Masaki Ashizawa is employed by a management consulting firm and is renowned for rehabilitating struggling restaurants and persuading his clients to his way of thinking. His current project involves finding the perfect chef for a new French restaurant being secretly opened by Chef Yanaginuma, a big name in the business, and when Ashizawa tastes the cooking of Chef Tsubaki, he … [Read more...] about Eat or Be Eaten by Jinko Fuyuno and Yamimaru Enjin: B-
Light Novel
S 4: Afterglow by Saki Aida and Chiharu Nara: B-
Masaki Shiiba was a detective investigating the manufacture of illegal firearms and Keigo Munechika was his “S,” an informant who played a key role in Shiiba’s information gathering. At some point in the past, the two began a romantic relationship, but a powerful yakuza boss with a grudge against Munechika wants to see him suffer and so hires a hitman who’ll receive one million … [Read more...] about S 4: Afterglow by Saki Aida and Chiharu Nara: B-
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa: B-
Even if you haven’t consumed it in any format, any otaku worthy of the name has at least heard of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. The anime has been released by Bandai Entertainment, Yen Press is putting out the manga, but now, courtesy of Little, Brown and Company (also part of the Hachette Book Group along with Yen Press) we finally have the story in its original light … [Read more...] about The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa: B-
Desire: Dangerous Feelings by Maki Kazumi and Yukine Honami: C+
The boys’ love manga Desire, published by DMP in 2004, was one of the first titles I read in that genre and remains one of my favorites. The story’s original creators team up once again for Desire: Dangerous Feelings, a novelization of the manga’s events that also includes some new material continuing where the original left off. Timid high school student Toru Maiki has … [Read more...] about Desire: Dangerous Feelings by Maki Kazumi and Yukine Honami: C+