Man, I miss CMX. They had an awful lot of cute, short shoujo series, most of which were thankfully published in their entirety before the company’s tragic demise. One of these is the two-volume March on Earth by Mikase Hayashi. It’s a quiet little story and worth checking out, especially if you’ve burnt out on action or angst and just want to read about people being kind and … [Read more...] about March on Earth 1-2 by Mikase Hayashi
Reviews
Twinkle Stars 1-2 by Natsuki Takaya
I have no idea why Natsuki Takaya's Twinkle Stars (aka Hoshi wa Utau) has yet to be licensed in the US, but when I learned that English editions were available in Singapore/Australia, I knew I had to acquire them. See the final paragraph of this post for a link where you might do the same. I thought I might be disappointed by this series. There's no shortage of complaining … [Read more...] about Twinkle Stars 1-2 by Natsuki Takaya
13th Boy 3-6 by SangEun Lee
After I read the first two volumes of SangEun Lee’s 13th Boy, in which a pertinacious girl named Hee-So Eun does everything in her power to win the love of the handsome Won-Jun Kang, I had high hopes for the quirky series but apparently not high enough because, starting with volume three, the story veers into unexpectedly (and awesomely) dark territory. That’s not to say that … [Read more...] about 13th Boy 3-6 by SangEun Lee
Kamisama Kiss 2 by Julietta Suzuki
From the back cover: Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Nanami … [Read more...] about Kamisama Kiss 2 by Julietta Suzuki
Alice in the Country of Hearts 6 (Japanese) by QuinRose and Soumei Hoshino
When TOKYOPOP announced in April that they'd be shutting down, I was bummed that we wouldn't get the sixth and final volume of the surprisingly fun Alice in the Country of Hearts, which had been scheduled for July release. Happily, however, the volume is easily available in Japanese (I got mine from YesAsia.com). Unhappily, it’s a disappointing conclusion to the series. When … [Read more...] about Alice in the Country of Hearts 6 (Japanese) by QuinRose and Soumei Hoshino