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Fanfare / Ponent Mon Manga Reviews
Spanish publisher Ponent Mon and UK publisher Fanfare UK team up to present nouvelle manga, global manga and artistically innovative gekiga graphic novels from Japanese and European creators. See ratings and reviews of the latest titles.
Summit of the Gods Volume 1 - Review
A Japanese explorer finds an old camera in a curio store in Kathmandu, and comes to believe it once belonged to George Mallory on his doomed 1924 expedition to Mount Everest.
A Distant Neighborhood Volumes 1 & 2 - Review
A middle-aged salaryman finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to live his life as a 14-year old boy once more, with all of his adult memories and knowledge intact. Can he or should he change the past?
The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories - Review
The title story of The Ice Wanderer is based on an unfinished short story by Jack London, but the rest of the collection takes us to rural and urban Japan, Alaska and North America for beautifully drawn tales of adventure and self-discovery.
Disappearance Diary - Review
Read a review of Disappearance Diary by Hideo Azuma, the mostly-true and mostly-humorous account of a burnt out, alcoholic manga artist who decides to run away from it all and become a homeless person. While it sounds like a grim subject, Azuma instills a hefty dose of humor and witty slice-of-life observations about life on the scummier...
Blue by Kiriko Nananan - Review
Spare and elegant, Blue by Kiriko Nananan is a sensitive, minimalist take on yuri, or girls love manga. Read our review to learn more about this decidedly different Japanese graphic novel from Fanfare / Ponent Mon.
The Walking Man by Jiro Taniguchi - Review
Jiro Taniguchi's beautifully-illustrated manga The Walking Man captures a Japanese town as seen through the eyes of an everyday salary man. This award-winning Japanese comic book lacks the high-energy drama of most shonen manga, but instead delivers a wistful story that will leave you with a smile on your face. Read a review of this gekiga (graphic novel) published by Fanfare / Ponent Mon.