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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 11, 2020
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Sunday, November 8, 2020
#IReadsYou Review: CASE CLOSED: Volume 72
CASE CLOSED, VOL. 72
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia
MANGAKA: Gosho Aoyama
TRANSLATION: Tetsuichiro Miyaki
LETTERS: Freeman Wong
EDITOR: Shaenon K. Garrity
ISBN: 978-1-9747-0656-3; paperback (October 2019); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
184pp, B&W, $9.99 U.S., $12.99 CAN, £6.99 UK
Detective Conan is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday since January 1994. VIZ Media is publishing an English-language edition of the manga as a paperback graphic novel series, entitled Case Closed, under its “Shonen Sunday” imprint.
Case Closed focuses on Jimmy Kudo, ace high school detective. Kudo is trailing two suspicious men in black (named “Gin” and “Vodka”), when the nefarious duo attacks him. The two men administer to Jimmy a mysterious substance that physically transforms the teen into a first grader. While searching for a cure, Jimmy adopts a new identity, becoming elementary school student, Conan Edogawa. Acting alone and sometimes with his friends, the Junior Detective League (JDL), Jimmy/Conan continues to solve criminal cases and mysteries.
As Case Closed, Vol. 72 (“In the Cards”) opens, we find Conan, Dr. Herschel Agasa, Richard Moore (“the Sleeping Detective”), and his daughter Rachel continuing their London sojourn. They were invited to the United Kingdom on an all-expenses-paid trip by an eccentric lady millionaire. Now, Conan is trying to unravel an elaborate terrorist plot before it becomes a reality. It involves the favorite in the finals of a women's championship tennis match. And if Conan is in London, how does Jimmy Kudo end up there, also? And can they solve the mystery of the devilish serial killer and terrorist whose clues reference Sherlock Holmes stories?
Next, Conan and the Junior Detective League are playing hide and seek in an abandoned building when they happen upon an unexpected criminal case with an unexpected victim and the threat of imminent death for our young detectives. Also, when Conan is out sick, the JDL is forced to try to stop a crime on their own. And all they have to stop that crime with is … a deck of cards?!
THE LOWDOWN: I am a huge fan of the Case Closed manga. But you already know that, dear readers, if you are regular reader of my manga reviews.
Case Closed Graphic Novel Volume 72 starts off by wrapping up the London adventure, and it only takes the first chapter of this volume to do so. The abandoned building is a fun adventure with the JDL. I have to admit that I have not always been a fan of that bunch, but I find myself warming to them. The two mysteries in Vol. 72 that involve the JDL show me that this group of characters offers a respite from the edgier story lines and darker elements of this series. Oh, you also get to see Conan put a soccer ball to excellent use a few times in Vol. 72, which is one of the better recent volumes.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Readers looking for fun mystery fiction will want to investigate the “Shonen Sunday” detective manga, Case Closed.
A
9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Saturday, November 7, 2020
#IReadsYou Review: YONA OF THE DAWN Volume 20
YONA OF THE DAWN, VOL. 20
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia
MANGAKA: Mizuho Kusanagi
TRANSLATION: JN Productions
ENGLISH ADAPTATION: Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane
LETTERS: Lys Blakeslee
EDITOR: Amy Yu
ISBN: 978-1-4215-9220-6; paperback (October 2019); Rated “T” for “Teen”
192pp, B&W, $9.99 U.S., $12.99 CAN, £6.99 UK
Yona of the Dawn is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mizuho Kusanagi. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's shojo manga magazine, Hana to Yume, since August 2009. VIZ Media has been publishing an English-language edition of the manga as a paperback graphic novel series since August 2016 under its “Shojo Beat” imprint.
Yona of the Dawn focuses on the only princess in the Kingdom of Kohka, Yona. She lives an ideal life, and her father, King Il, dotes on her. Her faithful guard, Son Hak of the Wind Tribe, protects her. Yona even cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, her cousin, Lord Su-won of the Sky Tribe. However, everything changes for Princess Yona on her 16th birthday when the king is killed, and Hak is blamed. Soon, Yona is on the run with Hak, but she is determined to reclaim her throne. To do so, she begins a journey to find the Four Dragon Warriors.
As Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 20 (Chapter 112 to 117) opens, Yona and Princess Riri of the Water Tribe have been betrayed! Now, they are prisoners of the nation of Sei, working as slave labor on one of two forts being built along Sei's border with Kohka. Yona and Riri's respective companions split into two groups, with each group heading to one of the forts. Which team will find the two: Team Jaeha with Zeno and Ayura or Team Hak with Yun, Gija, and Sinha find Yona and Riri?
Meanwhile, Riri's father, General Jung-Gi, receives some surprising offers of help to find his daughter. And one of them has ties to Yona!
[This volume includes miscellaneous comics material.]
THE LOWDOWN: The Yona of the Dawn manga is a highly-enjoyable historical shojo romance manga, which is one of my favorite genres of manga. I also like that it uses elements of Chinese history and mythology.
Yona of the Dawn Graphic Novel Volume 20 is a fantastic entry in this series. I can say, without spoilers, that it begins with trouble and ends with trouble. Creator Mizuho Kusanagi always finds a way to keep readers coming back for more. Kusanagi also delves deeper into the complicated relationships that surround Yona and Son Hak. Even with all the action and intrigue, Yona of the Dawn always manages to get to the heart of the matter – the character melodrama.
The work of JN Productions (translation) and of Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane (English adaptation) helps to deliver some strong scenes of personal moments – within characters and between characters. Plus, Lys Blakeslee's lettering sets the mood, as usual, for Vol. 20, which like Vol. 19, is a bit more intimate than other volumes.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of historical romantic adventure will want to try the “Shojo Beat” title, Yona of the Dawn.
A
9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Friday, November 6, 2020
#IReadsYou Review: FOOD WARS!" Shokugeki No Soma Volume 32
FOOD WARS!: SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA, VOL. 32
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia
STORY: Yuto Tsukuda
ART: Shun Saeki
TRANSLATION: Adrienne Beck
CONTRIBUTOR: Yuki Morisaki
LETTERS: James Gaubatz; Mara Coman
EDITOR: Jennifer LeBlanc
ISBN: 978-1-9747-0947-2; paperback (October 2019); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
208pp, B&W, $9.99 US, $12.99 CAN, £6.99 UK
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma is a shonen manga series written by Yuto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. Yuki Morisaki also works as a contributor, providing the recipes for the series. Food Wars! was serialized in the Japanese manga magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, from November 2012 to June 2019. VIZ Media published an English-language edition of the manga as a paperback graphic novel series from August 2014 to June 2020 under two imprints: first, “Shonen Jump Advanced” and then, “Shonen Jump.”
Food Wars! focuses on teenager Soma Yukihira. He grows up cooking in his father's Yukihira Family Restaurant. The 15-year-old wants to be a better chef than his father, Joshiro Yukihira (Saiba), so he hones his skills day in and day out. His father decides to enroll him in a classy culinary school, Totsuki Saryo Culinary Institute, a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate. If Soma Yukihira really does not want to attend Totsuki, how can he succeed?
As Food Wars!: Shokugeki No Soma, Vol. 32 (Chapters 272 to 281; entitled “A Subversive Visitor”) opens, the mystery of the “underground shokugeki” continues. It is apparently connected to a group of underground chefs known as the “cuisiniers noir” that have invaded Japan. Behind the invasion is a mystery man known as “Asahi Saiba.”
Meanwhile, Totsuki has a new teacher, Mr. Suzuki, a cheeky young chef with his sights set on Erina Nakiri. Soma finds himself foiled by Suzuki, but he can't worry about that now. It is time for the first semester final examinations for the second-years, and, of course, failure means expulsion from Totsuki.
[The volume includes recipes and miscellaneous illustrations.]
THE LOWDOWN: The Food Wars! manga jumps right into its next big story arc. As usual, the fate of our heroes is on the line as the series moves towards its conclusion.
Food Wars!: Shokugeki No Soma Graphic Novel Volume 32 finds the creative team of writer Yuto Tsukuda and artist Shun Saeki introducing a new threat to our young heroes and heroines. After establishing what I call the “NTO,” the new Totsuki order, the creators do not dwell on the characters' new exalted status. They instead introduce a new adversary, one that is more than a match for the series' favorite characters.
Adrienne Beck's translation serves readers a piping hot dish of intrigue and gamesmanship. Letterers James Gaubatz and Mara Coman set the tone for a volume that offers conflicts and challenges on several fronts. Even as it moves towards the end, Food Wars! is as tasty a read as ever.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Readers hungry for good manga will want the “Shonen Jump” title, Food Wars!: Shokugeki No Soma.
A
9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Thursday, November 5, 2020
#IReadsYou Review: HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER Volume 34
HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER, VOL. 34
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia
MANGAKA: Kenjiro Hata
TRANSLATION: John Werry
LETTERS: John Hunt
EDITOR: Shaenon K. Garrity
ISBN: 978-1-9747-0566-5; paperback (September 2019); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
192pp, B&W, $9.99 U.S., $12.99 CAN, £6.99 UK
Hayate the Combat Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from October 2004 to April 2017. VIZ Media has been publishing an English-language edition of the manga as a paperback graphic novel series under its “Shonen Sunday” imprint since November 2006.
Hayate the Combat Butler focuses on Hayate Ayasaki. He begins working to pay off his degenerate parents' gambling debts when he is nine. Before they disappear, his parents sell their son’s organs to the yakuza to cover their debts. Hayate is working various part-time jobs to pay off the debts when fate brings Hayate to teenage heiress, Nagi Sanzenin a/k/a “Ojô-sama.” She is the frequent target of kidnapping plots and of various schemes by people trying to get her money. Hayate becomes Ojô-sama’s butler, zealously protecting her, while she falls in love with him.
Hayate the Combat Butler, Vol. 34 finds Nagi declaring that her dedicated maid, Maria Kyobashi a.k.a. Maria-san, is being a nag. Nagi is determined to find some dirt on Maria-san – something she can use against her, so she sends Hayate to do her dirty work. But does Maria have a dark side, and can Hayate find it even if she does?
Next, there is a wave of new residents at the old mansion that Hayate and company have turned into a boarding house. First, learn the story of pop idol, Ruka Suirenji, who wants to be a manga creator. However, her management agency practically owns her, and they don't want their pop star drawing manga as a new career. So to escape them, Ruka moves in with Hayate and friends. That makes Ayumu Nishizawa, who loves Hayate, jealous, as she sees Ruka as a rival. Now, Ayumu wants to move into the boarding house, but can this financially-strapped high school girl afford $400 a month rent?
The need for more rooms leads Hayate and company to a possible “mystery room.” What is this mystery room, and why is it protected by a magical barrier?
[This volume includes a bonus manga, four-panel comics, and art.]
THE LOWDOWN: I have managed to read the Hayate the Combat Butler manga three times this calendar year. There are usually several months or even a year-long gap in my readings of the series, but I am always happy to return.
Hayate the Combat Butler Graphic Novel Volume 34 is the reason I keep coming back. Vol. 34 is one of the series' best entries, and it exemplifies creator Kenjiro Hata's deft touch with magical elements. The “Mystery Room” story arc takes up eight of this volume's 11 chapters. It brings elements of magic and mystery to the narrative, which are a break from the sameness of recent volumes. There are also some allusions to a previous story arc in which regular readers may find delight.
As usual, John Werry provides a sparkling translation which captures the freshness of Vol. 34. Letterer John Hunt's spry fonts capture the fun of magical powers and supernatural characters that abound in this volume. So, let's get to the next volume.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Readers looking for comedy can find laughs in the “Shonen Sunday” manga, Hayate the Combat Butler.
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9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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