When Raizou’s beloved grandmother dies, he leaves the country home where they had lived and moves to the city, where he enrolls in culinary school and takes a job as a live-in housekeeper at a mansion. There, he meets the members of the Mitou family, who wield the word-based power of kotodama, and their kami-sama, human-like creations made from paper who heal the wounds caused … [Read more...] about ZE 1-2 by Yuki Shimizu: B-
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A.I. Revolution 5 by Yuu Asami: B-
Sui Makihara’s father makes robots and has brought his two most advanced creations, Vermillion and Kira, home to learn about humanity from his daughter. Inspired by Makihara’s achievements, but far less scrupulous, his former colleague Sakaki has created AT-6, a robot who lacks the programming that makes it taboo for him to kill humans, to eliminate those people who get in his … [Read more...] about A.I. Revolution 5 by Yuu Asami: B-
A.I. Revolution 4 by Yuu Asami: B
From the back cover: Another robot has been created, but this one is designed to kill! That's not the only complication—can Vermillion and his friends stop a programmed assassin, restore a widow's memory and mend a broken family? Review: Take a good look at that blurb. They're not even pretending that Sui is the main character anymore. Seriously, in one chapter, she literally … [Read more...] about A.I. Revolution 4 by Yuu Asami: B
A.I. Revolution 3 by Yuu Asami: B
From the back cover: A trip to America turns dangerous when the plane is hijacked! Luckily, everyone's favorite robots are on board to help out, and they make it to their destination unhindered. All is well until Sui decides to vacation in Hawaii... leaving her robot friends behind! Review: Now that I've read three volumes of A.I. Revolution, I've begun to notice some … [Read more...] about A.I. Revolution 3 by Yuu Asami: B
A.I. Revolution 2 by Yuu Asami: B+
From the back cover: Explosions, rescues, time machines, mistaken identities and former loves all come together to complicate Sui's efforts to teach Vermillion—and now Kira—about being human. Not that Sui has much time for the two hot robots, with her bad-tempered friend Aoi wreaking havoc on the city... Review: There's something about this series that reminds me a little of … [Read more...] about A.I. Revolution 2 by Yuu Asami: B+