Kingyo Used Books Volume 3
Author: Seimu Yoshizaki
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: April 19th, 2011
Format: Manga (Viz Sig)
Genre: Real Life, Comedy, Adventure, Drama
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)
Personal Review Rating: B
Similar Series: What a Wonderful World
Some things are so important that you must go the extra mile in order to finish the job.
Synopsis:
“The Radius”:
Title: Skip Beat 3 in 1 Volume
Artist/Author: Yoshiki Nakamura
Distributor: Viz Media
American release date: 3-6-12
Format and length: Shojo Beat manga
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Suppose the guy you devoted your life to was really only using you as a housekeeper, what would your reaction be? How about revenge?
Synopsis:
Volume 1:
I Am Here! Omnibus Vol. 1 (Manga)
Publisher: Del Rey Manga
Release Date: November 2010
Price: $16.99
Creator: Ema Toyama
Format: 416 pgs.; B&W; Trade Paperback
Age Rating: Teen+
Hikage Sumino is invisible at her middle school. Her only friends are two people who she met through her blog. With their encouragement and with the unexpected friendliness of Hinata, one of the most popular boys in school, Hikage tries to find the courage to change her life for the better.
.hach//link volume 3
Story by: Cyberconnect2
Art by: Megane Kikuya
U. S. Distributor: TokyoPop
U.S. Release Date: Feb. 8th, 2011
Format: Manga / 212 pages
Genre: Shonen, Sci-fi, action/ adventure
Age Rating: T for Teen (13+)
Overall Personal Rating: B-
Now that Tokio has begun to realize his true power, can he step up and defeat Haseo, breaking the evil spell that the Schicksal Origination has cast on him?
Synopsis:
“The Radius”:
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 10
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release date: 8/17/2010
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A
Similar Series: Monster
After Koizumi’s trip to Friend Land, she became more paranoid than normal. The source of her extra paranoia is because she is being pursued by the Dream Navigators. Friend Land may sound like an amusement park, but it’s actually a “reeducation” center, where the Dream Navigators brainwash people who are becoming suspicious of the government. Due to the fact that Koizumi failed at being “reeducated”, the dream Navigators are after her. This time if they get her, she’ll go to Friend World, the ultimate reeducation center.
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 13
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release date: Feb 15 2011
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A
Friend is dead, the world is in an uproar, and no one knows what to do. The FDP is now presented with the question if they should continue the plans foretold in the new book of prophecy, or if they should abandon the cause. One of the member of the FDP believes that even though Friend is dead, that they should continue to carry out their plans, and he isn’t alone. Otcho also believed that as long as they are alive, their story isn’t over.
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 14 
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release date: Apr 19 2011
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A-
Similar Series: Monster
Friend’s virtual world; a place that is just like his childhood home. In this world, key moments of Friend’s past can be replayed. Last time someone went in to the virtual world, some problems with the timeline were noticed. Even though the newspaper in the virtual world said it was 1971, the event that was witnessed by the players took place in summer of 1970. These discrepancies worried other people who grew up in this time, so they decided to check it out despite the dangers of entering the virtual world.
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 15
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release date: Jun 21 2011
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A+
The world is still in great turmoil, the deadly virus continues to spread at an alarming rate and the world is still in mourning for the loss of Friend. So many people believe that with him dead that the world is sure to end. Some people are unsure if Friend is really dead or not. Several of the higher up members of the Friends could swear that they saw him walking the streets. They aren’t alone, Kana, and Otcho also saw Friend. What could this mean?
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 16
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release date: Aug, 16, 2011
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A+
Being lonely is a terrible thing, and for one boy, it drove him to insanity. Many people will die and the world will be brought to it’s knees, all because one boy had no friends.
Synopsis:
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 17 
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release date: Oct. 11, 2011
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A
Similar Series: Monster
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 18
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release date: 12/20/2011
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A+
Similar Series: Monster
There is an intruder at the Northern checkpoint and the border patrol is in a panic. It was believed that all the people north of the border were gone, but they have proof that he is there. He calls himself Yabuki Joe and carries a guitar on his back. The border patrol seems to think he’s a space alien but maybe he’s just a crazy guy on a motorbike.
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 20
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media / Viz Sig
American Release date: April 17th, 2012
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action, Drama
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A+
Similar Series: Monster
Synopsis:
The end game is nearing and it looks like “The Friend” is poised to take his plan into full implementation. Kana has another thought and has decided to face “The Friend” and kill him herself. This leads to a struggle between the group because they believe that Kanna’s mother is alive and in Japan. Kanna brushes off the chance to see her mother because she thinks time is too short for that meeting to take place. Otcho and Yukiji decide to go with her.
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 8
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release date: May 25, 2010
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A-
Similar Series: Monster
It’s been many years since, that night on December 31, 2000, also known as bloody New Year’s Eve. Few people truly know what happened that night, the only ones that do are the people who saved the world.
Synopsis:
“The Radius”:
Title: A Devil and her Love Song Volume 2
Distributor: Viz Media
American release date: April 3, 2012
Artist and Author: Miyoshi Tomori
Format and length: 200 pages manga
Genre: shojo, high school
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Similar series or titles to check out: La Corda d’ Oro
Maria wants a place where she will be accepted. She is willing to try and change for that to happen. She just doesn’t understand how to do just that.
Synopsis:
Title: Afterschool Charisma Volume 2
Author: Kumiko Suekane
Distributor: Viz Media/Ikki Comix
American Release Date: January 18, 2011
Format: Viz Signature Manga
Genre: Historical, Drama, Comedy
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Mature and Sexual Themes, Mild Nudity)
Overall Personal Rating: A-
The Clones at St. Klieo have been on edge lately, if not because of the recent assassinations, then it’s because of the upcoming Expo. Shiro, however, isn’t all that worried about any of it, but, should he be?
Synopsis:
Title: Afterschool Charisma Volume 3
Author: Kumiko Suekane
Distributor: Viz Media/Ikki Comix
American Release Date: June 21, 2011
Format: Viz Signature Manga
Genre: Historical, Drama, Comedy, School
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Mature and Sexual Themes, Mild Nudity)
Overall Personal Rating: A
It finally time for the students of St. Kleio’s to show what the year has been for them and their research. Everything will go like it does every year, smooth, and boring, but, with the increase in security, the students are starting to get nervous.
Title: Afterschool Charisma vol. 5
Author/Artist: Kumiko Suekane
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: Jan 17 2012
Format: Manga
Genre: Drama
Publisher Age Rating: T+ for older teen
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Synopsis:
Human cloning is not only possible, but practiced in the world of Afterschool Charisma. St. Kleio Academy is a school where clones of historical figures from Einstein to Joan of Arc to Hitler are raised and taught, often to study their originals, or “carry on”; a vague concept not completely explained. Shirou Kamiya is the only student there who is not a clone, having been the son of one of the scientists involved in the project and the school. Afterschool Charisma is a school life drama, but also a look into the ethics of cloning, humanity and one’s destiny in life.
Title: Afterschool Charisma Vol. 1
Author: Kumiko Suekane
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: June 15, 2010
Format: Viz Sig Manga
Genre: Historical, Drama, Comedy
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Mature and Sexual Themes, Mild Nudity)
Overall Personal Rating: A+
St. Klieo is not your normal school. It’s the one and only school for clones. The sole purpose of the school is to teach clones of historical figures who they are, and what is expected of them.
Synopsis:
Title: Ai Ore
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Author: Mayu Shuijo (Shogakukan)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: May 3, 2011
Age Rating: T+
Format and length: Manga, 6 chapters
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shojo
Overall Personal Rating: B-
Titles in the Radius: Ottomen and Ouran Highschool Host Club
An all-girls band is generally self-explanatory; it is comprised entirely of women (at least those on stage). So what if there was a guy more feminine than the girls and who could pass a cute girl if he cross-dressed? Would it still be an all-girls band? Would it be something else? One thing is for certain, as Ai Ore! tries to show, it defiantly will change the dynamics.
