Manga Review: Viz – 20th Century Boys
Naoki Urasawa, acclaimed manga artist for decades, is back with another thriller in 20th Century Boys. When Kenji was a boy during the 1960s he had dreams like any other kid. He watched the moon landing in 1969 and wanted to be an astronaut. He read comic books and wanted superpowers to save the day. He wanted to be tough enough to be able to beat up the bigger kids who picked on him. But most of all he listened to rock and roll, and wanted to be a rock star. Kenji's friends have the same ideas, and, one summer, they decide to create the Book of Prophecy, a picture book starring themselves as nine warriors who rise up to defend the Earth from the amorphous League of Evil, who are planning to bring the end of the world on December 31, 2000.
Manga Review: Magic Touch – Volume 4
Magic Touch is a shōjo romance-comedy centered around the high school romance of Chiaki Togu, a cute and shy girl and member of a club, the Massage Research Society, who falls in love with Yosuke, the hottest guy in school, after seeing his back and wanting to massage it. Volume 4 continues to develop the romance between Chiaki and Yosuke, add some more comedic chapters as well as develop some of the side characters.
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Manga Review: KimiKiss Vol. 2
KimiKiss Volume 2, is a one shot love story that follows the gradual relationship between Kouichi and Asuka. Kouichi has been noticing that there are a lot of couples around school lately. Almost everyone around him is in some sort of relationship, except for him. That's when he gets hit in the head with a soccer ball of love, which is kicked by the smokin' Asuka.
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Manga Review: Knights of the Zodiac – Volume 27
Manga Review: Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi – Volume 2
Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi is a shonen action-comedy manga with a heavy dose of romantic undertones about a young perverted samurai, Yoichi Karasuma, who is sent off by his father for outclassing him at such a young age. Yoichi ends up living as a freeloader at the Ikaruga Dojo run by four young sisters: Ibuki, Ayame, Chihaya and Kagome Ikaruga. Being raised as a traditional samurai in the ways of feudal Japan his dress and mannerisms attract a lot of attention and he is at first an unwelcome guest, but eventually is allowed to stay.
Manga Review: Chibi Vampire, Vol. 14
Chibi Vampire Vol. 14 is the last installment to the Chibi Vampire series. Karin Maaka is not a normal vampire. Instead of taking blood from her victims, she gives them blood. Kenta Usui is a human who has had a lot of depressing things happen in his life. The two make an awkward couple, and there are plenty of things that are in their way for a successful relationship.
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Manga Review: Kanakuri Odette – Volume 1
Often when reviewing anime and especially manga, the intended audience for the title is clear as day once you start reading, even if you did not know its origin. Sometimes, like School Rumble (a shonen title), that line can be blurred. Kanakuri Odette is one of those exceptions, but on the other end of the spectrum. Kanakuri Odette is a sci-fi shōjo comedy manga about an high-school aged female android, Odette Yoshizawa, who wants to become as close to human as possible. This includes going so far as to limit her functions to that of a typical human.
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Manga Review: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Vol. 1
Tegami Bachi : Letter Bee Vol. One, follows a "Letter Bee" as he does his job delivering his first living package, a human.
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Manga Review: Hayate the Combat Butler – Volume 12
Manga Review: Bleach volume 28: Baron’s Lecture Full-Course
Bleach Vol. 28: Baron's Lecture Full-Course continues the Bleach saga with Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryû Ishida and Chad Sado finishing their first battle in Hueco Mundo ("Hollow World"). Now all they have to do is get to Las Noches ("The Nights").
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