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Tokyo Alien Bros vol 1

By Keigo Shinzo

5 stars

Weirder than his other series but just as enjoyable.
Fukufuku Kitten Tales vol 1

By Konami Kanata

5 stars

Super cute cat manga!
Parasyte vol 8

By Hitoshi Iwaaki

5 stars

Such a good end to the series!
Parasyte vol 7

By Hitoshi Iwaaki

4 stars
Blurmp in Time

By Jim Benton

5 stars

Jim Benton’s books are always super silly and absolutely hilarious. Blurmp is Catwad’s rather stupid friend and he’s now staring in his own series. This one is a longer story, rather than the short comics of Catwad, but it’s just as funny. Who knew that Blurmp accidentally invented pizza? This is perfect for young graphic novel fans and particularly for boys who say they ‘don’t like books!’ It is bound to hook them in.
Parasyte vol 6

By Hitoshi Iwaaki

4 stars
Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite vol 6

By Julietta Suzuki

5 stars
Parasyte vol 5

By Hitoshi Iwaaki

4 stars
Parasyte vol 4

By Hitoshi Iwaaki

4 stars
Kaiju Kamui

By Shintaro Arima

4 stars
Parasyte vol 3

By Hitoshi Iwaaki

4 stars
Hirayasumi vol 7

By Keigo Shinzo

5 stars
Hirayasumi vol 6

By Keigo Shinzo

5 stars
Hirayasumi vol 5

By Keigo Shinzo

5 stars
Hirayasumi vol 4

By Keigo Shinzo

5 stars
Hirayasumi vol 3

By Keigo Shinzo

5 stars
Hirayasumi vol 2

By Keigo Shinzo

5 stars
Hirayasumi vol 1

By Keigo Shinzo

5 stars

Hirayasumi is my absolute favourite manga! The characters are so relatable and the story is wholesome. Keigo Shinzo’s storytelling is wonderful and their artwork is my favourite out of all the manga I read. I’m re-reading the first 4 volumes so that I can catch up to the new volumes that have been released.
The Wide Window

By Lemony Snicket

5 stars
A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch vol 5

By Hiro Kashiwaba

5 stars

This is a wonderful short manga series that is full of heartfelt moments as well as cuteness. This would be the ideal manga series to get someone new into manga and then follow it on with Frieren: Beyond Journeys End, because the vibe of the two stories is similar.
A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch vol 4

By Hiro Kashiwaba

5 stars
A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch vol 3

By Hiro Kashiwaba

5 stars
Spacewalking with You vol 2

By Inuhiko Doronoda

5 stars
A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch vol 2

By Hiro Kashiwaba

5 stars
A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch vol 1

By Hiro Kashiwaba

5 stars
Tuck Everlasting

By Natalie Babbitt, adapted and illustrated by K. Woodman-Maynard

5 stars

This is a wonderful graphic novel adaptation. I’ve only ever experienced this story of immortality in the movie form so it was great to read the story. The artwork is absolutely stunning! I love the way that K. Woodman-Maynard has incorporated some of the narrative text into the illustrations (sometimes the text will appear in the sky or on the walls). I do enjoy when illustrators try something a bit different in graphic novels, rather than just sticking strictly to the panels.
My Neighnour Totoro Film Comic All-In-One Edition

By Hayao Miyazaki

5 stars

A gorgeous movie and a stunning manga edition using stills from the movie.
Haven: A Small Cat’s Big Adventure

By Megan Wagner Lloyd

4 stars

This short, perfectly paced novel would be a perfect read aloud for Years 3-5.
Parasyte vol 2

By Hitoshi Iwaaki

5 stars
Night of the Living Cat vol 6

By Hawkman

4 stars
In Love and Pajamas

By Catana Comics

5 stars
Cat & Cat Adventures: Magic of the Mansion

By Susie Yi

4 stars

The Cat & Cat Adventures are so adorable and the illustrations are superb. A great series for younger graphic novel fans and cat-lovers alike.
Parasyte vol 1

By Hitoshi Iwaki

5 stars
Pocket Peaches: At the Fair

By Dora Wang

4 stars
Kenneth and Queenie: Super Sweet

By Raymond McGrath

4 stars
Black Torch vol 3

By Tsuyoshi Takaki

5 stars
Fuku Fuku: Kitten Tales vol 2

By Konami Kanata

4 stars
Black Torch vol 2

By Tsuyoshi Takaki

5 stars
A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room

By Lemony Snicket

5 stars

I’m reading the series to my 10 year old each night and thoroughly enjoying experiencing the stories again. I think I only ever read the first 3 books so we’ll be starting to get into unknown territory soon. She wants to watch the Netflix series so we’re going to have to read quickly!
Frank and Bert: The one where Bert is scared of frogs

By Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

5 stars

I absolutely adore Frank and Bert! I look forward to each of their new stories and they never fail to make me laugh. They are an absolute joy to read aloud and I could read them over and over again. The whole series is perfect for reading aloud to Years 1-4.
Black Torch vol 1

By Tsuyoshi Takaki

5 stars
Flake

By Matthew Dooley

5 stars

Matthew Dooley is one of my favourite cartoonists. After reading Aristotle’s Cuttlefish I had to read Flake and it was every bit as wonderful as I hoped. Who would have thought a family feud between two ice cream salesmen would be so heartwarming and funny.
Gaea-Tima: The Gigantis vol 2

By Kent

4 stars
Mao vol 22

By Rumiko Takahashi

4 stars
Little Moments of Love

By Catana Chetwynd

5 stars

Totally adorable and relatable!
Bunny

By Mona Awad

3 stars

3.5 stars This was very weird! I’m still not sure I really get what happened but the story was strange and unsettling enough that I needed to find out how it ended.
Jujutsu Kaisen vol 2

By Gege Akutami

4 stars
Jujutsu Kaisen vol 1

By Gege Akutami

4 stars
Snowball Earth vol 7

By Yuhiro Tsujitsugu

4 stars
The Summer Hikaru Died vol 5

By Mokumokuren

5 stars
The Summer Hikaru Died vol 4

By Mokumokuren

5 stars
The Summer Hikaru Died vol 3

By Mokumokuren

5 stars
The Summer Hikaru Died vol 2

By Mokumokuren

5 stars
The Summer Hikaru Died vol 1

By Mokumokuren

4 stars
Morgana and Oz vol 3

By Miyuli

5 stars

Vampires, witches, a cute story with a mystery and gorgeous full-colour illustrations - what more could I want! I love this series and need more now.
Morgana and Oz vol 2

By Miyuli

5 stars
Simon and Chester: Super Business

By Cale Atkinson

4 stars
The Bad Beginning

By Lemony Snicket

4 stars
Morgana and Oz vol 1

By Miyuli

5 stars
Omnibird

By Giselle Clarkson

5 stars

This book is fascinating! I don’t read much nonfiction but I love birds and Giselle Clarkson makes the information so accessible. Her illustrations are wonderful too and I love her humorous touches.
Aristotle’s Cuttlefish

By Matthew Dooley

5 stars

This was an unexpected delight! A story of a lonely older man, a teenage boy looking for purpose and the lost property office that brings them together.
Gaea-tima The Gigantis vol 1

By Kent

4 stars

I have a thing about Kaiju. Can’t seem to get enough of them!
Tokyo Fears Rhapsody vol 2

By Akira Sugito

5 stars
Olivetti

By Allie Millington

4 stars

This was a unique story about family, illness, and a sentient typewriter. The story is told in alternating chapters between Olivetti the typewriter and Ernest, whose mother has disappeared. Ernest and his family don’t understand why their mother has just left them without any explanation. With the help of his mother’s typewriter (which he steals back from the pawn shop), Ernest hunts for the truth of his mother’s disappearance.
Night Chef

By Mika Song

4 stars
Call of the Night vol 20

By Kotoyama

5 stars

I loved this series! Such good character development and interesting developments that kept the story moving. I really loved how it all ended and how everything was tied up.
Call of the Night vol 19

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Pernickety Boo

By Sally Gardner

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 18

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 17

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 16

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 15

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 14

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 13

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Folk Remedy: The Hidden World of the Yōkai Book 1

By Jen Yoshioka

4 stars

I love stories about yōkai and this is a great introduction to them in a kid’s graphic novel. Great to see another New Zealand graphic novel creator!
Call of the Night vol 12

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 11

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 10

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 9

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 8

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 7

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 6

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 5

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 4

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call the Name of the Night vol 5

By Tama Mitsuboshi

5 stars

This was such a beautiful and heartwarming manga series that was wrapped up in just 5 volumes. I wish more manga creators were able to do this, rather than having 20+ volumes. There’s magic, friendship, overcoming anxiety and a perfect ending.
Call the Name of the Night vol 4

By Tama Mitsuboshi

4 stars
Call the Name of the Night vol 3

By Tama Mitsuboshi

5 stars
Call the Name of the Night vol 2

By Tama Mitsuboshi

4 stars
Kindergarten Wars vol 2

By You Chiba

5 stars
Phantom Busters vol 1

By Neoshoco

5 stars
Cosmic Censorship vol 1

By Ryuuichi Sadamatsu

3 stars
Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite

By Juliette Suzuki

5 stars

This is such a fun manga series! The more vampires that turn up the funnier it seems to get.
Just Like Mona Lisa vol 1

By Tsumuji Yoshimura

4 stars

This manga has sucked me in and I need more. Set in an alternate Japan where everyone is genderless until they are 12, when they decide which gender they want to be. Hinase is about to turn 18 and they are still genderless because they don’t know who they want to be. This gets even more complicated when her two best friends confess they like them and want them to choose their gender so that they can be with them. I’m not sure how I feel about the competition’ that ensues but I’m curious to see where the story goes. There’s a bit of a mystery going on with Hinase’s doctor too, which adds a curious other level to the story.
Adventure Mice: Mice on the Moon

By Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre

4 stars
Future Boy

By Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry

5 stars

As a huge Back to the Future (and Michael J. Fox) fan this book was absolutely fascinating. He recounts the period of time where he was playing Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties (working during the day) and Marty McFly on Back to the Future (filming at night). It’s amazing that he was able to play this character in one of my favourite movies, operating on just 3 or 4 hours of sleep each night for months. I loved all the little details about making the movie and the relationships between the actors. A must-read for fans of the movie and the man.
Wind Breaker vol 15

By Satoru Nii

5 stars
Hilda and Twig Wake the Ice Man

By Luke Pearson

5 stars

The Hilda and Twig series is so much fun and the illustrations are superb. Flying Eye Books produce such gorgeous books!
Call of the Night vol 3

By Kotoyama

5 stars
Call of the Night vol 2

By Kotoyama

4 stars
Call of the Night vol 1

By Kotoyama

4 stars
Pupposites Attract vol 3

By Hono Natsuna

5 stars

Such a wholesome romance manga with super-cute doggos!
The Lantern of Lost Memories

By Sanaka Hiragi

4 stars
Betty Steady and the Fidgety Wizard

By Nicky Smith-Dale

4 stars
The Chibineko Kitchen

By Yuta Takahashi

5 stars
The Village Beyond the Mist

By Sachiko Kashiwaba

4 stars
Insomniacs After School vol 11

By Makoto Ojiro

4 stars
RuriDragon vol 2

By Masaoki Shindo

4 stars
Spacewalking with You vol. 1

By Inuhiko Doronoda

5 stars

I loved the every panel of this manga! It’s such a wholesome story about male friendships and the ways we’re perceived by others. The characters are very relatable and I can’t wait to see how they develop in future volumes.
Dandadan vol 15

By Yukinobu Tatsu

5 stars
Dandadan vol 14

By Yukinobu Tatsu

5 stars
Versus vol 4

By One, Kyoutarou Azuma

5 stars
Versus vol 3

By One, Kyoutarou Azuma

5 stars
Versus vol 2

By One, Kyoutarou Azuma

5 stars
Versus vol 1

By One, Kyoutarou Azuma

5 stars
Sanda vol 1

By Paru Itagaki

4 stars

This is one crazy manga! Set in a future Japan where children and teens are few, they are protected and treasured. His classmates discover that teenager, Sanda, is in fact the descendant of Santa Claus, and can transform into his form when he wears something red. It’s weird, violent and hilarious! Can’t wait for volume 2!
Brontë Tempestra and the Vanishing Kingdom

By Bex Hogan

4 stars
Mao vol 21

By Rumiko Takahashi

4 stars
Mao vol 20

By Rumiko Takahashi

5 stars
Hilda and Twig Hide From the Rain

By Luke Pearson

5 stars

This slightly younger version of Luke Pearson’s Hilda stories is perfect for young graphic novel fans and is a gateway to the world of Hilda.
Mao vol 19

By Rumiko Takahashi

5 stars
Kindergarten Wars vol 1

By You Chiba

5 stars

This was awesome! Assassins looking after toddlers, a young woman’s quest for ‘hotties,’ and bullets and grenades flying everywhere. It’s absolutely hilarious too. This is my favourite manga of 2025 and, with the series just starting, I can’t wait to see what craziness happens next.
Mao vol 18

By Rumiko Takahashi

5 stars
Mao vol 17

By Rumiko Takahashi

5 stars
Mao vol 16

By Rumiko Takahashi

5 stars
Frankie

By J.M. Gutsch and Maxim Leo

5 stars

Both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Frankie the talking cat comes into Richard Gold’s life when he just wants it to end, but ends up giving his life purpose. I loved this short, outstanding book!
Snowball Earth vol 6

By Yuhiro Tsujitsugu

4 stars
Snowball Earth vol 5

By Yuhiro Tsujitsugu

4 stars
Tokyo Sympathy Tower

By Rie Qudan

3 stars
Snowball Earth vol 4

By Yuhiro Tsujitsugu

4 stars
Kindred Dragons

By Sarah Mesinga

5 stars
They Call Me No, Sam

By Drew Daywalt

5 stars
Grumpy Monkey: Who Threw That?

By Suzanne Lang

4 stars
Call the Name of the Night vol 1

By Tama Mitsuboshi

4 stars

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