This year has been a hard one for many, but not for the manga industry. If anything, it continues to grow like never before in size, variety of works, and even on the front of labor rights. This might have been the hardest holiday line-up of reviews I've had to put together because there was simply SO MUCH to pick from! Still, I managed to pick 25 books representing some of the most notable titles and trends of manga in 2022 and I'll be reviewing a new one every day from the 1st through the 25th.
It's also time for The Manga Test Drive's annual Holiday Review Giveaway! As usual, it works like this:
- Leave a comment on this post or on this Twitter post telling me what was your favorite manga of 2022! It doesn't matter whether it came out this year or not - so long as it was new to you, it counts!
- The contest is open from today to the end of Christmas Day
- Afterwards, one commenter will be chosen at random to win a $25 RightStuf gift certificate (ideally to spend on some of the better manga we reviewed). We need to be able to reach you through email or Twitter DM to declare you a winner, so don't post anonymously!
For me it is absolutely without a doubt Kageki Shoujo! I loved the anime very much and the manga is terrific too. It looks great, the story is awesome, they have Sarasa make way more references to other anime like Evangelion than she did in the anime... As it is still ongoing, I imagine at some point it will get past the point of the anime, which is great because that ended somewhat abruptly (still keeping my hopes up for a season 2 someday lol). Plus I follow the English translator on Twitter and she's super cool.
ReplyDeleteSummer Time Rendering here. I loved the art style and the darkness. I'll note I have not watched the anime, so I can't compare it to the manga.
ReplyDeleteFavorite manga of the year has to be J-Novel's release of Tearmoon Empire. Very fun little story that I'm reasonably sure started publication in 2022.
ReplyDeleteThat's SO HARD, but I think my faves this year were Look Back & Goodbye Eri.
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