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“The Radius”:

Title: The Witch of Artemis: Vol. 1

Author: Yui Hara

Distributor: TokyoPop

American Release date: 9/1/2010

Format: Manga

Genre: Fantasy

Publisher Age Ratting:  T (13+)

Overall Personal Rating: C+

Similar Series: Fruits Basket

There are stories of another world, different from our own, but with a few key similarities. Once upon a time, long ago, a group of people left Earth. This wasn’t the people’s choice to leave, but they were forced to leave because they were different, they had magic powers. The rest of the people of Earth feared these powers, and drove the power users out. These “witches” moved to a new star and started a new civilization on a planet called Artemis.

The Radius

Title: Ultimate Muscle vol. 27

“The Radius”:

Author/Artist: Yudetamago

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: November 2, 2010

Format: Manga

Genre: Super-powered Wrestling, Action, Comedy

Publisher Age Rating: T+ for older teen

Overall Personal Rating: B-

 ”The Radius”:

Title: Until the Full Moon

Artist/Author: Sanami Matoh

Distributor: Kodansha Comics

American release date: August 23, 2011

Format and length: 240 pages shonen-ai*  manga

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T, 16+

Overall Personal Rating: A-

Similar series or titles to check out: Angus’ Lost Lady, Gravitation

Vampires and werewolves are mixing socially, and no, this is not a take off of recently popular books/movies. Until the Full Moon was written back in the 1990′s in Japan.

Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, this manga flavors heavily of a Romance Novel or Soap opera with the shonen-ai twist.

Utahime the Songstress

Author: Aki  

Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing

American release date: April 8, 2009

Format/Genre/Length: Emanga/Fantasy/200 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: B

Similar series or titles to check out: Miles and the Magic Flute (m/m), 9th Sleep (yaoi)

V. B. Rose Volume 7

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: Dec 29,2009

Format/ Genre: Shojo romance manga

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen Age 13+

Overall Personal Rating: A-

A couple that loves each other.  Simple?  Well, they have yet to admit it to each other and time may not be on their side.

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V.B.Rose, Volume 1

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: 2008

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick

Ever since she was little, Ageha has dreamed of being a beautiful bride, equating it with being just like a princess.  But it is during her freshman year of high school that her world begins to fall apart, with the announcment by her twenty-three year old unwed sister Hibari that she is pregnant!  Their parents are happy – well, their mother more than her father.  But Ageha is more than dismayed, she sees the pregnancy as a tragic betrayal!

V.B. Rose, Volume 10  

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: November 2, 2010

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick;  Butterflies, Flowers

Arisaka’s mother has been out of his life for eighteen years, and now she suddenly reappears?  Not only that, she mistakes Yukari’s little brother for him, and then mistakes Arisaka for his late father Aoi.  Talk about your ditzes!  But more importantly, what the heck does she want after all this time?

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V.B. Rose, Volume 11

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: December 28, 2010

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick; Butterflies, Flowers

Ageha innocently asks Kuromine and Arisaka, “So how long have you two been together?” She doesn’t mean it like it sounds, but the question seems to annoy Yukari and amuses Kuromine as we begin Volume 11 of V.B. Rose.

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V.B. Rose, Volume 2

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: 2008

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick

The race is on!  Stuck in traffic on the way to Hibari’s wedding, Ageha and Arisaka have no choice but to proceed on foot, racing against the clock.  Arisaka is carrying the wedding dress, and Ageha the special wedding rabbits which she made for her sister!  It’s imperative that they arrive as a set, Arisaka insists, taking her hand in his, as we begin volume 2 of V.B.Rose.

V.B. Rose, Volume 3

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: 2008

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick

V.B. Rose, Volume 4  

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: 2008

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick

A very important summer is now here – the summer of Ageha’s junior year.  Next year, as a senior, time will be at a premium, with no time for goofing off, so she has to take advantage of what time she does have.  By which she means to work, work, work very hard hard hard for V.B. Rose – and Arisaka.  The closer that she gets to her unusual employer, the more jealous Mamoru’s little brother Nat-chan gets, as he has designs of his own on Ageha, but she remains oblivious to his feelings – and his machinations.  Working at V.B. Rose makes Ageha a very happy camper indeed!  Or is it working closely with Arisaka?

V.B. Rose, Volume 5 

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: 2009

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick

Let’s begin this volume of V.B.Rose by returning to the restaurant where Ageha and Arisaka are in the midst of their first date.  A slight flare-up of artistic temperament is quickly resolved when Ageha gets an idea for a purse to match the dress which Arisaka has drawn.  He forces her to sketch it for him, and she adds a touch or two to his dress, to make them matching.  He takes it, to show the bride, and promises that if she approves, Ageha will get to make it, which makes Ageha very happy indeed.  He drives her home, and as she is standing outside of his car – he reaches for her hand!  Ooh, what can this mean?

V.B. Rose, Volume 6 

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: 2009

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick

Having straightened out their misunderstand regarding the cultural festival at Hojo High School, Ageha, Arisaka and Mitsuya attend it together.  Ageha’s mind is still on what happened between her and Arisaka – when he had his arm around her and they stood so close together, and she liked it.  But, what does it mean?  On the other hand, Arisaka is wondering why she hasn’t reacted to what happened.  Didn’t she notice?  Or doesn’t she care?  Have two people ever  worked so hard at getting their signals crossed?  Welcome to Volume 6 of V.B. Rose!

V.B. Rose, Volume 8

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: April 27,  2010

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick;  Butterflies, Flowers

At the end of the previous volume of V.B. Rose, a declaration of intent was openly given by Nagare, purposely meant to be overheard by the person on the other end of Ageha’s phone – namely Arisaka!  Whose court is the ball in now, and who will make the next move, and what in the world will it be?

V.B. Rose, Volume 9

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: August 3, 2010

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick;  Butterflies, Flowers

Something strange is happening at V.B. Rose – the phone rings, but when Arisaka answers it, there is no one there.  A practical joker, or something more sinister, as we begin volume 9 of V.B. Rose by Banri Hidaka.

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“The Radius”:

Title: Hideyuki Kikuchi’s Vampire Hunter D Volume 5

Authors: Adapted and Illustrated by Saiko Takaki

Distributor: DMP/eManga.com

Type: Digital Manga

Genre: Vampire, Supernatural, Drama, Romance

Publisher Age Rating: YA (Young Adults, 16+)

Personal Review Rating: B+

Similar Series: Vampire Knight, Taimashin: The Red Spider Exorcist, Yashakiden: The Demon Princess

Vampire Hunter D has been having some strange dreams, lately.  These dreams have lead him to a certain village where a woman has been sleeping for 13 years.

Synopsis:

Vampire Knight
Manga Author: Matsuri Hino (Hakusensha)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: October 4, 2011
Age Rating: T+
Format and length: Manga, 5 chapters
Genres: Shojo, Supernatural, Romance
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Bloody Kiss and Ouran High School Host Club

Every vampire myth that goes into any detail has to eventually talk about origins at some point. Where did the first come from and usually why? Short stories and one-shots don’t necessarily need to dwell on this, but longer works do. Finally, Vampire Knight has gotten to this point.

Vampire Knight, Volume 1

Author: Matsuri Hino

Publisher: Viz Media/Shojo Beat

American release date: January 9, 2007

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Shojo/208 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Older Teen

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Similar series or titles to check out: Wild Ones, Millennium Snow, Ouran High School Host Club

Vampire Knight, Volume 2

Author: Matsuri Hino

Publisher: Viz Media/Shojo Beat

American release date: May 1, 2007

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Shojo/208 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Older Teen

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Similar series or titles to check out: Wild Ones, Millennium Snow, Ouran High School Host Club

The Day Class is unaware of Zero’s secret—he is a vampire, and has been turning more and more so over the past four years. If they knew the truth, would they be so quick to embrace him as the rising star of their class? And how will the knowledge of what he is becoming affect his relationship with Yuki?

“The Radius”:

Title: WaqWaq Vol. 3: Vow Of the Rose

Author: Ryu Fujisaki

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: Feb, 2, 2010

Format: Traditional Manga

Genre: SciFi, Adventure, Gothic, Comedy

Publisher Age Rating: T (for realistic and fantasy violence)

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar Series: Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Bleach, Aquarion, Claymore, Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee

Kami is safely watching the declining world of WaqWaq from the ancient wish-granting machine, the Spider’s Thread, while Guardian Shio makes his way to the Spider’s Thread, with the ex-Guardian, Leo.  Shio, however,  keeps encountering Guardians, who all seem to be no match for him.