Although the final three volumes of The Prince of Tennis contain many ridiculous things and are, objectively speaking, really not that good, I still think the story wraps up reasonably well. Volume 40 begins with the tail end of the set between Seishun's captain, Tezuka, and Sanada of the Rikkai team. Tezuka is dragging things out to buy time for absentee Ryoma to arrive, … [Read more...] about The Prince of Tennis 40-42 by Takeshi Konomi
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A Pair of TOKYOPOP Stragglers
Just when it seemed like none of those May TOKYOPOP titles was going to materialize, Diamond Distributors revealed that it still had a few surprises up its figurative sleeve. Stragglers, originally scheduled for an early May release, began to trickle into comic shops. I managed to acquire several, including two books—volume eight of Happy Cafe and volume three of The Stellar … [Read more...] about A Pair of TOKYOPOP Stragglers
Oresama Teacher 1-2 by Izumi Tsubaki
Sometimes, one just wants to read a silly, goodhearted comedy. And on that front, Oresama Teacher delivers admirably. Mafuyu Kurosaki used to be the bancho of her school (though she didn't realize it at the time) until she got nabbed by the cops and expelled. Her mother finds a school in the country that will accept Mafuyu, and ships her off for a fresh start. Although … [Read more...] about Oresama Teacher 1-2 by Izumi Tsubaki
March on Earth 1-2 by Mikase Hayashi
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
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