokona from previous CLAMP manga, Tsubasa resets the story for a whole new adventure.
Welcome to the NHK 1
Welcome to the NHK is an unsettling, black comedy about a guy whose life is a mess. Tatsuhiro Satou wakes up one morning and realizes just how bad his life has become.
Welcome to the NHK 2
Volume 2 starts off with Tatsuhiro frantically trying to avoid the inevitable train wreck that will occur once his mother arrives.
xxxHolic 2
Still playing with alternative worlds in the Clamp universe, xxxHolic volume 2 picks up just as Syaoran drops in with an unconscious Sakura in his arms and begs Yuko to help. Kurogane and FaiD Flowright soon join him.
xxxHolic 1
Set in the Clamp universe with events that parallel the first volume of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, xxxHolic is a fun black horror/comedy about a witch who grants wishes.
