The last volume of Kiss of the Rose Princess was published this month by Shojo Beat, so I finally sat down and binge read the whole series. I was trying to read as they were published, but I gave up at volume 4. The books tended to end with a cliffhanger, and after two months of lag I couldn’t...

Well, both writers here at Heart of Manga chose to watch this show this season, and instead of fighting over who would review it, we decided it would be more fun to have a discussion type review. When I was looking at the shows coming out this winter, I put Prince of Stride Alternative at the top of my...

Summary from BookWalker: “Bloody” Mary is not your typical vampire. He can withstand sunlight, holds a reflection in mirrors, refuses to drink blood—and wants 17-year-old student and priest Maria to kill him. But to Mary’s dismay, Maria doesn’t know how to kill vampires. Desperate to die, Mary agrees to become Maria’s bodyguard until Maria can find a way to...

Oh My Venus had me hooked from the first episode. The diverse cast of characters sealed the deal. However, the show had a few fatal flaws I can’t ignore. Oh My Venus sets the bar high, so it pains me a little to tear it apart. Perhaps if there were four more episodes, the show would have done everyone justice....

? On the tenth day of Christmas my bishie gave to me – 10 Happy Marriage?! Volumes ? Happy Marriage?! is a josei manga series that ran in Petit Comic magazine from 2009-2012. It is the first series by popular josei mangaka Maki Enjoji that we’ve gotten in English. This year we received the final volume of the manga...