By Megumi Morino | Published by Kodansha Comics Tetsu Misato makes up for what he lacks in height with his energy and determination. Due to a mysterious promise he made to his hospitalized mother, Tetsu is driven to earn money. So much so that he plains to join the work force after graduation and already is working several part-time jobs while in high school, abandoning the … [Read more...] about Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty, Vol. 1
Shoujo
Waiting for Spring, Vols. 1-3
By Anashin | Published by Kodansha Comics Mitsuki Haruno is a first-year in high school who has always had trouble making friends. Her luck begins to change when she befriends the most popular quartet of boys in school. If someone read those sentences to me and asked me to guess in which magazine this manga was serialized, I’d say Dessert, based on past offerings we’ve seen … [Read more...] about Waiting for Spring, Vols. 1-3
Love’s Reach, Vol. 1
By Rin Mikimoto | Published digitally by Kodansha Comics I am an enormous fan of Kodansha’s digital offerings, so it pains me to admit that I can’t find anything to recommend about Love’s Reach. Sixteen-year-old Yuni Kururugi, a “genius ice queen,” excels in every subject except for English, which is taught by her 24-year-old, supposed-to-be temporary homeroom teacher, … [Read more...] about Love’s Reach, Vol. 1
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Vol. 1
By CLAMP | Published by Kodansha Comics It’s been a long time since I read anything by CLAMP. After failing to love Kobato. and Gate 7, I just sort of drifted away from paying attention to what they were doing. When a beloved favorite got a new arc, however, my interest was piqued. And when Kodansha Comics not only licensed it, but released the first volume digitally months … [Read more...] about Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Vol. 1
Dreamin’ Sun, Vol. 1
By Ichigo Takano | Published by Seven Seas Even without knowing much about Dreamin’ Sun, I was sold by the fact that it’s an earlier series from Ichigo Takano, creator of orange, which I loved dearly. Dreamin’ Sun is more of a straightforward and comedic shoujo story in which characters do not contend with letters from their future selves or how to save a suicidal friend, … [Read more...] about Dreamin’ Sun, Vol. 1