From the back cover: Olivier continues his slow and roundabout trek to G, accompanied by Suzu and Sakata. Along the way they meet an old man who offers to aid Olivier in exchange for tutoring his granddaughter, Roxanne. The girl turns out to be much more than she seems, with hidden powers and a history with Ouri as well. With all the various plots starting to come together, … [Read more...] about Gestalt 4 by Yun Kouga: B-
Manga
Silent Möbius: Complete Edition 1 by Kia Asamiya: B
With an all-new translation, new scans of the original artwork, and extras like color image galleries and interviews, UDON Entertainment's really going all out with their reissue of this shounen manga classic. I reviewed the first volume for Comics Should Be Good. You can find that review here. Silent Möbius is complete in twelve volumes, but UDON has only released the first … [Read more...] about Silent Möbius: Complete Edition 1 by Kia Asamiya: B
Gestalt 1-3 by Yun Kouga: B-
Our story begins when Father Olivier, a priest of gentle temperament, abruptly resigns from his order and begins a journey to an island known as G. There’s a legend that a god, Gestalt, cast out from his brethren, was exiled there and will grant the wish of any explorer who seeks him out. For some reason, the head of Olivier’s order, Father Messiah, is rather desperate to get … [Read more...] about Gestalt 1-3 by Yun Kouga: B-
Shinobi Life 3 by Shoko Conami: B+
Beni Fujiawara’s dreams of pursuing a relationship with her ninja bodyguard from the past, Kagetora, are thwarted when her father announces that he has arranged her marriage to Rihito Iwatsuru, a classmate with an agenda of his own who is not adverse to hurting Kagetora when he gets in his way. As volume three begins, Beni has agreed to go out with Iwatsuru in exchange for him … [Read more...] about Shinobi Life 3 by Shoko Conami: B+
Shinobi Life 2 by Shoko Conami: B
From the back cover: Beni convinces Kagetora to go back with her to the future—as a student! Everything is going fine until they meet a strange and mysterious classmate, Iwatsuru. As Kagetora and Beni's interest in one another blossoms, Beni's father reminds Kagetora that he is only a mere bodyguard and nothing more! What's worse, he reveals that he has already arranged for … [Read more...] about Shinobi Life 2 by Shoko Conami: B