Manga Review: High School Debut, Volume 12
Haruna knows she has one great strength and that is softball. That is possibly, in her own estimation, her only strength. So, in entering high school she decides to learn from a master the art of people. Or more simply, she asks Yoh, the hottest, least approachable, most mysterious guy on campus to be her guide in the murky waters of flirtation. Oddly enough, the crazy guy says yes.
After all, Haruna, with her boundless enthusiasm and skin several miles thick, is nothing if not entertaining. And yet somehow she makes it. Studying hard, she nets herself the perfect guy for her. Her tutor, coach, and the hottest guy around.
Manga Review: Honey Hunt, Volume 3
Yura Onozuka is lost, caught between the glamour lives of her famous parents and her own normalcy. The goals and dreams she has are destroyed when she finds her best friend (and love interest) sleeping with her mother! How can she forgive her mother's deliberate betrayal, and her father's absolute non-existence, particularly when they remain perfect in the eyes of the world? After all, the media never lies. Does it?
Yura decides to show everyone the truth, and fight on her mother's terms — becoming an actress herself. This seems the only way to make the media listen to her side of the story. But can she, the shy normal girl, really become a star?
Manga Review: Beast Master volume 1
Yuiko Kubozuka has a problem. His name is Leo Aoi. He's sweet, funny, strong, loyal to a fault, and perhaps a little gullible. That, and when he smiles he's only the most handsome guy ever. So what if he's had a very complicated childhood, traveling all over the world. The problem is simple. Everyone thinks he's an insane bloodthirsty hooligan who will literally kill them all. Some days she can't imagine why they would think a silly thing like that? After all, he only looks exactly like an insane bloodthirsty hooligan when he's… not … smiling. Unfortunately for Yuiko, he only seems to smile when talking to her. How can she tame the beast?
Manga Review: Hikaru No Go Volume 17
Hikaru no Go is a gem. Pure and wonderful, from start to finish, the series is one of the most fantastic stories ever, deep and heart-warming, with incredible artwork to match. The premise is simple: in modern japan, a bored school-age brat stumbles upon a Go board (not unlike western civilization's Chess, in terms of complexity and dullness to the uninitiated) and becomes possessed by a master of the game from centuries past. Crazy stuff — like life — happens.
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Manga Review: Kaze Hikaru Volume 15
Enter the world of the 1860's era Japan. Pick a side, either the old, outdated feudal system or the new powerful shogunate, armed with Western connections and ideals. Join an army, find friends, who will become comrades in battle. Find love. Become a man. Easier said than done — particularly for the young Sei, a young girl determined to become a bushi and fight among the Shinsengumi, who protect the shogun. She can keep most people fooled, but only most of the time, and this doesn't seem to stop the love from happening. In fact, her commanding officers seem to be in love with each other!?
Manga Review: Special A, Volume 13
School is never easy. Even for the best of the best. Wait, but what if that annoyingly poker-faced guy you can't get to go away is just slightly better? And you can't. Get. Rid. Of. Him. Ever. Or beat him! This is the life of Hikari Hanazono and her rival, Kei Takishima, the smartest guy around and heir to a fortune. So, why is it that they seem to have fallen in love? Because only she has ever challenged him and not backed down, followed him and never given up. Stood up to him and for him without a second's hesitation. Hikari won him over through honesty and sheer stubborn strength of character. Because apparently he can't get rid of her either!
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Manga Review: Tsubasa: Those With Wings, Vol. 3
Tsubasa: Those With Wings, Vol. 3
In the 21st century, a great war was destroying entire civilizations and causing much havoc, the Tsubasa granted the wish for the war to end. Now, a new quest for the Tsubasa has risen.
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Manga Review: Kekkashi – Volume 19
Kekkashi is a shōnen action/comedy manga set in the present day where Yoshimori Sumimura, a lazy and stubborn middle school boy, and Tokine Yukimura, slightly older childhood friend of Yoshimori's who wants to protect him, are heirs of the Hazama clan. Yoshimori's Kekkai powers are strong and wild whereas Tokine's are subtle, but accurate. They protect the land and the power from demons. If a demon comes close to the power source, they become stronger as well; they eventually form an organization to do just that when their efforts are thwarted individually. In addition, clans also vie for power. Volume 19 begins such a power struggle between the Ogi clan and Sumimura clan.
Blu-ray Review: How The Grinch Stole Christmas
In Whoville they say, The Grinch’s Blu-Ray Collection grew two sizes that day…Universal Pictures & Director Ron Howard bring Dr. Seuss’s classic book to life with Jim Carrey leading an ensemble cast.
Every year around the 25th of December the residents of Whoville get ready to celebrate their favorite holiday and the Grinch who wishes it would just go away. The Grinch comes up with a plan to try to take Christmas away by taking all of the material symbols of the holidays, but in the end, learns the “True meaning of Christmas”.
Manga Review: D.Gray-Man Vol. 15: Black Star, Red Star
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D.Gray-Man Vol. 15: Black Star, Red Star
Lulu Bell from the Noah clan has entered the Black Order's head quarters to retrieve the Millennium Earl's precious Egg. With several of the Order's Exorcist without weapons or in bad shape, Allen and Bookman will have to fight off the massive amounts of Akuma, and protect the Egg, until more help comes.
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Manga Review: The Record of a Fallen Vampire – Volume 7
The Record of a Fallen Vampire is a shōnen supernatural fantasy action mystery revolving around the former ruler of the Kingdom of the Night, Akabara Strauss, a vampire who can withstand sunlight, for which that very ability helped cause its demise. When his queen, Adelheid, unleashed her power a thousand years ago she was sealed away and her true location hidden among many false seals. For this past millennium Strauss has searched for the seal to set her free, waging battle between dhampires, half-human/half-vampire offspring, and humans who believe her return will herald the end of the world.
Manga Review: Rosario + Vampire – Volume 10
The climatic end of Rosario + Vampire has come ― for season one that is.