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| >>>>>A Akuma de Sourou (The Devil Does Exit) Creator: Mitsuba Takanashi Total # Volumes: 11 Total Page #: Genre: Romance Rating: Teen (13+) Brief Summary: Kayano Saito finally gets the courage to give a love letter to Yuuji Kamijou, her crush, but accidentally gives to the school's most troublesome student, Takeru Edogawa. Kayano flees in embarassement leaving the letter with Takeru. After Kayano realizes she lost her love letter, she returns to look for it, only to find it in the hands of Takeru. Thinking that he might be a nice guy to return it, Takeru suddenly demands Kayano to be her slave or else he will make hundreds of copies of her letter and spread it to the school! Comments: Reviewed By: MaRy Volumes Read: 11 Story and Plotline: 4/5 :A very comical and sweet shojou series. But brotherxsister relationship is pretty typical. (Sort of reminds me of Marmalade Boy) But it's nothing like it and sparks originality of its own. Story moves nicely and stops for nothing and ends perfectly with everybody happy. Art: 4/5 :There were many variations in character design unlike other series. Half of the characters were somewhat "normal" or plain and the other half was kind of "punkish". A lot of the filler art has a gothic kind of feel to it. Extra: --- Overall Score: 4/5 Alice 19th Creator: Yuu Watase Total # Volumes: 7 Total Page #: 183 Genre: Romance/Fantasy/Adventure Rating: Youth (7+) Brief Summary: Alice Seno is a shy girl and doesn't have a lot of courage. It doesn't help that she lives in her sister, Mayu's shadow. One day Alice saves a rabbit who is actually a magical being called Nyozeka. Nyozeka claims that Ailce is the 19th Lotis, who rids people of darkness from the inner heart and has the power of words. As Mayu reproaches Alice about causing too much trouble for her new boyfriend, Alice gets very upset and wishes that her sister would go away, and she does! Nyozeka informs Alice that her sister has fallen into darkness and the only way to save her is using Lotis. Comments: Reviewed By: MaRy Volumes Read: 3 Story and Plotline: 3/5 :After reading many of Watase's works, they all seem the same. Plot wise. Art: 5/5 :The art is a lot cleaner than usual and character designs are basically the same in comparison to other works of Yuu Watase. I found colors to be a lot softer in the art though. Extra: --- Overall Score: 4/5 Alichino Creator: Kouyu Shurei Total # Volumes: 3 ... REST PENDING Total Page #: 135 Genre: Fantasy/Adventure Rating: Teen (13+) Brief Summary: In this world, there are creatures called Alichino. And these beautiful creatures have the power to grant any wish to you. But everything may not be what it seems to be, Alichino are also creatures that lure humans into commiting crime, fall for temptation, feast on human souls. The story follows Tsugiri, whom holds the power of the bond and is one of the pure souls that Alichino's long to feast on. Comments: Reviewed By: MaRy Volumes Read: 3 Story and Plotline: 4/5 :I felt that the story was very typical, in relation to almost any mythological tale. But it is an interesting story. The plot moves well and includes many flashbacks to help develop the current story. Art: 5/5 :The art was absolutely stunning and probably the best aspect of the series. Kouyu Shurei takes on a gothic style of drawing. There is a lot of detail in the facial features and costume design. You are definitely able to feel the light and darkness contrast in her drawings. Overall Score 5/5 +Anima Creator: Natsumi Mukai Total # Volumes: 3 ... REST PENDING Total # Pages: ~183 Genre: Adventure Rating: Youth (7+) Brief Summary: +Anima are people with animal attributes. They are viewed as freaks and are outcasted by society. The story follows four friends, Cooro, Husky, Senri, and Nana, (whom are all +Anima) and their adventures. Comments: Reviewed By: MaRy Story and Plotline: 3/5 :The story moves very slow and just proceeds into the depths of nowhere. But the story is somewhat of comical. Art: 4/5 :The art can be counted as cute and does border the lines of chibi style. But I don't find anything special about the art and is basically typical. Extra: --- Overall Score: 3/5 >>>>>B Battle Royale Creator: Koushun Takami/Masayuki Taguchi Total # Volumes: 8 Total Page #: ~216 Genre: Action/Adventure Rating: Mature (18+) Brief Summary: The Program is the hit television show for military dictatorship which this manga takes place in. The Program forces randomly chosen 9th Grade classes to participate in a literal fight to the death on a deserted island. Escape is not an option, because the students are equipped with bomb collars that could be detonated remotely. Other rules include danger zones, which are places that if anyone is in 5 minutes after the announcement, the bomb collars will be detonated, and if no one gets killed in a 24 hour period, ALL the bomb collars get detonated. This time's particular class to participate is of 9th Grader Shuyya Nanahara. He believes that he can beat the system and find a way to escape the game through teamwork. But not everyone agrees. How will Shuyya escape the game? Comments: Reviewed by Kurama Schezar Volumes Read: 2 Story and Plotline: 4/5 :This story is very disturbing to me. Despite this, it is told very well. It's quite hard to notice the other emotions in the manga with all the gore and death that take place. Art: 4/5 :There is LOTS of detail....I truly mean this when I say it. This detail is to the point where u start questioning whether or not the artists actually did some things to other people to see how it would look.....it is quite stomach turning. However, given the circumstances that this manga has, this is a GOOD thing. Extra: This manga truly earns it's Mature rating. It's story alone is enough to garner that rating, however it takes the extra step and has great detail in its drawings. There are a lot of underlying themes as well, such as friendship, trust, and lost innocence, but these themes are hard to notice under all of the gore, violence, and betrayal that takes place in the story. Despite how disturbing this manga is to me, I just can't put it down. Hope that doesn't mean anything ;-)...... OVERALL, NOT for the faint of heart or those who hate gore. It's a minimum to be a gore freak to stand this manga. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Overall Score: 4/5 Break Shot Creator: Takeshi Maekawa Total # Volumes: 16 Total Page #: ~181 Genre: Sport Rating: Youth (7+) Brief Summary: It all starts when the new student president, Olive, decides to cut funding for the billards club. Chimni, the only member of the billards club, decides to prove to Olive that this is a worthwhile club and keep the funding. The manga follows Chinmi and his adventure in becoming the world's best billards player. Comments: Reviewed By: MaRy Volumes Read: 8 Story and Plotline: 4/5 :I typical don't mind these type of sport genres such as Hikaru no Go and Initial D. Break Shot is just one of those manga where the main character goes off and pursues his dream to become the world's greatest watever sport he's interested in. Though the general storyline is typical, the story is still very interesting. The new techniques that you can maybe apply and learning to actually understand a sport is actually kind of fun. You really get the feel of what billards is a sport than just a leisurely played game. Art: 4/5 :This manga is fairly old (1987) therefore designs are not as "trendy". Art is not as detailed meaning that the artist doesn't shadow much and there is not really a lot of detail on the characters themselves. But the artist doesn't fail to add action lines when needed and characters are drawn pretty cleanly. Extra: Liking this type of manga all depends on the type of person reading. Overall Score: 4/5 >>>>>C Cardcaptor Sakura Creator: CLAMP Total # Volumes: 12 Total Page #: 179 Genre: Fantasy/Action Rating: All Ages Brief Summary: One day from returning from school, Sakura Kinomoto hears strange noises in her father's library/basement. Thinking that it could be a robber, she walks downstairs to check it out but only finding a mysterious old book called The Clow, She opens it, actually to her surprise the book opens itself. She picks up the first card and reads out loud: " The Windy ". Suddenly a strong wind appears blowing all the cards away. Then a small stuffed-animal-looking beast comes out of the cover of The Clow and calls himself Keroberus ( Keroberusu/Cerberus ). Keroberus is the guardian beast of the Clow Cards, the cards that were blown away, and is devestated that the cards are gone. He informs her that with the Clow Cards loose they will bring disaster upon the world. Reluctantly, Sakura becomes a cardcaptor, on a mission to collect all the Clow Cards along with her friends Daidouji Tomoyo, and Li Syaoran. Comments: Reviewed By: MaRy Volumes Read: 12 Story and Plotline: 5/5 :The story was sweet and original. I think the story flowed nicely and there wasn't anything that stuck out. It's a nice story for younger audiences though. Art: 5/5 :The art was beautiful. Recognizable trademarks of CLAMP such as facial detail and unique costume design definitely showed in this manga. Extra: --- Overall Score: 5/5 Clover Creator: CLAMP Total # Volumes: 4 Total Page #: 124 Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy/Adventure/Action Rating: Teen (13+) Brief Summary: Kazuhiko Faye Ryu, an ex-soldier, has been sent on a mission to deliver top secret package. The package turns out to be a heavily guarded young girl named Suu. On their way to their destination, they encounter men trying to capture Suu. Kazuhiko is unable to understand why they are after a helpless girl but keeps his focus on the mission. As they further advance, Kazuhiko finds that Suu is not a simple girl, but a Clover, which are people with psychic powers. Comments: Reviewed By: MaRy Volumes Read: 4 Story and Plotline: 5/5 : Clover is basicaly a tragic love story set in a sci-fi future. The plot spawns from the main story about Kazuhiko and Suu and then into two minor supporting stories about Lan and Oruha. The stories are all very moving and touches the heart. Though the series is short and simple it leaves a strong impression on the reader. Art: 5/5 : Clover is one of the most unique stories by CLAMP. The art is still as intricate, but page layout is a lot more open and spacious which gives a much more simplistic look. Extra: --- Overall Score: 5/5 Cowboy Bebop Creator: Hajime Yatate | Art: Yutaka Nanten Total # Volumes: 3 Total Page #: ~170 Genre: Action/Comedy Rating: Teen (13+) Brief Summary: (Taken from the back of Volume 1) Spike, Jet, Faye and Ed- cowboys on the new frontier. Together this band of interplanetary bounty hunters takes on the jobs that anyone in their right mind would turn down. Based on the smash-hit anime series, Cowboy Bebop Volume 1 features 4 all-new comic misadventures of the Bebop Crew as they prove that they'll do anything for cold, hard cash. Comments: Reviewed By: Kurama Schezar Volumes Read: 3 Story and Plotline: 5/5:You can consider the manga a continuation of the series because each volume brings new stories that are not in the anime series but make you feel as if they were. Everything that you know and love from the anime series is back and greatly done. Art: 4/5:Most of the chapter covers are good to look at. I've been spoiled by the anime, so the manga doesn't look as good to me. That isn't saying much because the manga is still appealing. Extra: A great read for all you Bebop Fans out there...even for those of you who aren't. If your one of those people who isn't a fan because you've never seen the series, the manga is a good supplement to keep you alive until you actually see the anime....if you see it. It's a great way to learn about the Bebop crew if you can't stay up that late to watch the actual series. Overall Score: 5/5 >>>>>D DNAngel Creator: Yukiro Sugisaki Total # Volumes: 8 ... REST PENDING Total Page #: ~174 Genre: Fantasy/Adventure/Action Rating: Youth (7+) Brief Summary: On Daisuke Niwa is a normal boy all up until his fourteenth birthday where he turns into the legendary phantom thief, Dark. He finds out that Dark is a secret that lies within Niwa family's DNA which is triggered by Daisuke's feelings of love. Just a simple emotion of love has turned Daisuke's life upside down! Comments: Reviewed By: MaRy Volumes Read: 8 Story and Plotline: 4/5 : Though DN Angel is a very original story it lacks a little in capturing the reader's attention. DNAngel is more for the fans. The story tends to drag now and then but occasionally surprises you with something interesting. Art: 5/5 : The art is mostly a cutesy kind of look and is more oriented towards the female population. But character designs are adorable. Extra: --- Overall Score: 4/5 |
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