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Grand Guignol Orchestra Vol. 3 (Manga) Review
Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Title: Grand Guignol Orchestra Volume 3
Author: Kaori Yuki
Distributor: Viz Media/Shojo Beat
American Release Date: June 7, 2011
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Gothic, Shojo, Supernatural, Drama
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)
Personal Review Rating: B-
Similar Series: D. Gray-man, March Story
St. Vienne’s is know for being extremely exclusive, and very religious, but what it’s not know for is it’s secret operation involving Guignols. What has Lucille gotten poor Eles into know?
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Grand Guignol Orchestra Vol. 4 (Manga) Review
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Title: Grand Guignol Orchestra Vol. 4
Author: Kaori Yuki
Distributor: Viz Media/Shojo Beat
American Release Date: September 6, 2011
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Gothic, Shojo, Supernatural, Drama
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)
Personal Review Rating: C+
Similar Series: D. Gray-man, March Story
The news of Duke Rhodonite’s death has reached the Queen and she is not pleased at all. Lucille knows that the Queen is getting fed up with his antics. He needs to hurry up and find the Black Oratorio so that he can save his sister.
Grand Guignol Orchestra Vol. 5 (manga review)
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Grand Guignol Orchestra Vol. 5
Author: Kaori Yuki
Distributor: Viz Media/Shojo Beat
American Release Date: Dec.6, 2011
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Gothic, Shojo, Supernatural, Drama
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)
Personal Review Rating: C+
Similar Series: D. Gray-man, March Story
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Grand Guignol Orchestra Volume 2
Friday, March 11th, 2011
Grand Guignol Orchestra Volume 2
Author: Kaori Yuki
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: Feb. 1st, 2011
Format: Manga / 200 pages
Genre: Shojo, Supernatural, Drama
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)
Personal Review Rating: B
Similar Series: D. Gray-man, March Story
The story of Lucille begins to unravel and the mystery that binds the Orchestra together loses some its mystic. The real question is if Eles will begin to figure out what is up with Lucille.
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Grand Guignol Orchestra, Volume 1 (Manga) Review
Monday, October 18th, 2010
Title: Grand Guignol Orchestra Volume 1
Author: Kaori Yuki
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: October 5, 2010
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Gothic, Shojo, Supernatural, Drama
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)
Personal Review Rating: B+
Similar Series: D. Gray-man, March Story
There’s a virus terrorizing the world. This virus causes the body to harden, thus making the victims look like dolls, and so they are called Guignols. The official Grand Orchestra and the unofficial one are the only bands allowed, by the government, to dispose of Guignols.
Gunsmith Cats: Revised Edition – Vol. 1
Friday, May 14th, 2010Author: Kenichi Sonoda
Publisher: Dark Horse Manga
Release date: March 21, 2007
Genre(s): Seinen, Action, Comedy, Hardboiled
Format: Manga
Age Rating: Mature Readers
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar series: Gunsmith Cats BURST, Dirty Pair
Synopsis:
For those who are looking for a great deal on a manga title and want something more than a typical shonen action/comedy, but still like that kind humor, Gunsmith Cats Revised Edition Vol. 1 is the kind of manga you’re looking for. While Kenichi Sonoda keeps the typical humor you might find in titled aimed at younger readers, he adds a level of depth and tackles real-world problems in ways that such manga rarely touch.
