Manga Review: Swan Vol. 1 by Kyoko Ariyoshi Masumi Hijiri is the daughter of a widowed sculptor, who has enjoyed her ballet lessons since she was a little girl. She loves to dance, and watch others perform in ballet. But stuck in a small city in rural Hokkaido, there just isn’t the chance for truly… Continue reading Manga Review: Swan Vol. 1
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Manga Review: Voice Over! Seiyu Academy, Vol. 2
Manga Review: Voice Over! Seiyu Academy, Vol. 2 by Maki Minami Quick recap: Hime Kino wants to be a seiyuu (voice actor) and play one of the heroines on the long running magical girl show Lovely Blazer. Standing between her and this goal is her voice, which sounds more like someone doing their best raspy Batman imitation. … Continue reading Manga Review: Voice Over! Seiyu Academy, Vol. 2
Manga Review: Skip-Beat! Volumes 4-5-6
Manga Review: Skip-Beat! Volumes 4-5-6 by Yoshiki Nakamura Quick recap: Kyoko Mogami dropped out of school and moved to Tokyo to support her beloved Sho as he tried to break into show business. A couple of years later, the now rising star let slip that he has never liked Kyoko back, just using her as… Continue reading Manga Review: Skip-Beat! Volumes 4-5-6
Manga Review: Dawn of the Arcana 1
Manga Review: Dawn of the Arcana 1 by Rei Toma Princess Nakaba has bright red hair. This is not a rare hair color in her homeland of Senan; indeed it’s all too common. Both in Senan and its southern neighbor Belquat, all the nobility and royalty have pure black hair. Her flaming tresses suggest that… Continue reading Manga Review: Dawn of the Arcana 1
Anime Review: My Love Story
Anime Review: My Love Story Takeo Goda is a freshman in high school, but you’d never guess it to look at him. He’s over six feet tall and built like a truck. His heart is as big as the rest of him, and Takeo often helps others in need. Unfortunately, he’s not exactly handsome, and… Continue reading Anime Review: My Love Story
Manga Review: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 3
Manga Review: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 3 by Naoko Takeuchi Usagi Tsukino doesn’t look much like hero material at first glance. She’s clumsy, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, and a bit of a crybaby. But Usagi has a secret heritage, and when talking cat Luna seeks her out, Usagi becomes the bishoujo senshi (“pretty… Continue reading Manga Review: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 3
Manga Review: Vampire Princess Miyu Volume Two: Encounters
Manga Review: Vampire Princess Miyu Volume Two: Encounters by Toshiki Hirano & Narumi Kakinouchi The Shinma (“god-demons”) are supernatural creatures that come from a place known as the Darkness, which many of them have escaped from to the bright and warm Earth. It is the fate of Miyu, born of the union of a vampiric… Continue reading Manga Review: Vampire Princess Miyu Volume Two: Encounters
Manga Review: Orange the Complete Collection 1
Manga Review: Orange the Complete Collection 1 by Ichigo Takano If you could send a letter to yourself ten years in the past, what would you say? “Life will get better after high school”? “Don’t drink and drive”? “Here are the winning lottery numbers for [date]”? On the first day of her junior year of… Continue reading Manga Review: Orange the Complete Collection 1
Anime Review: The Rose of Versailles
Anime Review: The Rose of Versailles In the Year of Our Lord 1770, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and King Louis XV of France decided to seal an alliance between their countries with a political marriage. Thus it was that Louis-Auguste (later Louis XVI) and Marie Antoinette were married. So it was in our world… Continue reading Anime Review: The Rose of Versailles
Manga Review: So Cute It Hurts!! Volume 4
Manga Review: So Cute It Hurts!! Volume 4 by Go Ikeyamada Quick recap: Meguru and Mitsuru Kobayashi are fraternal twins who look a lot alike. Due to a zany scheme, they switched uniforms and went to each other’s school for a week. While there, each fell in love with a student at their sibling’s school,… Continue reading Manga Review: So Cute It Hurts!! Volume 4