Twenty-two volumes are behind us and this ultimate shoujo soap opera manga is still doing what it does best: veering from one crisis to the next in a constant stream of incidents that string this story out to 36 volumes.
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“I want to feel cute and be who I really am.”–Hinamori Amu Super Condensed Description: Amu, a seemingly tough loli with a Goth fashion sense, is quite intimidating to her fellow (elementary school!) students but is still admired for her coolness factor. Deep inside she wants to be a cute and girly shoujo, and finally [...]
I didn’t like how the Suicide Island part of the NHK ni Youkoso anime seemed to drag on, particularly the epilogue in ep. 14 (I haven’t watched past that episode yet!), but I was surprised at how differently it was handled in the manga (I don’t know how it’s handled in the light novel). The [...]
Manga Review: Gacha Gacha: The Next Revolution Vol. 2
Published by May 8th, 2007 in manga. 0 CommentsSometimes I wonder what I’m reading this for. Actually, I do know why I’m reading this and I have to say, the manga does a pretty good job at what it does, as limited as that is. Its true, you can see what’s going to happen a mile away, and like the last volume, it [...]
Art: 8 Story: 9 Ogilove Rating: 10 Super Condensed Plot Summary: We discover the secrets of Ogiue’s past and she gets a lot closer to Sasahara. We also learn more about the manga club and that Ogi-chan likes elephants.
Ratings (1-10): Art: 5 Story: 3 Shoujo Rating: 3 Super Condensed Plot Summary: Kohanamaru (Hanamaru) arrives in the big city and barely leaves the train before he switches bodies with Nanao and is sent on a date with the guy she likes named Konatsu, who turns out to be his own brother. They can switch [...]
Ratings (1-10): Art: 5 Story: 5 Moe Rating: 7 Super Condensed Plot Summary: Poor boy Hayate seeks quick money through loli-kidnap scheme (lolinapping?), but through misunderstanding ends up as a servant in the rich loli’s house where his daily activities involve such “chores” as battling a violent (and heavily armed) robot and a talking tiger [...]
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