The Color of Earth and The Color of Water
The Color of Earth by Dong Hwa Kim The Color of Earth lives up to its title by being extremely earthy. The characters are drenched in nature and preoccupied with relationships. Ehwa’s mother is a tavern owner and her father is long gone, so the seven year old girl must deal with snide comments from [...]
Fighting Librarians Anime
I enjoyed Toshokan Senso (Library War) but I’m not sure about Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra, as some of the characters seem to be having issues with their cleavage. Here’s the summary from Sea Slugs Anime Blog: In a world where “Books†are the crystallized forms of the dead, Tonisu has his memory erased [...]
Sigikki Series
It has taken some time for me to check out the series online at Sigikki, which worked in my advantage because many of them have two chapters up now. Here are my favorites: Afterschool Charisma – This series takes place in a school filled with clones of famous people from history. Napolean seems to be [...]
Children of the Sea
Children of the Sea Volume 1 by Daisuke Igarashi Children of the Sea is as beautiful, deep, and mysterious as the ocean that the characters inhabit. Ruka is a young girl who gets in trouble at school for violently retaliating against a teammate at sports practice. She decides not go home and goes on a [...]
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #3 – Third mini series
The cover of this issue shows a giant ghostly purple Amethyst looming in the background as the brothers Donal and Mordu square off for a fight. The text on the cover says “The Sacrifice!” The title of the issue is “Bloody Sun at Noon.” That all sounds fairly ominous, doesn’t it? When we left off [...]
Rasetsu and Tail of the Moon Prequel
These two volumes are continuations of other series that I’ve enjoyed in the past, Yurara and Tail of the Moon. I was curious to see if these spin-off series were as enjoyable as the manga that inspired them. Rasetsu Volume 1 by Chika Shiomi For some reason it took me a long time to read [...]
Cantarella Manga Finishing?
This is interesting news, Cantarella is starting up again in Japan. I like this series although I think I forgot to pick up the 10th volume. If it is running again, maybe Higuri is going to bring the series to a satisfying conclusion?
Bloody Kiss
Bloody Kiss Volume 1 by Kazuko Furumiya Even though the vampire genre has been overplayed, I still enjoy a good vampire manga. Bloody Kiss is a new vampire series that is refreshingly angst free. Kiyo is a plucky schoolgirl who manages on her own since her parents abandoned her. She unexpectedly gets an inheritance from [...]
Game X Rush Volume 1
Game X Rush Volume 1 by Mizuho Kusanagi Memori is the cutest and only bodyguard at his brother’s Kenju’s protection agency. Memori is constantly overworked because his brother tends to spend the all the money the business makes gambling. Memori is feeling a tad emo as the story opens. He feels lonely and wishes he [...]
The Lord of the Sands of Time
The Lord of the Sands of Time by Issui Ogawa I was curious about the new Viz line of scifi books, Haikasoru. I tend to enjoy books about time wars because I like the complexity found in the idea that a battle in the past can change the future of time traveling soldiers. In The [...]
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