From the back cover: Mizuki's secret is exposed... and her days at Osaka High School are numbered. Can she keep the friends she made as a boy... and does she have a future with Sano after graduation? The flowers of youth are scattered to the winds in the bittersweet final volume of Hana-Kimi! Review: It's... over! Thank God. Nakajo seemed to really be phoning it in for these … [Read more...] about Hana-Kimi 23 by Hisaya Nakajo: C
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NANA 4 by Ai Yazawa: A
From the back cover: Nana K.'s perfect Tokyo life is crumbling around her. She can't keep a job, she can't keep any money, and now it looks like she can't even keep her boyfriend! But luckily, a tasty nugget of gossip about Nana O.'s past love life helps Nana K. keep her mind off her own troubles. If she can play the role of cupid for her best friend, can Nana K. get closer … [Read more...] about NANA 4 by Ai Yazawa: A
NANA 3 by Ai Yazawa: A+
From the back cover: Things are slowly coming together for Nana Osaki. The guitarist and drummer from her old band have joined her in Tokyo and she's finally found a ripping new bass player to replace Ren Honjo. The Black Stones are back and they're ready to kick some ass. Nana Komatsu, however, can't shake her old nemesis, the Demon Lord. She's stuck in a dead-end job and … [Read more...] about NANA 3 by Ai Yazawa: A+
Skip Beat! 6 by Yoshiki Nakamura: A
From the back cover: Ren's manager Yashiro comes down with a nasty cold in the middle of an important shoot, and dares Kyoko to take over his job! Of course Kyoko accepts, but she's in way over her head with a pack of new responsibilities and the scorn of everyone who thinks she's doing a bad job. But the more time Ren spends with Kyoko the more he sees her kind and gentle … [Read more...] about Skip Beat! 6 by Yoshiki Nakamura: A
Skip Beat! 5 by Yoshiki Nakamura: A-
From the back cover: Kyoko lands a regular role on a TV show... as a giant chicken. Not content to settle for poultry recognition, Kyoko tries out for a big commercial. At the audition she runs into her Love Me-rival Moko, who's having rival woes of her own. With a jealous rich girl out to bring them down, can Kyoko and Moko overcome their differences and act as a team to … [Read more...] about Skip Beat! 5 by Yoshiki Nakamura: A-