“Skyblue Shore” by Nanpei Yamada and published in English by TokyoPop has to be the most boring manga I’ve ever read. I struggled through the entire first volume because I love “Orange Chocolate” so much. But, alas, this first volume is a lifeless turd. Basically, it’s a beach themed slice-of-life drama. There’s a pointless love triangle between two 16-year olds
Read more“My Girlfriend is a Geek” — 1/5 Ugh…, this manga had a promising title, but then shot itself in the foot. The running gag in this series is that the main character’s girlfriend is into Shounen Ai manga and pushes her manga fantasies onto her boyfriend. My brain simply screams out that no man with an ounce of self-respect would
Read more“Alice in the Country of Hearts” Volume 1 story by Quinrose and art by Soumei Hoshino: 3.5/5 This manga series should be call “Alice in Country of Bishies.” So far, in volume 1, Alice, the Red Queen, and Alice’s sister are the only female characters in the story and the Red Queen and Alice’s sister have negligible presence in the
Read more“Pandora Hearts” by Jun Mochizuki is yet another variation on the “Alice in Wonderland” story. This time “Alice” is teen boy named Oz who has just turned 15 (though, he’s drawn to look all of 10). Just before his birthday he stumbles down a hole and finds a pocket watch, which upon touching leads him into a dream about a
Read moreI finished the last volume of “Monkey High” a few weeks ago. I wish I had written a review sooner, because I’ve forgotten most of the details. Anyhow “Monkey High” by Shouko Akira follows the high school relationship between Haruna, the daughter of a fallen politician, and Macharu, the happy-go-lucky son of a vegetable store owner. Haruna, in a word,
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