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“The Radius”:

Title: House of Five Leaves, Volume 2

Artist/Author: Natsume Ono

Distributor: Viz Media

American release date: 12/21/10

Format: Manga

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T+ Older Teen

Overall Personal Rating: C+

Similar series or titles to check out: By the same author/artist Natsume Ono

Ristorante Paradiso

Sometimes people know where they belong, other times that search may lead to strange and uncomfortable places. Is where you belong defined by your skills or your character, and what will you do to keep that place? Does the past matter?

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Title: How to Draw Shojo Manga

Distributor: Tokyopop

American release date: 11-13-10

Format, Genre and length: Shojo/Art instruction, 165 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T: age 13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Let’s Draw Manga: Yaoi

“Manga is best when the pictures and text enter the eye and are understood together”.  Manga art is created with stylized drawings, don’t let the world shojo scare you away.

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Title: How to Pen & Ink
Authors: Yasuhiro Nightow, Oh! Great, and Satoshi Shiki
Distributor: Digital Manga Publishing
American Release Date: July 18, 2006
Format: Instructional Book
Genre: Instructional
Publisher Age Rating: Not Rated (suggested 15+ for mild nudity)
Personal Review Rating: A
Similar Series: Any “Do your own Manga”

Have you ever thought “hey, I can do that!” as you’ve read a manga.  Well, have you ever tried to make your own Manga? I have, but, I didn’t know where to start!

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Hyde and Closer vol. 7

Author/Artist: Haro Aso

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: Jan. 12th, 2011

Format: Manga

Genre: Action, Comedy, Supernatural

Publisher Age Rating: T+ Older Teen

Overall Personal Rating: B

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Hyde and Closer vol. 6

Author/Artist: Haro Aso

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: Oct. 13th, 2011

Format: Manga

Genre: Action, Comedy, Supernatural

Publisher Age Rating: T+ Older Teen

Overall Personal Rating: B

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Title: Hyde and Closer Volume 2

Author: Haro Aso

Distributor: Viz Media/Shonen Sunday

American Release Date: January 11, 2011

Format: Traditional Manga

Genre: Supernatural, Action, Shonen, Comedy

Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)

Personal Review Grade: A-

Similar Series: Zatch Bell

Four down, only three to go.  The sorcerers out to get Closer’s heart are getting stranger and stranger.  What kinda of new death curse will Closer get this time?

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Previously in Vol. 2

Volume 3

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Hyde and Closer Volume 5

Author: Haro Aso

Distributor: Viz Media/Shonen Sunday

American Release Date: April 5th, 2011

Format: Traditional Manga

Genre: Supernatural, Action, Shonen, Comedy

Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)

Personal Review Grade: B-

Similar Series: Zatch Bell

The hunt is still on for the power hungry sorcerers to try and defeat Closer and eat his heart. So far the ones that have come after him have found the task to be so life altering that they have all changed their ways in life. Will the next opponent be the one to get his heart?

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Title: Hyde and Closer Vol. 1

Author: Haro Aso

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: August 13, 2010

Format: Traditional Manga

Genre: Supernatural, Action

Publisher Age Rating:  T+ (Older Teen)

Personal Review Grade: B-

Closer was once the greatest sorcerer that ever lived, until he disappeared, causing the belief that he is dead.  Now, Shunpei Closer, his grandson, is the target of other sorcerers, for they want his heart for it’s intense magical powers!

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Title: Hyde and Closer Volume 2

Author: Haro Aso

Distributor: Viz Media/Shonen Sunday

American Release Date: October 12, 2010

Type: Traditional Manga

Genre: Supernatural, Action, Shonen, Comedy

Publisher Age Rating: T+ (for Older Teen)

Personal Review Grade: B+

Similar Series: Zatch Bell!

Two down, and who knows how many to go!  More sorcerers have shown up to get Shunpei Closer’s heart, but they don’t know that he’s working on his sorcery.

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Previous Volume: Hyde and Closer Vol. 1

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Title: I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow

Author: Shunju Aono

Distributor: VIZ Media

American Release Date: March 18, 2010

Format: VIZ SIG Manga

Genre: Real life, Comedy, Inspirational

Publisher Age Rating: T+ (for Mature Themes (sexual situation), Alcohol and Tobacco use)

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Similar Titles: Solanin, What a Wonderful World

Shizou Oguro is over the hill, and… that’s about it.  He was working a desk job, but eventally decided to quit to “discover” himself, and that’s where he’s been.  Then, one day, Shizou decided to become a Manga Artist!  And he’s still trying to get published… Oh well, maybe tomorrow.

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Title: I’ll Give My All…Tomorrow

Artist/Author: Shunju Aono

Distributor: Viz Sig

American release date: December 6, 2011

Format, Genre and length: Slice of Life Manga 208 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T+

Overall Personal Rating: C+

A manga about  a slacker who is no longer young, working at a fast food place and playing video games?

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For an introduction to the series, here is a review on the first volume:

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Ikigami The Ultimate Limit volume 7

Writer/Artist: Motoro Mase

U. S. Publisher: Viz Media, Viz Signature

U. S. Release Date: Aug. 9th, 2011

Format:  Manga/ 232 pages

Genre: Psychological Drama

Age Rating: M for Mature

Overall Personal Rating: B

Similar Titles: Monster

Is it possible to motivate a society by randomly selecting young members and killing them? Well this is just the premise that the government has taken and you never know if you have been chosen until the final 24 hours.

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Title: Inu Yasha volume 1

Artist/Author: Rumiko Takahashi

Distributor: Viz

American release date: 2003

Format and length: Manga, 182 page

Genre:Action, Supernatural Historical Fantasy, Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T+

Overall Personal Rating: B

Inu Yasha is one of those stories you ought to know if you are into manga and anime.

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Title: Inuyasha vol. 55

Author/Artist: Rumiko Takahashi

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: December 14, 2010

Format: Manga

Genre: Action, Supernatural Historical Fantasy, Romance

Publisher Age Rating: T+ for older teen

Overall Personal Rating: B

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-Title: Itazura Na Kiss Volume 2

-Author: Kaoru Tada

-Distributor: Digital Manga Publishing/eManga

-American release date: May 2010

- Format, Genre: shojo manga, comedy

- Publisher/Industry Age Rating

- Overall Personal Rating: B

- Similar series or titles to check out

High school ends for Kotoko with an unforgettable ceremony,  thanks to Kin-chan, and not in a good way, but true to nature. He’s her ardent admirer. Can things really be different as college life begins?  Kotoko is a klutzy, cute and emotionally passionate girl, who has an incurable crush on Naoki, a smart and aloof schoolmate.

Itazura na Kiss: Volume Three  

Author: Kaoru Tada

Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing

American release date: August 4th 2010

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Shoujo/375 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series/titles to check out: Butterflies, Flowers; Flower In A Storm; Ouran High School Host Club

In the third volume of Itazura Na Kiss, Kotoko and Naoki’s rollercoaster mess of a romance continues as Naoki goes on a date with the insufferable Yuko, the woman who wants to become Naoki’s girlfriend! As if that isn’t bad enough, an unexpected second rival approaches as a new student, intent on winning Naoki’s affection as well. That is, not unless Kotoko has something to say about it – and she does!

“The Radius”:

-Title: Itazura Na Kiss Volume 1

-Author:  Kaoru Tada

-Distributor: Digital Manga

-American release date

-Format: and length: eManga

(also available in book form), 333 pages

-Genre: Shojo, comedy, romance

- Publisher/Industry Age Rating: 13+

- Overall Personal Rating B

- Similar series or titles to check out:  Happy Cafe

“The Radius”

Title: Itsuwaribito vol. 1

Author/Artist: Yuuki Linuma

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: December 14, 2010

Format: Manga

Genre: Action, historical

Publisher Age Rating: T+ for older teen

Overall Personal Rating: B-

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Title: Itsuwaribito vol. 2

Author/Artist: Yuuki Iinuma

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: April 12, 2011

Format: Manga

Genre: Adventure, Comedy

Publisher Age Rating: T+ for older teen

Overall Personal Rating: B

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Title: Itsuwaribito vol. 4

“The Radius”:

Author/Artist: Yuuki Iinuma

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: April 12, 2011

Format: Manga

Genre: Adventure, Comedy

Publisher Age Rating: T+ for older teen

Overall Personal Rating: B+