From the back cover: TAKE THIS KITTY HOME Chi is a mischievous newborn American shorthair who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, found herself lost. When we found Chi it was clear to us she was completely distraught as she longed for the warmth and protection of her mother. Feeling sympathy for the little furball, we quietly whisked her away, inviting her into our … [Read more...] about Chi’s Sweet Home 1 by Konami Kanata: A-
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Adolf 5: 1945 and All That Remains by Osamu Tezuka: B+
From the back cover: As American B-29s mercilessly bombard the city of Kobe, childhood friends Adolf Kaufmann and Adolf Kamil are finally reunited. But their love for the same woman threatens to break the last tenuous thread of friendship between them. While Hitler spends his final days in Berlin, far away in Japan, the fate of the documents revealing the secret of his … [Read more...] about Adolf 5: 1945 and All That Remains by Osamu Tezuka: B+
Ristorante Paradiso by Natsume Ono: B+
Twenty-one-year-old Nicoletta arrives in Rome with the intention of confronting her absentee mother, Olga, and revealing the fact of her existence to Olga’s husband, Lorenzo, who had believed his wife to be childless. Instead, she becomes entranced by her mother’s world and ultimately finds a place in it. Olga and Lorenzo run a restaurant, and though the food is excellent, … [Read more...] about Ristorante Paradiso by Natsume Ono: B+
Kingyo Used Books 1 by Seimu Yoshizaki: B
Book description: Every bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. An art student finds inspiration. An archer hits a bull's-eye. A homemaker rediscovers romance. A teenager discovers his true self in the pages of a manga magazine. All this and more at Kingyo Used Books, a place that helps people find their dreams. We have the manga you're looking for. Review: No matter what … [Read more...] about Kingyo Used Books 1 by Seimu Yoshizaki: B
Fire Investigator Nanase 4 by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa: B+
Nanase Takamine is a fire investigator, a job at which she not only excels but also approaches with a dogged determination to discover the truth. In this volume, she’s on the case of a fatal fire at the home of an elderly, wealthy man with three suspicious children, and later must determine why an experienced arsonist made a beginner’s mistake. Nanase is, in a way, haunted by … [Read more...] about Fire Investigator Nanase 4 by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa: B+