From the back cover: Now that their fights are over, Ginji and Ban head over to the auction to retrieve the Venus de Milo. With a ploy nothing short of typical for this team, the Get Backers escape with their prize. But, alas, there is never enough cash to go around, so the Get Backers quickly take up a job to retrieve a diamond ring from a hot spring—where the women must be … [Read more...] about GetBackers 14 by Yuya Aoki and Rando Ayamine: B+
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Pretty Guardian Sailormoon 12 (Japanese, 2nd ed.) by Naoko Takeuchi: B
Book description: This volume contains Acts 55-60 of the new numbering system, comprising the final six Acts of the Stars arc. The Starlights have been deprived of a cover, and we instead get a group shot of Usagi, Chibi-Usa, and Chibi-Chibi. The inner senshi's sailor crystals have been stolen and there's been no word from the outer senshi since they went to their castles to … [Read more...] about Pretty Guardian Sailormoon 12 (Japanese, 2nd ed.) by Naoko Takeuchi: B
Please Save My Earth 17 by Saki Hiwatari: A-
From the back cover: Mokuren yearns for friendship, but she keeps overhearing the members of the KK research team bad-mouthing her. Handsome Gyokuran treats her with kindness, yet Mokuren is instead drawn to bad-tempered Shion, since he's the only one who can see her as a fellow mortal. When the team learns that their star system has been destroyed, Gyokuran turns to Mokuren … [Read more...] about Please Save My Earth 17 by Saki Hiwatari: A-
Monster 1 by Naoki Urasawa: A
From the back cover: An ice-cold killer is on the loose, and brilliant Dr. Kenzo Tenma is the only one who can stop him! Conspiracies, serial murders, and a scathing indictment of hospital politics are all masterfully woven together in this compelling manga thriller. Tenma risks his promising medical career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. Unbeknownst to … [Read more...] about Monster 1 by Naoki Urasawa: A
Fushigi Yûgi 3 by Yuu Watase: B+
From the back cover: Miaka Yuuki is an ordinary junior high school student who is suddenly transported into the world of a book, The Universe of the Four Gods. Surrounded by enemies with mystic power, she can only rely on her Celestial Warriors and a mysterious monk, a disciple of the oracle, to help her fulfill her quest! Miaka's best friend, Yui, also enters the book, but … [Read more...] about Fushigi Yûgi 3 by Yuu Watase: B+