Magical girl spec-ops Asuka

I quite liked the story of this. But, then again, it kind of has the same issues I have with a lot of manga that you get very sexual depictions of under-aged girls... Which really bug me. Also, I think this story would be better about a grown-up anyway with all the fighting and stuff. But that I cou Leggi tutto

There are two very different books at war here and one is very good and the other is rather not so much. I think the creative team commits fully to both, just one really works more than the other. Asuka is the perfect tragic heroine - in a world where magical girls were militarized, she was the best Leggi tutto

This is actually my first manga so wasn't sure what to expect/what to compare against. I thought it was interesting enough! Will probably check out a few more mangas and the rest of this series to get a better idea. I thought this was an easy, fun read.

Besides the darkness of the theme and the somewhat graphic violence, it’s not a bad read overall. Check out my full review at lampshadereader.com

NOT what I was expecting - deals with issues of PTSD and violence in a way that isn't at all reminiscent of other dark magical girl stories. Full review eventually appearing on ANN.

Ever since Madoka , I've been curious about what other deconstructions of the magical girl genre were out there. And while they're not all winners, I've found some surprising diamonds in the rough, like the ultra-violent, ultra-fanservice-y, yet unexpectedly engaging Magical Girl Apocalypse (at least Leggi tutto

Beh, direi che siamo un po' fuori dalla mia zona di conforto ma si potrebbe continuare a leggere. Questo lato dark della maghette non mi dispiace, anche se sto aspettando con ansia il nuovo volume dell'edizione eternal di Sailor Moon . C'è Asuka che ha già salvato il mondo una volta e vorrebbe solo and Leggi tutto

Love the premise and I like Asuka herself a lot so far, but I REALLY REALLY did not need to see that one panel of our traumatized MC’s parents’...severed heads. I mean, I saw it coming the second the Disas monster creatures told her the “sure we’ll give your parents back! Piece by piece!” but still. Leggi tutto

I saw this manga pop up at random on an add somewhere and the concept intrigued me. A dark-fantasy Mahou-Shoujo in the vein of Madoka Magika where the reader sees the tragedy of the daily lives of of Magical Girls? Alright. Call me interested. What I didn’t expect was an introspective on the natural Leggi tutto

Dull characters and a by-the-numbers action story.