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108 reviews

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 8 by Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An amazing reimagining of Tezuka's original short story that fully unpacks themes he only hinted at, while adding more nuanced emotional depth and political subtext, for a story that remains timely and even more relevant 20 years later.

Not just my favorite manga so far, but officially one of my favorite overall series ever!

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 7 by Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 6 by Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 5 by Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 4 by Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 3 by Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I've never been a Superman fan, but the premise and acclaim was intriguing, and Yang's ABC was a favorite. More Teen than YA, it deals head-on with racism while keeping everything accessible for all readers. It also makes Superman himself an interesting protagonist, which is arguably the more impressive feat.

You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments and Schools Use Games to Control Us All by Adrian Hon

informative medium-paced

4.0

Insightful overview of gamification in various forms — some familiar, some new (to me) — that's ultimately quite depressing. I don't generally believe in the inevitability of anything related to technology other than the likelihood that we'll find and prioritize the worst use cases first, and consider them innovative, required, and infinite y scalable.

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 8 by Kamome Shirahama

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A delightful interlude that centers two side characters while also moving the larger plot forward.

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 2 by Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0