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Ai Ore! volume 3

Author: Mayu Shuijo (Shogakukan)

American Publisher: Viz Media

American Release Date: Nov. 1st, 2011

Age Rating: T+

Format and length: Manga, 6 chapters

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shojo

Overall Personal Rating: C

Titles in the Radius: Ottomen and Ouran Highschool Host Club

Three words, “I love you,” have been the center points of any number of romance stories. Ususually its the girl trying to get the guy to say it. However, Ai Ore! takes a twist on it with the guy wanting the girl to admit it.

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Ai Ore! volume 4

Author: Mayu Shuijo (Shogakukan)

American Publisher: Viz Media

American Release Date: 2-7-12

Age Rating: T+

Format and length: Manga, 6 chapters

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shojo

Overall Personal Rating:

Titles in the Radius: Ottomen and Ouran Highschool Host Club

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Title: Ai Ore! volume 2

Author: Mayu Shuijo (Shogakukan)

American Publisher: Viz Media

American Release Date: August 2, 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

What is there to a great romance story without a bit of rivalry or circumstances to keep the lovers apart? There isn’t much of a story if the couple are happy together with nothing standing in their way. That’s a great ending, or a beginning, but not really enough to make a story. Some tension is necessary to make things compelling.

Title: Ai Ore! Volume 5

Author: Mayu Shuijo

American Publisher: Viz Media

American Release Date: May 1, 2012

Age Rating: T+

Format: Manga

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shojo

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Looks are only skin deep. Even though you may have gotten past that, how do you get closer to what is comfortable and meaningful?

Title: Aion
Manga Author: Yuna Kagesaki (Fujimi Shobo)
American Publisher: Tokyo Pop
American Release Date: December 28, 2011
Age Rating: OT
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Titles in the Radius: Samurai Harem, Maid War Chronicles & Rozen Maiden

Funny how coincidences seem to stack up. In addition to being written by the same author as Chibi Vampire, Aion, like Chibi Vampire, came with a name change. For those of you who didn’t (or even did) know Chibi Vampire was released in Japan with the Japanese title that translates to Karin; Aion‘s title in Japan translates to the Blue Sea of Aion. A bit closer, but still not the same. What does this have to do with the story? Nothing, except if see it by another name, Hekikai no Aion, you’ll know its the same thing.

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.

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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:

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.

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:

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?

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-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:

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.

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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:

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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: 

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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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

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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…

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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:

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Title: B.O.D.Y. 8

Author: Ao Mimori

Distributor: Viz Media

American release date: February 2,2010

Format, Genre and length: Shojo manga, 177 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: O+ Older teen

Overall Personal Rating: C+

The difficulties of high school romance are hard enough, but when life between the students and the adult world overlap, it can be more emotional and confusing than a relationship can stand.  Ryoko and her boyfriend, Ryunasuke,  are learning with limited success. This time, the young teacher Miss Izumi, makes this even more difficult and she is doing it on purpose.  She wants Ryoko for herself.  Adding to it all is the young musician, Kurama, who is interested in Ryoko and always has a way to make her smile.