Manga Review: Portrait of M&N Volume 1
From the creator of Gakuen Alice, Portrait of M&N tells the tale of Mitsuru and Natsuhiko and their attempts to have a peaceful school life. While everyone has their own secret that can’t be revealed to anyone, their secrets have ruined their lives, and in Mitsuru’s case, she’s had to be moved to a new school due to hers. That is where the two meet, and where the story begins.
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Manga Review: WaqWaq Volume 3, The Vow of the Rose
As the world of WāqWāq is still in decline, the Kami is in the safety of the Spider's Thread (the ancient wish granting machine). Guardian Shio makes his way to the Spider's Thread, with the ex-Guardian, Leo. Shio keeps encountering Guardians, but they all seem to be no match for him.
There are only four Guardians remaining. With only one volume left, how will WāqWāq: Volume 3, Vow of the Rose set up for the final battle, and the last Guardian?
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Manga Review: Inuyasha vol 45
Inuyasha Vol. 45
continues the story of Kagome, the reincarnation of a Japanese priestess from the feudal era, and her adventures with Inuyasha, a half-demon. The Shikon Jewel, a crystal tainted with evil power that enhances the abilities of demons, has shattered and the pair is trying to collect all of it. However, it's now (aside from three shards with Kohaku and Koga respectively) completely in the hands of their arch-nemesis, the half-demon Naraku. There’s no telling what evil he will do next, and their small band of heroes fights to destroy him and save the innocent people of feudal Japan. They fight demons and fall in love with each other in elaborate love triangles..it is a Takahashi series after all. Inuyasha is part action/ horror (with some gore) and part funny/sad love story.
Manga Review: Deadman Wonderland volume 1
After the Great Tokyo Earthquake ten years ago, Ganta Igarashi was finally getting his life back together: finding friends, succeeding in middle school . . . until the Red Man comes. Everyone in Ganta's class is massacred – except for Ganta, who is arrested and convicted of murder. His sentence? Death, to be carried out in the privately-owned bizzaro prison of Deadman Wonderland. Despite his anger over being falsely convicted for killing his own friends, Ganta quickly realizes that if he wanted to continue to live, he will have to survive in the dangerous prison games, most of them arranged by the ruling administration. Amid surprising new friends and frightening new enemies, Ganta may soon find out that there is more to Deadman Wonderland.
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