[REVIEW] Manga Classics: The Scarlet Letter

Series: N/A
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorn
Adaptation: Crystal Chan, Stacy King | Illustration: SunNeko Lee
Lettering: Morpheus Studios, W.T. Francis
Genre: manga, classics
Published: March 10, 2015
Publisher: UDON Entertainment
Purchase: Amazon | B&N

A powerful tale of forbidden love, shame, and revenge comes to life in Manga Classics: The Scarlet Letter. Faithfully adapted by Crystal Chan from the original novel, this new edition features stunning artwork by SunNeko Lee (Manga Classics: Les Miserables) which will give old and new readers alike a fresh insight into the Nathaniel Hawthorne's tragic saga of Puritan America. 

Manga Classics editions feature classic stories, faithfully adapted and illustrated in manga style, and available in both hardcover and softcover editions. 

Proudly presented by UDON Entertainment and Morpheus Publishing.

[REVIEW] Judge, vol5

Series: JUDGE #5 | Prequels
Author: Yoshiki Tonogai
Genre: manga, mystery, thriller, horror
Published: October 28, 2014 (first published May 22, 2012)
Publisher: Yen Press

IT'S TIME TO CLEAR THE DOCKET 

Who could possibly be responsible for this game? That question swirls among the participants, who grow more desperate as they are forced to make one horrific choice after another. The game is to conclude when the requisite four survivors have been determined. For those fortunates, court will be adjourned... But what awaits them on the other side of the courthouse doors?

[REVIEW] JUDGE, vol4

Series: JUDGE #4 | Prequel: #1, #2, #3
Author: Yoshiki Tonogai
Genre: manga, mystery, thriller, horror
Published: June 24, 2014 (first published November 22, 2011)
Publisher: Yen Press
Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository | Eiwa Manga (PH)

YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES PLAYING THIS GAME. 

Do the clues discovered in a new room herald nothing more than a new despair? Soon, the brutal sentencing of the third judgment is visited upon the participants. Who here is the victim, and who the perpetrator? Until all is revealed, time is on no one’s side…

[REVIEW] My Little Monster, vol1

Series: My Little Monster #1 (Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun)
Author: Robico
Translator: Joshua Weeks
Lettering: Kiyoko Shiromasa, Mugwump Design
Genre: manga, shoujo, romance, comedy
Published: March 11, 2014 (first published January 13, 2009)
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository | Eiwa Manga (PH)

OPPOSITES ATTRACT… MAYBE? 

Haru Yoshida is feared as an unstable and violent “monster.” Shizuku Mizutani is a grade-obsessed student with no friends. Fate brings these two together to form the most unlikely pair. Haru firmly believes he’s in love with Shizuku and she firmly believes he’s insane.

[REVIEW] JUDGE, vol3

Series: JUDGE #3 | Prequel: #1, #2
Author: Yoshiki Tonogai
Genre: manga, mystery, thriller, horror
Published: February 18, 2014 (first published January 1, 2010)
Publisher: Yen Press
Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository | Eiwa Manga (PH)

THE (COURT) HOUSE ALWAYS WINS. 

In the abandoned courthouse, to trust is folly. Is that the only strategy to staying alive in the twisted game underway within? When the time for the second judgment arrives, a ruthless decision is made to shocking effect. The sinners must accept reality… for idealistic notions have no place within these halls of cruel and swift justice… 

[REVIEW] Are You Alice?, vol2

Series: Are You Alice? #2 | Prequel: #1
Author: Ai Ninomiya | Illustrator: Ikumi Katagiri
Genre: manga, shoujo, mystery
Published: September 24, 2013 (first published July 24, 2010)
Publisher: Yen Press
ISBN: 978-0-316-25278-2

The Duke – a warped mass that collects the scraps of Wonderland – goes berserk in the town square, not far from where Alice and Hatter have traveled on an errand. In his frenzied state, the Duke wants nothing more than to have Alice all to himself. But when an overconfident Alice decided to ignore Hatter’s commands and give the Duke what he wants, little does Alice expect to wind up in the belly of the beast!

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[REVIEW] JUDGE, vol2

Series: JUDGE | Prequel: vol1
Author: Yoshiki Tonogai
Genre: manga, mystery, thriller
Published: November 26, 2013 (first published January 1, 2012)
Publisher: Yen Press
ISBN: 978-0-316-24032-1

Synopsis:JUDGE, JURY, EXECUTIONER 

Court is now in session for Hiro and the other sinners, who have been herded like cattle into an abandoned courthouse to pass judgment on one another’s crimes. Suspicions whirl after the first trial is held. Were the votes cast by the sinners born of deception or goodwill? As a clearer picture of the courthouse itself is revealed, new doubts arise. What’s to become of the one who has been sentenced to death?

[REVIEW] Are You Alice?, Vol1

Series: Are You Alice?
Author: Ai Ninomiya | Illustrator: Ikumi Katagiri
Genre: manga, mystery, shoujo

Published: May 28, 2013 (first published December 25, 2009)
Publisher: Yen Press
ISBN: 978-0-316-25279-9
Link: goodreads

Synopsis: 

A disillusioned young man in search of “something” stumbles into the weird and wacky world of Wonderland where, as “Alice,” he is thrust into a murderous game of “Kill the White Rabbit” by command of the ruler of the land, the Queen of Hearts. But while Alice rails against the role that has been forced upon him, he has little choice but to comply. For in Wonderland, not sticking to the script can have deadly consequences…

Judge: Volume 1 – review

Yoshiki Tonogai comes back with another interesting locked-room psychological game with a more interesting premise that involves the seven capital sins.