Oh! My Brother Voume 2
Oh! My Brother Volume 2 by Ken Saito I was a little disappointed with the first volume of this series because it didn’t have the emotional complexity of Saito’s other series The Name of the Flower. Masago’s superstar older brother Shiro sacrificed himself to save her from being killed in a freak accident. He’s unable [...]
Key to the Kingdom 4-6
As I was reading the latter half of this series, I thought that six volumes is a really nice length for a manga series. It isn’t so overly long that the author gets caught up in endless monster of the week fights or having the characters engage in circular plot loops. But it is long [...]
The Key to the Kingdom 1-3
The Key to the Kingdom Volumes 1-3 by Kyoko Shitou CMX can always be counted on to license good fantasy titles. The Key to the Kingdom follows a fairly typical fantasy adventure quest, but the characters and background details in the world Shitou created captured my attention. I picked up all six volumes in this [...]
Karikuri Odette Volume 3
Karakuri Odette Volume 3 by Julietta Suzuki In the back of my mind when reading the first couple volumes of Karakuri Odette, an unexpectedly delightful manga about an android girl who wants to learn how to become human, I was wondering when Odette would become more preoccupied with romance. So far while there were hints [...]
Tokyopop Ongoing Series – Happy Cafe 2 and Maid Sama 4
Happy Cafe Volume 2 by Kou Matsuzuki I wasn’t super-fond of the first volume of this series because it just seemed inert. I liked the second volume more than the first because some outside characters visit Cafe Bonheur, bringing with them some narrative tension and actual plot developments. Perhaps too, I knew what to expect [...]
High School Debut Volume 13
High School Debut Volume 13 by Kazune Kawahara I always approach final manga volumes with mixed emotions. It is nice to see a series wrap up, but sometimes concluding volumes just peter out, without giving the reader a satisfactory ending. While some of the recent volumes of High School Debut meandered a bit, the final [...]
Haru Hana
Haru Hana The Complete Collection By Yuana Kazumi Hana has just moved to Tokyo from Osaka to live with her sister. Her parents are in Europe for work. Hana has an unfortunate condition, whenever a boy touches her she breaks out in hives and can only be cured by drinking green tea. Hana’s sister announces [...]
Stolen Hearts
Stolen Hearts Volume 1 by Miku Sakamoto I bought this volume purely because of the cover image. A cute girl in a kimono has her mouth open in an “O” of surprise, while a red-haired boy lurks ominously in the background. At school Shinobu spills milk on a bag belonging to Koguma, the intimidating tough [...]
Sand Chronicles #7
Sand Chronicles 7 by Hinako Ashihara As I was reading Sand Chronicles, I was reminded again how refreshing it is when shoujo series extend the time line of the story past high school. So many manga series end with high school graduation, but I like seeing the cast of Sand Chronicles as they move into [...]
Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 2
Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 2 by QuinRose and Hoshino Soumei I continue to be weirdly fascinated by this dating sim manga set in the world of Alice in Wonderland. I was hoping that some of the metatextual elements that I saw in the first volume would be expanded on in the second. [...]
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