Archive for the ‘Manga 001-A’ Category
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Title: Aion
Manga Author: Yuna Kagesaki (Fujimi Shobo)
American Publisher: Tokyo Pop
American Release Date: February 1, 2011
Age Rating: OT
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Samurai Harem, Maid War Chronicles & Rozen Maiden
Summary:
Tatsuya Tsugawa’s parents died and his cousin’s family moved in, but after Seine clensed them of a parasite that hijacked their brain they left. However, Tatsuya, feeling lonely in the mansion, took Seine up on her offer to live with him. However, things only begin to heat up as Tatsuya’s childhood friend who has a secret crush on him, Yoshiyuki, gets infected and Seine’s “guardians”, Shizuki and her younger sister, Yuzuki, suddenly show up.
Tags: action, aion, comedy, ecchi, Hekkai no Aion, Manga Reviews, romance, shonen, supernatural, tokyopop
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
“The Radius”:
Title: Air Gear Volume 19
Author: OH!Great
Distributor: Kodansha Comics
American Release Date: August 19, 2011
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Action, Shonen, High School Life, Comedy
Publisher Age Rating: OT (16+)
Personal Review Grade: A
Ikki has been out of it for a while now and his teammates are getting fed up with his attitude. They’ve tried everything to get him back on his horse and the just might have found his cure.
Synopsis:
Tags: 16+, 19, 2011, A+, action, Air gear, August, comedy, Comics, High School Life, Kodansha, Manga Reviews, OH!Great, older teen, OT, Review, shonen, Vol, Volume
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Alice in the Country of Hearts, Volume 2 
Author: Quin Rose/Art: Soumei Hoshino
Publisher: Tokyopop
American release date: March 2, 2010
Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Fantasy/208 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: OT/16+
Overall Personal Rating: A
Similar series or titles to check out: Alice in Wonderland, Alice (ScyFy)
A world in which everyone seems to be in love with Alice. Dream come true, or nightmare? It’s not like she wants or asks for all the attention. And she just can’t be sure about the one guy she does want it from, unsure of her feelings for him, and his worthiness of those feelings.
Tags: alice in the country of hearts, alice in wonderland, comedy, Fantasy, quin rose, Review, soumei hoshino, tokyopop
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Alice in the Country of Hearts, Volume 1 
Author/Artist: Quin Rose/Soumei Hoshino
Publisher: Tokyopop
American release date: February 2, 2010
Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Fantasy/208 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: OT/16+
Overall Personal Rating: A
Similar series or titles to check out: Alice in Wonderland, Alice (SciFi)
Sister envy: A psychological condition whereby a girl thinks that her sister has got it more going on than she does. See also: sibling rivalry
Synopsis:
Tags: alice in the country of hearts, alice in the country of hearts review, alice in wonderland, comedy, Fantasy, Lewis Carroll, Manga Reviews, older teen, quin rose, Review, soumei hoshino, tokyopop
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Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Alice in the Country of Hearts, Volume 3 
Author: Quin Rose/Art: Soumei Hoshino
Publisher: Tokyopop
American release date: June 1, 2010
Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Fantasy/192 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: OT/16+
Overall Personal Rating: A
Similar series or titles to check out: Alice in Wonderland, Alice (ScyFy)
Alice is becoming so involved with the inhabitants of Wonderland, that one has to begin to wonder – does she truly wish to leave? In fact, I cannot remember the last time she spoke of doing so. Hmmmm?
Synopsis:
Tags: 16+, alice in the country of hearts, alice in the country of hearts review, alice in wonderland, Fantasy, Lewis Carroll, Manga Reviews, older teen, quin rose, Review, soumei hoshino
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Author: Quin Rose/Art: Soumei Hoshino
Publisher: Tokyopop
American release date: August 31, 2010
Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Fantasy/224 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: OT/16+
Overall Personal Rating: A
Similar series or titles to check out: Alice in Wonderland, Alice (ScyFy)
“Your sweet sentiments just might get you killed in this world, my dear Alice.”
Is there more to Wonderland than what appears on the surface? And is it potentially lethal for Alice?
Synopsis:
Tags: alice in the country of hearts, alice in wonderland, Fantasy, Lewis Carroll, Manga Reviews, quin rose, Review, soumei hoshino, tokyopop
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
“The Radius”:
-Title: All My Darling Daughters
-Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
-Distributor: Viz Signature
-American release date: 1-19-10
- Format, Genre and length: Shojo Manga
- Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T+ Older Teen
- Overall Personal Rating: B
All my darling Daughters is a collection of five women’s stories, lightly tied together through Yukiko and her mother , Mari. Author Fumi Yoshinaga looks into the past that affects who the women have become and how it affects the lives they now lead, especially the relationships they are in.
Synopsis:
Tags: all my darling daughters, all my darling daughters review, fumi yoshinaga, Manga Reviews, shojo
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Angelic Runes 
Author: Makoto Tateno
Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing
American release date: July 22, 2009
Format/Genre/Length: Emanga/Fantasy/200 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: 16+
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar series or titles to check out: Genju no Seiza
A traveler comes upon a bizarre scene – a village is burying two children alive! Appalled, he attempts to stop them. But the superstitious people claim that the bairns are cursed – when they were born, they burned their way out of their mother’s womb, and they speak only the strangest things - ergo, everything is their fault. Unable to persuade them otherwise, the traveler, Sowil, offers them some magic seeds in exchange for the children and takes them with him.
Tags: 16+, angelic runes, Digital Manga, emanga, Fantasy, makoto tateno, Review
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Saturday, August 14th, 2010
“The Radius”:
Title: Angus’s Lost Lady
Artist: Kazuko Fujita/ Author: Marie Ferrarella
Distributor: emanga
Format, Genre and length: One-shot Romance Manga, 157 pages
Publisher: Harlequin K.K./ Soft Bank Creative Corp.
/Industry Age Rating: YA for young adults 16+
Overall Personal Rating: B
A beautiful lady with Violet eyes shows up at the Angus Detective Agency . Her question: “Do you know who I am?”
Synopsis:
Tags: Angus's Lost Lady Review, emanga, Harlequin Romance, Kazuko Fujita, Manga Reviews, older teen, Review, romance, shojo
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Thursday, September 8th, 2011
”The Radius”:
Title: Animal Land 1
Artist/Author: Mokoto Raiku
Distributor: Kodansha Comics
American release date: August 16, 2011
Format and length: manga, 195 pages
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: 13+
Overall Personal Rating: B+
A lonely and hungry tanuki finds a human baby. Taking on the challenge to protect him and become his mommy, Monoko finds she needs him as well. This is one amazing baby!
Synopsis:
Tags: Animal Land, Kodansha Comics, Mokoto Raiku
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Sunday, November 21st, 2010
Title:Arata: The Legend
Manga Author: Yuu Watase (Shogakukan)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: December 14, 2010
Age Rating: T
Format and length: Manga, 5 chapters
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shonen
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: El Hazard, Escaflowne, MÄR, Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle
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Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
“The Radius”
Title: Arata: The Legend
Manga Author: Yuu Watase (Shogakukan)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: September 13, 2011
Age Rating: T
Format and length:Manga, 5 chapters
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shonen
Overall Personal Rating: B-
Titles in the Radius: El Hazard, Escaflowne, MÄR and Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle
Tags: adventure, Arata review, Arata: the Legend review, comedy, epic, Fantasy, romance, shonen
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Friday, November 4th, 2011
“The Radius”
Title: Arata: The Legend
Manga Author: Yuu Watase (Shogakukan)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: Dec. 13th, 2011
Age Rating: T
Format and length: Manga, 5 chapters
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shonen
Overall Personal Rating: B-
Titles in the Radius: El Hazard, Escaflowne, MÄR and Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle
Summary:
Arata’s adventures continue as his journey to save Princess Kikuri’s life bring the group to the lands ruled by Kugura, the Shinsho of Wind. However entering his castle won’t be easy as they group doesn’t know where it is and is surrounded by a tornado that’ll slice anyone who dares enter. That is unless you are a cute girl…
Tags: adventure, Arata review, Arata: the Legend review, comedy, epic, Fantasy, romance, shonen
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
“The Radius”
Arata: The Legend Volume 9
Writer: Yuu Watase
U. S. Distributor: Viz Media
U. S. Release Date: March 6th, 2012
Format: Paperback / 200 pages
Genre: Shonen, Fantasy, Action, Romance
Age Rating: T for Teen
Overall Personal Rating: B
Similar Titles: Hero Tales
Synopsis:
Tags: Arata: The Legend Volume 9, Arata: The Legend Volume 9 manga review
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