Shoujo

From the back cover: Haibuki, jealous of Nobara's crush on his teammate, Yushin, finds it hard to concentrate on volleyball, and both boys end up benched during a game. Now their coach has ordered Nobara to stay away from both of them! Review: There are some cute moments in this volume, but mostly it's kind of disappointing, the middle pair of chapters especially. In the first … [Read more...] about Crimson Hero 6 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B-

From the back cover: Out walking in the rain, Nobara and Yushin are mistaken for a couple by passersby. Nobara wants to tell Yushin that she is in love with him, but he already has a girlfriend—Satomi. Yushin, worried that Satomi might get the wrong idea about his relationship with Nobara, leaves Nobara behind to walk home by himself—and comes across Satomi kissing another boy … [Read more...] about Crimson Hero 5 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B

From the back cover: Nobara, still confused by why she cried when she saw Yushin with his girlfriend, is trying to focus her energies on her team's first official volleyball game against one of the top three teams in Tokyo—Tabesho High. The night before the game, Yushin gives Nobara a necklace for luck, but then brings his girlfriend with him to watch the game the next day! … [Read more...] about Crimson Hero 4 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B+

From the back cover: Former star setter Tomoyo joins the ranks, and now the six players are an official team at Crimson Field High School! However, Nobara is so focused on training that she fails to notice her team is falling apart under the pressure. Not only that, but Nobara must now find the money to pay for her uniform and club dues. Will Nobara be able to swallow her pride … [Read more...] about Crimson Hero 3 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B+

From the back cover: Nobara is issued a challenge from the boys' volleyball team: if her team can score one point against them in a match, the girls will win. But, if the girls lose, Nobara will have to give up on having a girls' volleyball team at Crimson Field forever. With everything on the line for the girls, the boys are playing to win, and even Haibuki seems determined to … [Read more...] about Crimson Hero 2 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B+