Ongoing Viz Series – High School Debut and Nana
High School Debut #11 – I have to say, I didn’t really care for the storyline about the mean fat girl who tried to come between Haruna and Yoh. Other aspects of this volume continued to be adorable, so that offset the storyline I didn’t care for very much. Haruna decides to invite Yoh on [...]
Rasetsu Volume 2
Rasetsu Volume 2 by Chika Shiomi I’m warming up to this title a bit more with the second volume. It still feels a little slight but there was more character interaction and background in this volume, which made for a more satisfying reading experience. Yako continues to work at the paranormal agency along with Rasetsu [...]
LOEG, Libraries, and 11 year olds
Here’s a brief story about library staff who claim they were fired for not allowing an 11 year old to check out League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. There seems to be an odd amount of grandstanding going on in the article.
Swan Volumes 3 and 4
CMX was nice enough to send me a big box o’ Swan. This is the first time that I’ve had such a large chunk of a manga series sitting around the house to read, so I’m going to try to post about this great ballet series a little bit each week and work my way [...]
A Tale of an Unknown Country
A Tale of an Unknown Country Volume 1 by Natsuna Kawase When I read books about princesses I’m always entertained by princesses who act extremely un-princesslike, so I enjoyed this breezy fairy tale about a princess who disguises herself as a maid to spy on a potential fiance. Rosemarie lives in the poor but bucolic [...]
The Worst Vampire Products
Sometimes I use my librarian powers of searching for evil. Check out Chris Sims’ This Stuff Sucks: The Worst (And Weirdest) Vampire Products, where I contributed a couple product suggestions.
Manga cataloging
I didn’t realize that Ohio State University had a manga cataloging project. This is sure to make your heart go pitter-pat if you enjoy manga and MARC records and cataloging procedures.
Tsubasa: Those With Wings Volume 3
Tsubasa: Those With Wings Volume 3 by Natsuki Takaya The concluding volume of Natsuki Takaya’s post-apocalyptic saga has plenty of action and some genuinely unnerving imagery. Kotobuki leaves behind her lover Raimon in her quest to find the angelic being called the Tsubasa, who is rumored to grant any wish. She finds out that the [...]
Tokyopop Quick Takes: Bloody Kiss, Game X Rush, Shinobi Life
Bloody Kiss Volume 2 by Kazuko Furumiya As morning dawns in the spooky mansion where Kiyo and her vampire roommates live, they are engaged in the darkly Gothic task of following along with a morning radio exercise program. The second volume of this fluffy vampire series shows Kiyo’s feelings for Kuroboshi growing even as he [...]
Cybils Nominations close tonight
So if you haven’t already, head over to the Cybils and get to nominating!
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