Chrono CrusadeDaisuke Moriyama I’m not usually very fond of manga — there are certain stylistic choices common to the medium that irritate me, not even mentioning the fact that most manga don’t know how to end — they just keep stretching out into the thirties and forties of volumes, like the graphic counterpart to the Animorphs series. But Daisuke Moriyama’s Chrono Crusade really impressed me. The vision is unique and cohesive, drawing heavily on the resonant power of religious icons, Sinners and Apostles, while talking about something wholly different. It’s set in the Roaring Twenties, which automatically gives you extra […]