Honey Hunt Volume 4
Honey Hunt Volume 4 by Miki Aihara Honey Hunt continues to deliver plenty of soap opera goodness. Yura is a rising teen idol, throwing herself into show business as a way of rebelling against her toxic...
View ArticleAlice in the Country of Hearts Volume 3
Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 3 by Quinrose and Hoshino Soumei Three volumes into this series and I’m ready to completely give up on my initial hesitation about liking a reverse harem dating...
View ArticleSwan Volumes 12 and 13
One of the series that I’ll miss the most with the passing of CMX is not being able to read the end of Swan. I remember being at ALA shortly after CMX launched and they were giving out copies of Swan...
View ArticleLibrary Wars: Love and War Volume 1 – review and giveaway
I will start out by saying that I am an unabashed fan of the Library War franchise. What is there not to love about stories where librarians fight censorship with machine guns? In Japan there are the...
View ArticleMillenium Prime Minister Volume 1
Millennium Prime Minister Volume One by EIKI EIKI I have a weakness for certain shoujo plot devices. I am very fond of the crazy way to begin a series where an ordinary high school girl will suddenly...
View ArticleTokyopop Quick Takes – Portrait of M & N 2, Happy Cafe 3, and Maid Sama 5
Portrait of M & N Volume 2 by Higuchi Tachibana There are few shoujo manga out there that are really weird. Portrat of M & N is about the developing relationship between masochist Mitsuru and...
View ArticleFlower in a Storm Volume 1
Flower in a Storm Volume 1 by Shigeyoshi Takagi Flower in a Storm has plenty of ridiculous action and romance, making it an ideal summer read. Riko is the heroine who (say it together with me!) just...
View ArticleGakuen Alice Volumes 1, 12, and 13
I remember pointedly avoiding Gakuen Alice when it first came out, mostly because it seemed like it was being marketed as the next Fruit Basket. I was quite happy with Fruits Basket and thought that I...
View ArticleKaze Hikaru 1-4, 6 and 8
Kaze Hikaru by Taeko Watanabe This is a series that doesn’t knock you over the head with awesomeness but it gradually wins you over with its quiet charm. I remember liking the first few chapters of...
View ArticleShinobi Life Volumes 5 and 6
I think we’re slowly catching up to the Japanese release of this series since six volumes are out here now and there are nine Japanese volumes so far. This is still one of my favorite current shoujo...
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