From the back cover: For the first time, Myung-Ee falls into a real fight against the Fox Tribe. She is determined to do whatever she can to protect Yu-Da from all the hungry foxes, but instead she encounters the "Black" Yu-Da! How can this be? Is Yu-Da's memory back, or was he just faking?! Review: The phrase "hungry foxes" conjures to mind the Festrunk brothers from SNL's … [Read more...] about Moon Boy 3 by Lee YoungYou: C+
Comics
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 2 by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka: A
Robots and humans continue to die in this second volume of Urasawa’s re-imagining of Osamu Tezuka’s classic Astro Boy story, “The Greatest Robot on Earth.” Gesicht travels to Japan where he meets with Atom, another of the seven strongest robots allegedly being targeted. After accessing Gesicht’s memory chip, Atom is able to assist the Japanese police as they work a similar case … [Read more...] about Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 2 by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka: A
Moon Boy 2 by Lee YoungYou: C+
From the back cover: Myung-Ee decides to rescue Yu-Da from the fox tribe! She begins by journeying to Junghyun mountain to join the Soon-La army. But first she must pass a test of pain and endurance. Meanwhile, more secrets are revealed about the "kind and gentle" Yu-Dai... Review: This volume is pretty boring overall, but had just enough stuff going on that I have some … [Read more...] about Moon Boy 2 by Lee YoungYou: C+
Moon Boy 1 by Lee YoungYou: C+
From the back cover: Apart from the fact that her eyes turn red when the moon rises, Myung-Ee is your average, albeit boy crazy, 5th grader. After picking a fight with her classmate Yu-Da Lee, she discovers a startling secret: the two of them are "earth rabbits" being hunted by the "fox tribe" of the moon! Five years pass and Myung-Ee transfers to a new school in search of … [Read more...] about Moon Boy 1 by Lee YoungYou: C+
The Name of the Flower 1 by Ken Saito: A-
When Chouko Mizushima was in her first year of high school, she lost both parents in a traffic accident. The shock and grief left her unable to speak and she was shuffled around amongst various relatives before finally ending up with her father’s cousin, the reclusive and cold-seeming author, Kei. Kei sets some conditions for living with him that include tending to his decrepit … [Read more...] about The Name of the Flower 1 by Ken Saito: A-