The characters are relatable and realistic, and I began to connect with them. For example, some of the MC's (Shinichiro Niihama) bosses reminded me of the annoying ones I've encountered over the years, and even his friend/crush, Haruka Shijoin, felt familiar in some way. I think the art in The Revenge of My Youth: Re Life With an Angelic Girl makes it easy for the reader to superimpose themselves into Shinichiro's shoes and experience the story from his perspective.
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https://sunsetnerdverse.com/snv/the-revenge-of-my-youth-re-life-with-an-angelic-girl-volume-1-review/
It takes just one tiny mistake to cause a lifetime of downward spirals. The problem is, you don't know the mistake happens until it's far too late in life to fix it. For Niihama, our main male lead in The Revenge of My Youth: Re Life With an Angelic Girl, it was getting close to his kindhearted classmate Haruka Shijoin back in high school. Alas, any chance of a connection has been shattered, due to a plethora of tragedies that occurred years after they both graduated.
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http://www.bostonbastardbrigade.com/2025/01/the-revenge-of-my-youth-1-review/
I went into this first volume with an open mind and finished it craving the second. As a new manga reader who usually focuses more on fantasy and action, this drama-comedy surprised me with its emotional depth and laughs. I found myself heavily relating to Niihama, especially as a high school substitute who is essentially ¡Èthrown¡É back into high school with an adult view of life.
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https://www.fandomspotlite.com/second-chance-manga-the-revenge-of-my-youth
Did you ever wish that you had a second chance at life? For Shinichiro Niihama, she gets just that after suffering what appears to be a heart attack after being overworked at a toxic company. When he wakes up, he has traveled 14 years into the past where he re-enters high school. There, he remembers a girl named Haruka Shijoin, the daughter of a bookstore chain owner who is seen as beautiful and out of reach by all the boys; however, Niihama has always caught her attention.
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https://www.theouterhaven.net/2025/02/manga-review-the-revenge-of-my-youth-relife-with-an-angelic-girl-vol-1/
Shinichiro Niihama is overworked, unappreciated, and has nothing but regrets about how he's lived his life. So when he collapses beneath the abuse of his employer and wakes up 14 years in the past as his high school self, he vows to make things right this time. Especially in regards to his teenage crush, Haruka Shijoin.
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https://www.fandompost.com/2025/01/27/the-revenge-of-my-youth-review/
Shinichiro Niihama is an office worker stuck at a exploitative company that wears him down emotionally, physically, and spiritually daily. What does he do to lift his spirits? He reminisces about high school. He remembers how he missed his chance with the girl he crushed on, but enjoyed the times they shared working in the library. Begging to be taken back, he passes out and wakes up 14 years in the past!
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https://www.behindthemanga.com/post/the-revenge-of-my-youth-volume-1-review
I Was Sold Dirt Cheap But My Power Level Is Off the Charts is a fun isekai manga involving mecha. Since the first day of school, Yuta has been waiting for the annual class trip to reveal his feelings to the girl he likes. That's enough to make anyone nervous, but then the day goes into a completely unexpected direction. Everyone in the class trip is summoned into another world where they're referred to as ¡ÈEarthlings.¡É And now the Earthlings are going to be slaves.
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https://otakuusamagazine.com/i-was-sold-dirt-cheap-but-my-power-level-is-off-the-charts-is-a-fun-isekai-manga/
Nukozuke is about the story of these two adorable Nukos with their new owner after they were abandoned. Nuko are actually cats who evolve to be more like humans. Imagining it sounds a bit frightening, lol. But they are just like a normal cat but with the ability to talk and have mental capability like a human.
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https://blushinggeek.com/2024/12/manga-review-nukozuke-vol-1/
The time has come to combat The Black Death. Farma and Elen arrive at Port Marseirre where they aim to conduct inspections on all of the ships that have arrived; however, some of them have been stuck waiting on inspections for weeks and the captains are growing restless. A familiar old face shows up and reveals his true identity! With his help, they are able to quell the angry crew members and continue their inspections.
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https://www.theouterhaven.net/2024/12/manga-review-parallel-world-pharmacy-vol-6/
One Peace Books, which publishes titles like The Rising of the Shield Hero and the recently reviewed Kurokiya-san Wants to Lead Him Around by the Nose, has announced a set of new manga titles that are coming out next year. Let's take a look!
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https://otakuusamagazine.com/one-peace-books-will-publish-detectives-these-days-are-crazy-and-more-in-2025/
Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! is a fantasy manga based on a light novel series where everything is about class. The series is also getting an anime adaptation.
The main character, Arel, is the son of two powerful people: his mother is a sword princess, and his father is an archmage. Oftentimes people end up in the same class as their parents, so you might expect Arel to become a swordsman or archmage. When people are 10, the priest is supposed to tell them what class they belong in, and these classes are seen as something bestowed by the goddess. Once a person knows their class, they can acquire skills for it.
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https://otakuusamagazine.com/hero-without-a-class-is-a-fantasy-manga-about-an-underdog/
Kurokiya-san Wants to Lead Him Around by the Nose is a quirky comedy about high schoolers who are opposites but have feelings for each other. Tadao Tadashi is studious and hardworking, and he has the grades to prove it. Ruu Kurokiya is a gyaru who initially appears to have more cleavage than brains, and Tadao agrees to tutor her. But here's the twist — three years ago, these two were friends in elementary school, before being separated in middle school. Back in elementary school, Ruu didn't have a gyaru look, and she was the one with the great grades. She would help out poor, struggling Tadao with his schoolwork.
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https://otakuusamagazine.com/kurokiya-san-wants-to-lead-him-around-by-the-nose-review/
For those who are pet owners, we tend to see our pets as part of our family. I relate to this as a cat mom of two, and grandmeow of three (yes, I have five cats. I'm a proud childless cat lady ^_^). So when I was offered a review copy of Nukozuke!, I wasn't ready to be charmed by this cute story about a chosen family consisting of Yuya and his nukos, Kei and Sasame. Nukos are cats that have features that are closer to humans, which are adorably represented throughout the manga. When I dove further into Nukozuke!, I was loving every moment of each chapter and making my fur babies jealous in the process.
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https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2024/09/24/nukozuke-vol-1-review-and-interview/
Cats have evolved into tiny chibis with human-like features called Nuko. One day, a boy named Yuya is walking home from one of his many part-time jobs and sees a box with two Nukos on the side of the road. Marveled by the sight of them, he learns that they were tossed out when the pet shop that they were in closed due to economic hardship. When it starts to rain, Yuya can't just leave them be and take them home. What begins is a look into the daily life of a brand-new Nuko owner!
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https://www.theouterhaven.net/2024/09/manga-review-nukozuke-vol-1/
Since the earliest days of civilization, humans have adored the cuteness and inscrutability of cats. Humans have welcomed cats into their homes as furry, four-legged members of the family. Yet throughout all of that time cat lovers have struggled to understand what cats are thinking, struggled to comprehend cat psychology.
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https://www.animenation.net/blog/welcome-home-nukozuke/
Those who can multiple skills is known as a Jack of All Trades. But because they focus on so much, they often add another part to that title: Master of None. There are times when one can become a pro at many different skills, but they're often one-in-a-million. Enter Arel, the protagonist of Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! He's able to master quite the long list of techniques, but for reasons that put him in an interesting position.
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http://www.bostonbastardbrigade.com/2024/09/hero-without-a-class-1-review/
Historical shoujo romantic drama is a relatively common subgenre of manga, and one that's well-done more often than not. Veteran shoujo manga creator Ken Saito's Tales of the Tendo Family (Tendou-ke Monogatari) premiered in 2014 and told its story through 14 volumes. Although the first book's illustration doesn't set new standards for shoujo art, its strong characterizations and brisk pacing make the tale instantly engrossing and highly enjoyable, for select readers. One Peace Books will begin releasing the official English-language translation of the manga on April 9.
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https://www.animenation.net/blog/glad-tidings-from-the-tendo-family/
Hojo Ran, the daughter of a Meiji-era baron, dives into a river to escape her upcoming arranged marriage to Masato Tendo, the son of a powerful but dangerously toxic family. She nearly drowns, but a nameless teen girl who lives alone in the mountains rescues her. This girl, inspired by the mysterious hermit who raised her, dreams of dying to save another person's life. Seeing an opportunity to do just that, she tells the real Ran to flee, and assumes her identity. Masato sees through the ruse almost immediately, but refuses to kill her like she hopes. Instead, he forces her to keep up the ruse so he can manipulate his family more easily.
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https://yattatachi.com/tales-of-the-tendo-family-volume-1-manga-review
I don't read historical manga much any more, as I find not understanding the references off-putting. I gave this a try because a smart editor mentioned to me that it was by Ken Saito, author of The Name of the Flower, which I remembered enjoying when CMX put it out 15 years ago.
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https://comicsworthreading.com/2024/03/31/tales-of-the-tendo-family-volume-1/
When a son of a prestigious family meets his intended bride, Hojo Ran, he learns the girl in front of him is not actually Hojo Ran. She is a fake. The Hojo Ran in front of him is a girl willing to die. The real Hojo Ran has heard tales that no bride has made it out of the Tendo family alive, especially when the betrothal involves the groom, Masato Tendo. So why would this girl risk her life for a stranger?
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https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2024/04/03/tales-of-the-tendo-family-vol-1-review-interview-with-editor-eric-margolis/
When a teenage orphan saves a noblewoman from drowning, she's stunned to learn it was a suicide attempt. The noblewoman, Hojo Ran, is betrothed to Tenjo Masato, whose family is embroiled in a bloody succession dispute, and Ran felt that death was preferable to getting caught up in that struggle. Upon hearing this, Ran's rescuer volunteers to take her place. Unfortunately, the groom immediately sees through the fake bride's ruse!
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https://www.fandompost.com/2024/04/01/tales-of-the-tendo-family-vol-01-manga-review/
Is life worth throwing away if it's used to save another? In all honesty, not really. While it's noble to sacrifice one's self to protect another, making it your goal to die during a rescue is — to be blunt — pretty crazy. Perhaps this is why I can see where Tendo Masato is going concerning keeping a woman close to his realm. It's this aspect that makes the premiere volume of Tales of the Tendo Family quite the interesting read.
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http://www.bostonbastardbrigade.com/2024/03/tales-of-the-tendo-family-1-review/
When a relationship is going well, the next logical step is to move in with your significant other. Sometimes this helps with building the relationship; other times, it can make a love crumble apart. For the duo of Yuya and Rio, moving in together definitely results in the former, as Suzuyuki's series It Takes Two Tomorrow, Too showcases. It also results in a bountiful of adorable hilarity!
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http://www.bostonbastardbrigade.com/2023/10/it-takes-two-tomorrow-too-1-review/
Eumiella is less than thrilled to realize that she's been reborn as a character in a game she played in her former life as a college student – and the hidden boss at that. Determined to avoid the bad end in store for her, she decides to hone her skills and then lay low once she's sent to the school where the heroine and love interests are. Unfortunately, she's a little too good at honing her skills, and before she knows it, she's hit the unheard-of level 99. Now the heroine and her boys not only notice Eumiella, they suspect her of being the demon lord herself!
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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/villainess-level-99/gn-1/.200564
When a college student wakes up to find herself in the body of an otome game villainess, like most, her first thoughts pertain to ensuring she's able to live a full life and not die at the hands of the heroes. But instead of trying to make friends with the main character and love interests, she plots out a new plan: level up as quickly and efficiently as possible to give herself a better advantage!
Full review here:
https://yattatachi.com/villainess-level-99-i-may-be-the-hidden-boss-but-im-not-the-demon-lord-volume-1-manga-review
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord is an isekai about a college student who is reincarnated into Eumiella, a character from an otome RPG she played in her last life. And she's not the heroine of the game — she's a bully who later turns out to be a hidden boss.
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https://otakuusamagazine.com/villainess-level-99-is-short-enjoyable-isekai/
One Peace Books is excited to announce that we will begin releasing titles with online digital streaming services: Azuki and Mangaplaza!
You may find the following titles now available on Mangaplaza.com!
Tenken
Maria Holic
Crayon Shinchan
Breathe Deeply
Azuki.co will start streaming the following titles!
Tenken
Breathe Deeply
We hope that you'll check out these great streaming services and read some of our classic titles!
Dr Hope's Sick Notes, a popular Youtube channel, reviews Parallel World Pharmacy. Check out the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Tb0qIPX0Y
Working in a pharmacy can be a hassle. You're on your feet all day filling prescriptions non-stop, on top of dealing with ungrateful customers who take out all their frustrations on you. Well¡Äit could be worse. Imagine living in the dark ages, where modern medicine wasn't even a thing! This is what Parallel World Pharmacy brings to the table, as present-day medical procedures comes to a place where even the chicken pox can still kill you!
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http://www.bostonbastardbrigade.com/2023/05/parallel-world-pharmacy-1-review/
