Paranormal investigations, siblings, amazing cover - Glitch should've been right up my alley. First off, I really like the sketchy art style. It gives the whole manga a very dynamic look and worked well for the most part (except for some really really atrocious hands). The big glitches looked incredibly cool and the shopkeeper's design was just *chef's kiss*. It was a nice approach to have the townsfolk be completely nonchalant about all the paranormal stuff and the literal biblically accurate angel chilling in their town because yeah, this is normal for them, it makes sense. I really like that.

The big downfall of Glitch is 100 % the translation. I think the writing might actually be okay, but the English dialogue sounds incredibly unnatural and stilted. At times, it didn't even feel like human interaction at all. I truly don't know what happened here, but there was a big disconnect between the characters, between facial expressions and dialogue - it was really distracting. The story itself is nothing to write home about - so far, it's your run of the mill "middle/high schoolers investigate the paranormal occurrences in town" plot, but it's fine for what it is. Also, as I said, I love the sketchy art style but some of the hands were just...bad. Not stylized, just plain horrible anatomy.

I feel very "meh" about Glitch. Though the art is often cool, the story's just not very innovative and memorable. I see potential for cool characters (Minato's introduction gave him A LOT of character right off the bat - bad with direction, probably a little scatterbrained but very caring towards their sister - it was really great!), but the stilted translation renders them flat and their interactions weird. If you need a translator, Yen Press, I'm a writer with a BA in Japanese Lingustics and I'm available.

- ARC provided by NetGalley -

*reviewed from uncorrected eARC via netgalley*

fiction/manga (read from right to left - translated into English from Japanese), first book in series
Minato and their little sister Akira move to a new town and new schools, but right away Minato starts seeing glitchy-looking apparitions, and there are an awful lot of missing cats posted to the local bulletin board...

spooky/quirky, gorgeously illustrated graphic novel about two kids arriving in a town where everyone sees mysterious/odd things, but no one really talks about them, so it starts out with a sort of mysterious yokai feel -- Akira's classmates shrug everything off, since they'd assumed that's just how things are ("Was your old town... not like here?"). But the sightings seem to be getting larger, and more frequent, and things just keep getting weirder. To be continued in Volume 2, and I cannot wait!

3.5 🌟

This one was definitely an interesting manga where it follows two siblings that see this dark shadow and they feel sus about it. If you want to figure out what the mysterious shadow they have seen then read this to figure out!

Thank you netgalley, Yen Press for this e-ARC!

Thank you Yen Press and NetGalley for providing me with an arc of this manga, in exchange for my honest review.

What a nice and intriguing start to this series.

We follow two sisters, Minato and Akira when they move to their new home. They don’t seem to have a good relationship with their mother but a great one with eachother.

Minato gets lost on her way to her new school and once there she sees this strange big glitching shadow creature in her class, which no one else seems to notice.

When she picks up her little sister Akira after school, they notice a notice board with a lot of flyers of missing cats and they soon learn that while not everyone sees them, a lot of people do see the strange glitchy creatures/shadows and are used to seeing them.

Another strange thing is a person from a shop, who is very nice and helpful but has a face made of wings.

After seeing a strange creature at her window, Akira starts an investigation club with her new friends. Minato joins them in their investigation and they soon realize that the creatures might be coming from a big dark forest. And when they go there, they not only learn a lot but also meet someone unexpected.

This had a scary ending that left me wanting more!

After a few nice colored pages, the images turn black and white, a nice drawing style with great facial expressions!

I flew through this manga, eagerly wanting to learn more and enjoying the spooky vibe as well as the friendship and the investigation.

Great start to the series! Glitch is the story of two siblings in a new town that's full of unexpected encounters with impossible beings. This book isn't strictly sci-fi or fantasy, but there's definitely magic to it.

Highly recommended for fans of Flying Witch - it gave me the same vibes with casual and relatable characters and their relationship with nature and mysterious creatures.

✨Disclaimer ✨
I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I found the premise of this book to be so interesting and compelling, but the first volume didn't quite hit the spot for me. We get a lot of talking, but nothing really happened. I would have liked to see more action, or more lore at least.

An intriguing beginning! Minato and Akira Lee have just moved to a new town, and soon discover the strange apparitions that every local just takes as normal. Enormous animals, glitchy shapes, even whole people with odd features, like wings instead of a face.

With the help of two new friends, they form an investigation club. In manga, that would normally be a really wholesome, cute vibe, but the art style and nature of the apparitions really make this book ominous. This first volume isn’t so much horror, but you get the impression that it’s going to turn that way in the future. I don’t anticipate gore, but I think there’s going to be some monsters afoot, soon!

The art style is pretty interesting. If feels a bit like 3D animation which has been rendered down into traditional manga 2d aesthetic. I like it! The backgrounds, especially in interiors, are a bit…airy, sparse, but the characters aren’t in some whitespace land. It’s more minimalist, and very deliberate. Not lazy, just a style.

I’ll be keeping an eye out for volume 2. It’s got me intrigued!

Advanced reader copy provided by the publisher.

Thank you NetGalley and Yen Press for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review, all opinions in this review are my own.

A very interesting first volume of a manga series, it has an eery, slightly haunting atmosphere without going full horror. This story follows two siblings Minato & Akira who have recently moved to a new town and are starting school, strange phenomena are observed by some people in this town as well as our two main protagonists. These siblings along with Akira's friends start investigating these strange occurrences or glitches. They meet some interesting otherworldly people/creatures while on their search. Not much happens in this book as plot but it sets up an interesting premise for future volumes to follow.

The illustration and cover are what drew me into this book, it use simple shapes of bold black and white panels for it's story and does a very good job at that.

Minato and Akira Lee are siblings who just moved to an eerie town where their new peers and neighbors seem to be experiencing interactions with ghosts and shadows. What the rest of the town brushes off as normal, leads the siblings to investigate what's really going on.

This was a very interesting graphic novel, unlike any I've picked up before. The art was very modern and angular, which I found I really enjoyed, especially when it came down to the juxtaposition between the colors used! I also loved the characters and their draw to solve the mystery.

I found that I struggled with the narrative and understanding what was happening at first. I didn't realize that the dialogue was supposed to be read right to left, which immediately set me off to a rocky start of trying to grasp what was happening. I feel like the plot was very slow, bordering on nothing happening until the last ten pages. It was a lot of art of the kids walking and talking, but not a lot of discoveries happening. I feel like I wouldn't pick up the next volume just because I wasn't drawn into the story enough to finish it. Ultimately, I just don't think I was the right audience for this one!

Thank you to NetGalley and Yen Press for providing me a copy of this book for an honest review.

Hmm, I love the cover of this manga, since it looks so different! The whole atmosphere is quite different too and there's some Stranger Things vibes in it. Minato and Akira Lee have moved to a new town and right away weird things start to happen. They see these glitches of sort like animals and little creatures and decide to investigate what is happening and whether the forest in the middle of the town has something to do with it. It's slightly odd how everyone thinks seeing weird things is normal and many have see these too, which makes this interesting and spooky in a totally different way. I like how the glitches are animals and there's this haunting feeling to the manga even though it's not horror.

The art looks wonky, not manga-like at all. It's sharp and toneless, which makes this interesting too. For me the beginning is too abrupt though and we don't really get to know the characters to care enough. This is the downfall. Otherwise the mystery seems intriguing! This is a short series, only four books long and it could work as an anime.

Thank you to NetGalley and Yen Press for the E-arc!

I was excited for this release as I enjoyed this author's other work "Lost Lad London". This is definitely different than the aforementioned as it is a sci-fi about two siblings investigating strange phenomena in the town they just moved to. A lot of set up was happening in this volume so there wasn't as much action. However, I think I was intrigued enough to continue the series. This author tends to write shorter series so I know things will definitely pick up in later volumes. Highly recommend checking this out if you are curious or already a fan of the author's works.

Really liked this story! It was an interesting concept and I enjoyed the artwork. I don’t know if it’s my copy or if it’ll be that way in the final printing, but after a few panels it became black and white and all the colors disappeared which was disappointing.

The time jumps were confusing and made the story feel disjointed, it could’ve been broken up with some panels to make the transitions more cohesive. I also wish we got to know more about the characters before jumping into the main plot with the glitches.

I’m looking forward to continue the series and find out more about the glitches! Highly recommend for graphic novel/manga lovers especially if you enjoy the sci fi genre!

Rating: 3.5 rounded to 3

Glitch, Volume 1, is a sci-fi graphic novel that follows two siblings, Minato and Akira after they move into a strange new town that's filled with dark creatures and glitches that not everyone can see. Once they realise they've both seen them, they start an investigation with some of their new friends to find out what's really going on,

I really enjoyed this graphic novel and thought it was a great introduction for the story to follow in the next volumes. I will definitely be picking them up.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Yen Press for providing me with an e-ARC of this graphic novel.

In Glitch, Vol. 1, a Japanese exchange student sees dark shadows on his first day in a new high school. On the way home after picking up his younger sister, they both see the same shadows. There are relieved that if they are both seeing it, it must really be there. But what is going on? Could the shadows be wild boars? Ghosts? Wolves? Aliens? Giant elk?

Glitch, Vol. 1 is an intriguing start to a new manga series. I really enjoyed reading it (though the book title kind of ruined the ending). For readers looking for colorful artwork, look elsewhere. The entire manga is in black and white. However, the story kept me reading until I finished the 200 page book in one sitting. 4 stars!

Traditionally, manga reads from back to front and right to left. In this electronic book, each page still reads manga style from right to left. However, the book reads from front to back like a normal American comic.

Thanks to Yen Press and NetGalley for a digital review copy of the book.

An intriguing graphic novel, and the start of something bigger, I think that the following additions will only enhance what I already think of this one, which is a great launching point and a very intriguing world bending story.

Glitch, Vol 1 fulfills the role well as the first volume of the series: very introductory and with a hint for the next volumes, with beautiful art and a super interesting concept, I will definitely be waiting for the next manga to continue with this mystery. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review!

big thank you to yen press and netgalley for a digital arc ! <3

The first volume follows two siblings after they moved into a new town and start noticing odd elements. After Akira, the younger sister, notices something weird outside her window, she and her friends start investigating her he occurrences!

I thought it was super cute and not so anxiety inducing. Reminds me a lot of the Box of Light light manga. Kind of slice of life-y, not super spooky, really easy read !

I loved this!
When I picked up the book I didn't know what to expect, but the story and art totally surprised me.

The story slowly grows with the mystery and events that unfold in the city.

The two sisters are incredible main characters, and I liked them immediately after opening the book. They are aware of their weaknesses, but that just means they do their best to overcome their difficulties and don't allow to be stopped by them. With their willpower they seek answers to the mysteries they have seen, and are joined by two girls from the city, who have the same curiosity about the events they witness.

The graphic style is beautiful. Fantastic and wonderful.
I think it fits perfectly with the theme that the story portrays and its relaxed drawing style with the contrast of black and white adds more to the mystery and deepens the sci-fi.

Super excited to read the next volume.

Thank you to NetGalley, Yen Press, and Shima Shinya for the opportunity to read Glitch in exchange for an honest review.

Harboring a simplistic art style, Glitch follows Minato and Akira, siblings who have moved to a new town. Soon after their move, they both notice strange happenings at school, on the street, and even at home. When Akira sees a strange creature outside her window, her and her friends investigate what this thing may be. After it leaves something behind, they go to a local shop where the owner isn't fully...human. He manages to find the creature who owns the item, and in return for the help, the creature sets up a meeting with the kids. It explains these phenomena as "glitches" but that still doesn't really solve how exactly they are appearing and where they are coming from...

A decent first volume with promise of mysterious deaths and further glitchy beings, this manga series has promise. While it isn't the most engaging, there is some appeal to the mystery behind what the glitches are and how they are appearing. One must continue the series to find out!

This is sort of unique for a manga series that although the plot/setting is students investigating some otherworldly phenomena only they and few others can see, the cast is multi-cultural and the art style seems to draw from a variety of global influences. I'm invested! It seems the titular 'Glitch' refers to a sort of barrier between worlds, 'same latitude and longitude but not here,' as explained by one of the characters, and lately, more seems to be coming through...

I appreciated the casual non-binaryness of one of the characters (the author is also nonbinary) and it's nice to have that be more a thing (as in, it just Is with no further explanation needed) lately.

This was interesting, and I'll look forward to further volumes.

Thank you to Yen Press and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for this review!