The Graphic Library
  • Home
  • Reviews
    • Review List by Author
  • Terminology
  • Info & News
  • About Us
  • Other Resources
    • Research

fool night vols 2-3 by Kasumi yasuda

6/19/2025

0 Comments

 
Kamiya's transfloration into a plant begins sooner than he anticipated and grants him the unique, unsettling ability to "hear" the thoughts of other transformed individuals. This overwhelming influx of voices forces him to confront his own mortality and the limited time he has left with his humanity.  A transformed individual, a spiriflor, begins moving and killing, which is a presumed impossibility. When a surviving victim, possibly the only witness to the killer's identity, is in danger of dying, authorities force the transfloration process. There is no discussion with the family. There is no consent. Kamiya may be the only one capable of finding and stopping this new serial killer.

Volume three delivers the twisted backstory to this world. People are being taxed to breathe, and the taxes are increasing. Many spend 1/3 of their income to breathe. Basic living is harder, and expenses are increasing. "Unwanted" children are paraded in front of the rich to be selected for transflorication to later be turned into furniture. 

Cover of Fool night volume 2
Cover of Fool night volume 3

Read More
0 Comments

Kaina of the Great Snow Sea VOL 3 BY Tsutomu Nihei

5/13/2025

0 Comments

 
Cover of Kaina of the Great Snow Sea volume 3. Kaina is in his snow suit looking back over his shoulder.
School Library Journal review - part of Spring 2025 Fiction Made Simple, "8 Manga Fiction Series with Emotion, Drama, and All the Feels"

Sara's Rating: 7/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12


Reviews of previous volumes in this series: vol 1*, vol 2

Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Date: October 22, 2024
ISBNs: 9781647293642 (Paperback)​

​Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: Middle School, ​Suitability: High School, Manga, Science Fiction, Survival, Action Adventure, Kodansha

0 Comments

Kaina of the great snow sea vol 2 by Tsutomu nihei

5/6/2025

0 Comments

 
Cover of Kaina of the Great Snow Sea volume 2. Ririha is sitting in her snow suit.
Illustrated by Itoe Takemoto
​

Kaina and Ririha begin their descent on the tree spire to the snow sea below, which takes many days of treacherous climbing. Down below on the sea, the two warring parties, Ririha’s men and the enemy ships, still search for signs of life for the missing princess. As soon as Kaina and Ririha touchdown, they find themselves in the middle of a battle between hostile soldiers fighting to take or save Ririha.


Read More
0 Comments

GAEA-TIMA the Gigantis Vol 1 by KENT

5/2/2025

0 Comments

 
Cover of Gaea-Tima the Gigantis volume 1.
School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12


Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Date: April 29, 2025
ISBN: 9798888774366 (Paperback)​

​Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Science Fiction, Action Adventure, Kodansha

0 Comments

The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft

4/8/2025

0 Comments

 
Cover of The Call of Chtulhu.
Adapted by Gou Tanabe

Booklist review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Adult

Publisher: Dark Horse Manga
Publication Date: October 15, 2024
ISBN: 9781506741406 (Paperback)

​Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Adult, Manga, Horror, Adaptations, Science Fiction, Dark Horse 

0 Comments

Four Lives Remain: Tatsuya Endo Before Spy x Family By Tatsuya Endo

4/1/2025

0 Comments

 
Cover of Four Lives Remain
Booklist review

Sara's Rating: 7/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12


Publisher: VIZ Media
Publication Date: March 4, 2025
ISBN: 9781974752607 (Paperback)

​Tags: 
Rating: 7/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Story Collection, Western, Science Fiction, Action Adventure, ​VIZ Media
​

0 Comments

Emanon vol 1 by Shinji Kajio

2/7/2025

0 Comments

 
Cover of Emanon volume 1. Emanon is standing sideways with her hands in her jeans pockets. She's wearing a tan sweater and her brown hair is flowing around her face. Behind her is a rocky ocean coastline. She has on a yellow backpack.
Illustrated by Kenji Tsuruta
​
In 1967, a man gets on a ferry and meets a mysterious woman who gives her name as Emanon. At first, they pose as a couple to shield her from some lecherous older men, but the two strike up conversation and discover some similar interests, including a love of science fiction. As the night wears on, Emanon confides in him that she has the memory of ever iteration of her cells before her, that she can remember the entire history of the planet Earth, and that she has loved many times and lost that many over. At first, he's not sure whether to believe the wild story, but morning comes, and the potential loss of someone so perfect brings more of her story into perspective.


Read More
0 Comments

The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse Vol 1 by Haruo Iwamune

1/31/2025

0 Comments

 
Cover of The Color of the end: Mission in the Apocalypse volume 1. A girl stands on a pile of rubble with a cityscape rising above her in the background. She is in all white but the buildings behind her are blue.
School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: January 28, 2025​
ISBN: 9781975397227 (Paperback)

​Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Survival, ​Yen Press

0 Comments

Victoria’s Electric Coffin Vol 3 by Ikuno Tajima

11/15/2024

0 Comments

 
Cover of Victoria's Electric Coffin volume 3
School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Square Enix
Publication Date: October 1, 2024​
ISBN: 9781646092932​ (Paperback)

​Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Adaptations, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Square Enix

0 Comments

Victoria's Electric Coffin vol 2 by Ikuno Tajima

11/15/2024

0 Comments

 
Cover of Victoria's Electric Coffin vol 2
School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Square Enix
Publication Date: April 2, 2024
ISBN: 9781646092925​ (Paperback)

​Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Adaptations, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Square Enix

0 Comments
<<Previous

    About Me

    I've been reading manga and comicbooks for years. Now, I write reviews and other helpful things for School Librarians, teachers, parents, and students.

    Read More

    Search this site


    Picture
    Ko-fi icon
    Picture
    Picture

    Subscribe to get all the latest delivered once a month.

    * indicates required

    Ratings, Audience, and Subject Tags

    All
    Ablaze
    Abrams ComicsArts
    Action Adventure
    Adaptations
    Animals
    Art
    Autobiography
    Biography
    BOOM! Studios
    Career
    Comicbooks
    Culinary
    Dark Horse
    DC Comics
    Dead Reckoning
    Del Rey
    Demons
    Disabilities
    Dungeon
    Dystopian
    Ecchi
    Educational
    Family
    Fantagraphics
    Fantasy
    Farming
    First Second
    Folklore
    Friendship
    Graphic Fiction
    Graphic Nonfiction
    Graphic Universe
    Greenwillow Books
    Grief
    HarperAlley
    Hill And Wang
    Historical Fiction
    History
    Horror
    Humanoids
    Humor
    IDW
    Image Comics
    Inklore
    Isekai
    Iyashikei
    IZE Press
    J-Novel Club
    Kana
    Katie's Reviews
    Kodansha
    LGBTQ+
    Mad Cave
    Magic
    Magical Girl
    Manfra
    Manga
    Manga Mavericks Books
    Manhua
    Manhwa
    Marvel
    Mecha
    Megascope
    Memoir
    Mental Health
    Moni's Reviews
    Music
    Mystery
    Mythology
    Native American
    Nonfiction
    OEL Manga
    One Peace Books
    Oni Press
    Otomoisekai
    Paranormal
    Penguin
    Race Relations
    Rating: 10/10
    Rating: 3/10
    Rating: 4/10
    Rating: 5/10
    Rating: 6/10
    Rating: 7/10
    Rating: 8/10
    Rating: 9/10
    Realistic Fiction
    Regressor
    RH Graphic
    Romance
    Saturday AM
    School Life
    Science
    Science Fiction
    SelfMadeHero
    Seven Seas
    Skybound
    Slice Of Life
    Sports
    Square Enix
    Steampunk
    Story Collection
    Suitability: Adult
    Suitability: Elementary School
    Suitability: High School
    Suitability: Middle School
    Superheroes
    Supernatural
    Surrealism
    Survival
    Suspense
    Ten Speed Press
    Titan
    TOKYOPOP
    Top Shelf
    UDON Entertainment
    Video Games
    VIZ Media
    War
    WEBTOON Unscrolled
    Western
    Yen Press

    Archives

    July 2025
    June 2025
    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018

Picture

​© 2025 Sara Smith

Picture
Picture
Picture
​
  • Home
  • Reviews
    • Review List by Author
  • Terminology
  • Info & News
  • About Us
  • Other Resources
    • Research