By Rei Toma | Published by VIZ Media In premise, Dawn of Arcana sounds like fairly generic shoujo fantasy. Princess Nakaba of Senan is married to Prince Caesar of Belquat in an arrangement ostensibly meant to ensure peace between their warring kingdoms, but which nobody expects to do so for long. Nakaba is resigned to her fate, but not without backbone, while Caesar is … [Read more...] about Dawn of the Arcana, Vols. 1-2
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A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1
By Miyoshi Tomori | Published by VIZ Media The back cover blurb of A Devil and Her Love Song contains the following lines: "Meet Maria Kawai—she’s gorgeous and whip-smart, a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue, it’s no wonder some consider her to be the very devil!" And in my mind, this built up the expectation for a comedy, but that’s … [Read more...] about A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1
Tidbits: A Trio of Kodansha Shoujo
I'm catching up on three of Kodansha's currently running shoujo series, so I thought I'd group them all together here for a Tidbits post! First up are volumes four and five of Natsumi Ando's suspenseful Arisa, followed by the second and final volume of Naoko Takeuchi's Codename: Sailor V, with the second volume of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon bringing up the rear. Tidbit power, … [Read more...] about Tidbits: A Trio of Kodansha Shoujo
Yurara, Vols. 1-5
By Chika Shiomi | Published by VIZ Media Yurara Tsukinowa can see spirits and sense their painful emotions, but she can’t actually do anything to help them. Or so she thinks. When a new school year finds her in the same class as Mei Tendo and Yako Hoshino, two hunky boys who use their spiritual powers to ward off vengeful spirits, she ends up helping them out, but not … [Read more...] about Yurara, Vols. 1-5
My Girlfriend’s a Geek, Vols. 1-3
By Rize Shinba (manga) and Pentabu (story) | Published by Yen Press The good news is that I liked My Girlfriend’s a Geek more than I expected to. The bad news is that I’m not sure if I should feel particularly good about that. Taiga Mutou is a penniless college student in need of a part-time job. When he spots Yuiko Ameya—who fits his ideal of the “big sis-type”—in the … [Read more...] about My Girlfriend’s a Geek, Vols. 1-3