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
Synopsis:
Title: D. Gray-man Volume 21: The Awakening of Alma Karma
Author: Katsura Hoshino
Distributor: Viz Media/Shonen Jump Advanced
American Release Date: November 1, 2011
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Gothic, Supernatural, Action
Publisher Age Rating: T+
Personal Review Rating: C
Similar Series: March Story, Fullmetal Alchemist
Alma Karma has finally awoken, but as an akuma. All Alma wants to do is destroy Kanda. Walker is tired of having to sacrifice people in order to save people. Will he be able to save Kanda and Alma?
Title: March Story, Volume 3
Authors: Story by Hyung Min Kim
Art By Kyung Il Yang
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: October 11, 2011
Format: Manga (Viz Sig)
Genre: Gothic, Action, Adventure, Drama, Supernatural
Publisher Age Rating: M (Mature, Contains Supernatural violence, Nudity, and Adult Themes)
Personal Review Rating: A+
Similar Series: Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, Grand Guignol Orchestra, What A Wonderful World, D.Gray-man
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.
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?
Synopsis:
D. Gray-Man Volume 20
Author: Katsura Hoshino
Distributor: Viz/Shonen Jump Advanced
American Release Date: Feb. 1st, 2011
Format: Manga / 188 pages
Genre: Supernatural, Gothic, Action, Comedy, and a bit of Sci Fi
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (for Older Teen)
Personal Review Rating: B-
Similar Series: March Story, The Qwaser of Stigmata, Fullmetal Alchemist
Now that Allen has com into contact with the Earl and the Noah Clan, will he allow the 14th take over and officially take is place with the Clan or is there still a shred of hope for the Black Order?
Title: Vampire Knight Volume 3
Director: Kiyoko Sayama
Studio: Studio Deen
Distributor: Viz Media/Shojo Beat
Format: Anime DVD Volume/ Episodes 9-13 (5 Episodes)/ about 125 minutes
Genre: Gothic, Supernatural, Vampire, Romance, Drama
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)
Overall Review Grade: C
A new student has appeared at Cross Academy, and she will be in the Night Class. There’s just something fishy about her…
Synopsis:
Title: D. Gray-Man Volume 19: Born of Love and Hate
Author: Katsura Hoshino
Distributor: Viz/Shonen Jump Advanced
American Release Date: November 2, 2010
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Supernatural, Gothic, Action, Comedy, and a bit of Sci Fi
Publisher Age Rating: T+ (for Older Teen)
Personal Review Rating: C
Similar Series: March Story, The Qwaser of Stigmata, Fullmetal Alchemist
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.
Title: March Story, Volume 1
Authors: Story by Hyung Min Kim
Art By Kyung Il Yang
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: October 19, 2010
Format: Manga (Viz Sig)
Genre: Gothic, Action, Adventure, Drama, Supernatural
Publisher Age Rating: M (Mature, Contains Supernatural violence, Nudity, and Adult Themes)
Personal Review Rating: A
Similar Series: Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, Grand Guignol Orchestra, What A Wonderful World, D.Gray-man, Ghost Hunt
Title: The Dreaming Complete Collection (Vol. 1-3)
Author: Queenie Chan
Distributor: Tokyopop
American Release Date: August 17, 2010
Format: 3-in-1 Graphic Novel
Genre: Gothic, Mystery, Superstitious, Supernatural, Fantasy
Publisher Age Rating: T (Teen, 13+)
Overall Personal Rating: C
Way out in the middle of the Australian Bush, there lies a school, one that has a mysterious history of disappearing students. Lucky for the students that attend, there hasn’t been any disappearances for a long time. But, when one of the rules is broken, everything changes.
Synopsis:
Title: Vampire Knight Episodes 1-4
Director:Kiyoko Sayama
Studio:Studio Deen
Distributor: Viz Media
Format: Anime DVD
Genre: Gothic, Supernatural, Vampire, Romance
Publisher Age Rating: Not Rated (But, the Manga is T+, Older Teen)
Overall Review Grade: C
Yuki Cross is daughter of the headmaster’s from Cross Academy. Cross Academy is an experiment between Humans and Vampires to see if they can live peacefully.
Synopsis:
Title: The Qwaser of Stigmata Vol. 1
Authors: Story by Hiroyuki Yoshino
Art by Kenetsu Sato
Distributor: TokyoPOP
American Release Date: August 3, 2010
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Gothic, Action, Fantasy
Publisher Age Rating: M (Mature ages, 18+)
Personal Review Grade: C+
Titles to check out: D.Gray-man, Fullmetal Alchemist, Alice on Deadlines
Mafuyu Oribe has sworn to protect her cousin Tomo. Their Uncle once was the headmaster of St. Mihailov Academy, but one day he suddenly disappeared leaving behind a niece and a daughter, and some priceless and desired relics.
Title: Princess Resurrection
Director: Masayuki Sakoi (Madhouse)
Original Story: Yasunori Mitsunaga (Kodansha)
American Publisher: Sentai Filmworks
American Release Date: August 3, 2010
Age Rating: TV PG
Format and length: DVD, 26 episodes
Genres: Action, Comedy, Gothic Fantasy, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: The Familiar of Zero, Rozen Maiden, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
Humans have often dreamed of extending their lives to the epitome of immortality and pondered questions that would arise of immortality or near-immorality. This includes both its blessings and its curses. Princess Resurrection continues this longstanding tradition, but with fairly unique twists while keeping it light-hearted enough for anyone to appreciate.
Author: Katsura Hoshino
Distributor: Viz Media/Shonen Jump
American Release date: August 3, 2010
Format: Manga
Genre: Gothic, supernatural, action, drama, comedy
Publisher age rating: T+
Personal review rating: B-
Phantom G is terrorizing the city, creating copies of himself and stealing priceless artifacts. Is G really a ghost like he says he is, or is he a phenomenon of Innocents?
Synopsis:
The Radius
Title: Ghostbusters
Platform: Sega Genesis
Developer: Activision
Publisher/Distributor: Sega
American Release Date: June 29, 1990
Format: Cartridge
Genre: platform/adventure game
Replay Value: B-
ESRB: N/A, predated ESRB (Personal judgement of E, minor cartoon violence)
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Series: Addams Family (Snes), Mega Man (NES), Legend of Zelda (NES), Rocket Knight Adventures (Genesis)
Title: Waqwaq Vol. 4: Wishes Granted
Author: Ryu Fujisaki
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: May 4, 2010
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Adventure, Gothic, Comedy
Publisher Age Rating: T (Realistic and Fantasy Violence)
Overall Personal Rating: A
Similar Series: Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Bleach, Aquarion, Claymore, Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee
All that’s left is a dying Shio, a broken Gojin-Zou, and a healthy Guardian with his own Gojin Zou. How the heck is Shio going to survive this time?
Synopsis:
Creator: Tsutomu Nihei
Distributor: Viz Signature
Release Date: Feb. 2nd, 2010
Format/Genre: Manga/ Sci Fi
Age Rating: M for mature audience
Overall Personal Rating: B-
Similar titles: Resident Evil or any Apocalyptic Zombie story.
What makes man keep going back for more sadness and eventual self-destruction? It is kind of like having a sweet young girl dump you like a stinky rotting banana and then when she comes back looking for a favor you jump at the chance to be run over again.
Synopsis:
Title: The Count of Monte Cristo: Gankutsuou
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Distributor: FUNimation
American Release Date: April 28, 2009
Format: DVD, Complete Series
Genre: Gothic, Supernatural, Action, Revenge
Length: 600 minutes
Distributor Age Rating: MA (for realistic and fantasy violence, nudity, sexual situations, mature themes)
Overall Personal Rating: A+
Similar Series: Naruto Shippuden, Baccano!, Vexille
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.
