From the back cover: When Tsukushi is left homeless, she has no choice but to become a maid in the mansion of her on-and-off boyfriend, Tsukasa. Not only that, but she becomes his own personal maid! Her duties include the dreaded task of waking him up in the morning, a job normally left to three people. Then Tsukasa orders her to come to his room unseen at midnight, causing … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 19 by Yoko Kamio: B+
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High School Debut 10 by Kazune Kawahara: A-
From the back cover: Friendship and love are put to the test when Asaoka reveals to Yoh that he likes Haruna. To settle things once and for all, Yoh and Asaoka strike a deal—whoever loses the school sports meet will give up his feelings for her! Who will win the meet and Haruna's heart? Review: Once again, the back cover blurb is wrong. I wouldn't like Yoh at all if he'd … [Read more...] about High School Debut 10 by Kazune Kawahara: A-
Kaze Hikaru 1-2 by Taeko Watanabe: B+
After seeing Kaze Hikaru praised by multiple people whose opinions I respect, I finally got my hands on the first two volumes, courtesy of my local library, and have reviewed them for Comics Should Be Good. You can find that review here. Kaze Hikaru is published under Viz's Shojo Beat imprint and thirteen volumes have been released here so far. The series is still ongoing in … [Read more...] about Kaze Hikaru 1-2 by Taeko Watanabe: B+
Gakuen Alice 7 by Tachibana Higuchi: B
For the most part, Gakuen Alice is a fairly episodic series about the adventures of spunky ten-year-old Mikan as she acclimates to attending a mysterious school whose students all have special powers known as Alices. Beginning in volume six, however, its first multi-volume arc, involving an organization that’s opposed to the Alice Academy and is responsible for infecting … [Read more...] about Gakuen Alice 7 by Tachibana Higuchi: B
Gakuen Alice 6 by Tachibana Higuchi: B+
From the back cover: A series of mysterious incidents in which Alices lose their powers strikes close to home when Prez's abilities suddenly disappear! As if that isn't bad enough, an encounter with "Z," the Anti-Academy organization (who might be behind the missing Alices), leaves Hotaru sorely wounded. A cure may lie outside the school, but how will Mikan and her friends get … [Read more...] about Gakuen Alice 6 by Tachibana Higuchi: B+