Posts by Amanda Pagan

Suspense & Thriller Manga That Will Make Your Blood Run Cold

These manga titles offer heart-pounding, dread-inducing, thrilling tales of suspense and tension—can you handle it?

That Boy Is a Monster: Monster Mayhem Manga

Follow the journey of these manga "monsters" as they learn how to tame the beasts within them before they themselves succumb to the overwhelming rage and power!

Staff-Recommended Manga Reads for Fall

Put your favorite cozy sweater on and cuddle up with some of our latest round of manga staff picks.

Reader Beware, You're In For a Scare: Horror Graphic Novel Staff Picks

Our devoted team of eerie experts are standing by to give you titles that will leave you trembling in terror.

Chills, Thrills, & Super Bloody Spills: Horror Manga for the Masses

Greetings ghouls! Are you a fan of things that go bump in the night? Do you delight in tales of death and despair? Are you, like, really into zombies? Then you’re in the right place!

Let's Get Meta: Manga About Manga!

Here we’ve gathered titles that feature either the effort that goes into creating manga, selling manga, or just being obsessed with manga.

It's About to Get Weird: Surreal Manga and Graphic Novels

Our librarians have scoured our collection to bring you some of the trippiest, dreamiest, weirdest surreal manga and graphic novels.

Take a Walk On the Mild Side with Slice of Life Fantasy Manga

If you’re ready to help a dragon find a home or to explore the realities of dungeon cuisine, then you’re ready for this fun manga subgenre.

High School Never Ends: School Life Manga

As these titles show, the turbulent teenage years are prime fodder for stories that explore burgeoning feelings of love, anger, resentment, and self-actualization.

Staff-Recommended Manga Reads for Summer

Ready to kick back on the beach with a new book? Here is a list of our librarians' personal favorite must-read manga.

Stop and Smell the Roses with Slice of Life Manga

Sometimes you need a break from the overpowered foes and never-ending tournaments of battle manga. If you're looking for a calmer read, slice of life manga are what you need.

Craft With Me: Crochet Picture Book Inspiration

Crochet is a great medium for showing off your personality through your creations. If your little one has a favorite character, why not bring them to life yourself? Our craft section is full of great pattern books that are easily adaptable.

So Many Loves, So Little Time: Harem Manga

These stories revolve around the protagonist struggling to choose which of the possible romantic partners they want to end up with. The series will end up in one of two ways: 1. They make a decision and end up with one person, or 2. They choose none of them.

Beauties and Beasts: Monster Manga

While typically romantic in nature, manga in this genre focus on the relationships between humans and monsters or monsters and other monsters regardless of whether they are platonic, romantic, or sexual. Here monster refers to any non-human creature such as a vampire, demon, mermaid, unicorn—anything really!

Battle Manga! All-Out Fight to the Finish!

Greetings fighters! Are you ready to power up and battle down? Then drop your training weights, and let’s dive into some battle manga!

Beginner's Guide to Manga 2: Genres and Subgenres

Here we have gathered some of the most popular and unique genres, subgenres, and tropes that currently exist in manga to better help you find your next read!

Jump on the Bandwagon: New and Ongoing Manga To Get Excited About

Some of these series have been going on for years with no end in sight while others are relatively new. If you’re looking for something new or new-ish to check out, you’re in the right place.

A Feast for Fans: Manga of Epic Proportions

These behemoths of twenty-five volumes or more are perfect for veteran readers who can handle long, multi-volume story arcs, and slow but steady character growth.

Manga for Days: Manga 25 Volumes or Fewer for Adults

Love manga, but aren't looking for a long-term commitment? These series have enough volumes to really develop character and plot, but won't make you feel totally overwhelmed.

Art and War: World War II Graphic Novels

Art Spiegelman’s Maus brought attention to the validity of graphic novels as a storytelling format. In the decades since, others have come forward with their own stories of survival or their own understanding of events told through graphic novels that allow them to not only write their own stories but also to control the visuals so that we can quite literally see events through their point of view.