[Manga] Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori (天は赤い河のほとり)

Eu May 6, 2009

It is already the 20th century. Yuuri is enjoying her date with her boyfriend. As she steps on wet soil, something grabs her and take her to the time of the Hittite Empire. Later, she learns that she is transported there to be a living sacrifice by the Queen. Fortunately for her, Prince Kail saves her and take her as his concubine. Caught between political intrigues and wars, how could Yuuri go back to modern Japan? Also, what will happen to her relationship with Prince Kail when the two of them are slowly developing strong feelings for each other?

From the present Anatolia (Turkey), let us go back to the ancient time as the story’s heroine, Yuri is transported from 20th century Japan to Anatolia. We are introduced to the era where the rulers in the Middle East are the Hittites. There is also Egypt ruled (at the start of the story) by Tutankhamen. Chie Shinohara did a good job in making a connection of history and fiction.

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[Manga] Special A (スペシャル・エー)

Eu May 3, 2009

Surely, Minami Maki came up with a quite unique title. It really caught my attention. Just a random fact about S.A: ZA Hana to Yume is a sister magazine to Hana to Yume. The ZA is just the Japanese transcription of “THE” (since the “th” sound doesn’t exist in Japanese and one of closest sounds that can be used to substitute it is “z”).

ZA Hana to Yume has a less frequent publishing schedule – issues appear something like four times a year, I think. S.A was first serialized in ZA Hana to Yume (before moving to the regular Hana to Yume), which is why the first four chapters kept reintroducing Hikari, Kei, and everyone else and why the art between chapter 1 and 2 looks rather different. This is all thanks to Kaeyko from S.A LJ page.

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[Manga] Fruits Basket (フルーツバスケット)

Eu Apr 20, 2009

I hate this series. It made me feel sad and ended up crying. The story is indeed dramatic and heartwarming. ^_^

I hate this for making me cry but I love the fact that this is such a good story. I know, you’ve been always hearing that this manga is just so good. Allow me to make a review of this one.

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[Manga] Ouji Romantica & Akuma na Kare to Ikenie Tenshi

Eu Apr 13, 2009

Ouji Romantica 

Pure Erotica (1st story)

When she was in middle school, Rika’s first love only left her with an emotional scar. Now, she learned about her first love’s weakness. It’s payback time…

It’s a good cliched one-shot. The story is predictable, so as the characters.

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[Manga] First Love (恋ストーリー)

Eu Apr 4, 2009

Haruka was shocked to see that Konno is her classmate. That guy used to bully her when they were children. What surprised her more is when Konno confessed to her. She agreed to date him on the plan of dumping him later for her revenge. What will she do when she realized the Konno is a nice guy after all? Will she cruelly dump him as planned or she’ll fall head over heels on him?

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[Manga] Watashi no Ookami-san (わたしの狼さん)

Eu Mar 20, 2009

Meet our heroine, Komomo. She’s a level 0 hero and tries to fight the level 2000 Demon Lord. This Demon Lord is not your usual one. he doesn’t give orders to his soldiers, bored in his high seat, drinking wine and being fanned by girls and loves to watch the television under the kotatsu. That’s not all, his favorite would be having a progress in his relationship with Komomo.

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[Manga] Zettai Kareshi (絶対彼氏)

Eu Mar 13, 2009

This 32-chapter manga is written by Yuu Watase, the same creator of Fushigi Yuugi. The story is about a high-school girl named Riiko Izawa who got dumped by the guy she confessed to. Then, she purchased a robotic guy online. It was delivered the very next day and he insisted that he is Riiko’s ideal boyfriend. After learning about Riiko’s “boyfriend”, her childhood friend is starting to show affections on her. Thus, a light-hearted love story has begun.

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[Manga] Charisma Doll (カリスマ・ドール)

Eu Mar 13, 2009

It is usual for high school girls to admire popular singers and bands. Miyuki Sara is no different from them. She’s a fan of the No. 1 group, The Rise particularly the band’s lead singer named Hayase Shidou. The two of them are students of Toua High, a special entertainment school.

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[Manga] Shinshi Doumei Cross (紳士同盟クロス)

Eu Mar 10, 2009

In Imperial Academy, students are classified into ranks. The ranks range from Gold, Silver, and Copper. Haine Otomiya, the heroine of the story, ranks as Copper in the Academy. She is in love with the Koutei (Emperor) Shizumasa Tougu, the only Gold ranked student and heir of the Tougu family.

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