The Wayward series chronicles the adventures Rori when she goes to Japan to live her mother. Rori’s parents are divorced, her father is Irish, and something has happened to drive her away from Ireland where she spent most of her life. The culture shock she suffers is more “my Japanese isn’t all th...
This just goes to show how well those lists for work me, doesn't it? Qualifies for - Demons Square (uncalled, but read) This graphic novel makes us of Japanese folklore, in particular folklore surronding demons and even includes a brief folklore overview at the end, describing various demons us...
An interesting world with interesting characters and gorgeous art, but this somehow felt like 3 issues of content spread across 5 issues. Some of that is simply front loaded world building, though, so I'll be interested in picking up volume 2.
This first volume in the wayward series does one thing splendidly; it's a good description of Japan, for as far as I can tell. It feels real and fellow reader have experienced the same thing. The story itself, unfortunately, is not that spectacular. A young girl moves from Ireland to her mother in...
This is the most darling thing to ever darling.