Posts Tagged ‘Manga Reviews’
We Were There Volume 14 Manga Review
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Title: We Were There Volume 14
Artist/Author: Yuki Obata
Distributor: Viz Media/shojo Beat
American release date: May 1, 2012
Format and length: 192 pages, manga
Genre: shojo, romance, drama
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen +
Overall Personal Rating: B+
If you love someone, wishing the best for them may mean they end up with someone else.
Synopsis:
A complex set of relationships exist within a small group. As a student, Motoharu Yano was in love with Nana Yamamoto when she died in a car accident. Later, Yano met Nanami Takhashi in high school, they became close but Nana’s memory kept getting in the way. The confusion in the name similarity was part of the problem. How could Nanami compete with the memory of Nana?
X 3 in 1 volume II (manga review)
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
X 3 in 1 volume II
Creators: Clamp
U.S. Distributor: Viz Media
U.S. Release Date: April 17th, 2012
Format: 3 in 1 Manga / 584 pages
Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural, Shojo
Age Rating: T+ for Older teens
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: XXX Holic, Tokyo Babylon, Magic Knight Rayearth and many more Clamp titles.
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Psyren vol 4 manga review
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
One Piece vol 62
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
20th Century Boys Vol. 20 (manga review)
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 20
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media / Viz Sig
American Release date: April 17th, 2012
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action, Drama
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A+
Similar Series: Monster
Synopsis:
The end game is nearing and it looks like “The Friend” is poised to take his plan into full implementation. Kana has another thought and has decided to face “The Friend” and kill him herself. This leads to a struggle between the group because they believe that Kanna’s mother is alive and in Japan. Kanna brushes off the chance to see her mother because she thinks time is too short for that meeting to take place. Otcho and Yukiji decide to go with her.
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, volume 9, The Dead Letter Office (Manga Review)
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Title: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Volume 9, The Dead Letter Office
Author: Hiroyuki Asada
U.S Distributor: Viz Media
U. S. Release Date: 5/1/2012
Format and length: Traditional Manga
Genre: Steampunk, Action, Adventure, Shonen
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T for Teen
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar series or titles to check out: WaqWaq, D. Gray-man
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Cross Game, volume 7 (manga review)
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Title: Cross Game, volume 7
Author: Mitsuru Adachi (Shogakukan)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: April 10th, 2012
Age Rating: T
Format and length: Manga, 2 volumes
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shonen, Sports
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: Kingyo Used Books
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A Devil and her Love Song Manga Review
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
“The Radius”:
Title: A Devil and her Love Song Volume 2
Distributor: Viz Media
American release date: April 3, 2012
Artist and Author: Miyoshi Tomori
Format and length: 200 pages manga
Genre: shojo, high school
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Similar series or titles to check out: La Corda d’ Oro
Maria wants a place where she will be accepted. She is willing to try and change for that to happen. She just doesn’t understand how to do just that.
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Itsuwaribito vol. 5 (manga review)
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition: Vol 6
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition: Vol. 6
Author: Oh! Great
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: Apr 17, 2012
Age Rating: M
Format and length: Manga, 2 volumes
Genre: Fantasy, Martial Arts, Romance, Seinen
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Similar titles: Yu Yu Hakusho, Negima, Rorouni Kenshin
Super human and normal people fight along side each other and against each other in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
Synopsis
Bakuman Volume 10 (manga review)
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Bakuman Volume 10
Authors: Story By Tsugumi Ohba
Art By Takeshi Obata
Distributor: Viz/Shonen Jump
American Release Date: April 3rd, 2012
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Shonen, Comedy, Slice-of-life
Publisher Age Rating: T (for Teen)
Personal Review Rating: A-
Similar Series: Kingyo Used Books, Solanin, Yawara!
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Pokemon The Movie: White Victini and Zekrom (manga review)
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Pokemon The Movie: White Victini and Zekrom
Story and Art by: Momota Inoue
Original Concept by: Satoshi Tajiri
U. S. Distributor: Viz Media / Vizkids
U. S. Release Date: March 6th, 2012
Format: Manga / 192 pages
Genre: Fantasy, Action / Adventure
Age Rating: A for All Ages
Overall Personal Rating: B
Similar Titles: Anything from the Pokemon franchise
Synopsis:
Kamisama Kiss Volume 8
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
”The Radius”:
Title: Kamisama Kiss Volume 8
Distributor: Viz Media
American release date: April 3, 2012
Artist and Author: Julietta Suzuki
Format and length: manga, 200 pages
Genre: Supernatural shojo
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T
Overall Personal Rating: B
High school student Nanami Momozono had accidently taken on the job as a local deity in a shrine. Now she will do her best as a kami at the week long kami convention.
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Library Wars Volume 7 Manga Review
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
“The Radius”:
Title: Library Wars Volume 7
Distributor: Viz Media
American release date: 2-7-12
Artist and Author: Kiiro Yumi
Format and length: manga, 200 pages
Genre: Shojo, action
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T+
Overall Personal Rating: B+
It’s not a good idea to make enemies, so keeping your opinion to yourself can save a whole lot of trouble. Will Iku ever learn?
Synopsis:
House of Five Leaves vol. 6
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
Toriko vol. 9
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 2 in 1 volume 5 (manga review)
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Psyren vol. 3
Saturday, February 4th, 2012
The Story of Saiunkoku – Volume 6
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Author: Sai Yukino (Kadokawa Shoten)
Illustrator: Kairi Yura
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: February 7, 2012
Age Rating: T
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shojo
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Cross Game, Honey & Clover, kimi ni todoke: From Me to You and Ouran Highschool Host Club
