NANA is a series I vow never to spoil. From the back cover: Being engaged isn't as wonderful as Hachi thought it would be. She has a trendy new apartment, but she's isolated from all her friends and Takumi is hardly ever home. When scandal hits hard, Trapnest (and her fiancé) flee to Europe, and Hachi is left to watch Blast suffer in the scandal rags and tabloid … [Read more...] about NANA 10 by Ai Yazawa: A
Comics
The Loudest Whisper: Uwasa no Futari 1 by Temari Matsumoto: D
The Loudest Whisper tells the wholly unremarkable tale of school friends Aoyama and Akabane as they experiment with acting like a couple (since rumors at school pair them up anyway). There’s nothing distinctive about the characters or the plot, resulting in a shallow and unsatisfying read. Only 67 pages of this volume are devoted to the main series; the other two-thirds is … [Read more...] about The Loudest Whisper: Uwasa no Futari 1 by Temari Matsumoto: D
Boys Over Flowers 23 by Yoko Kamio: B
From the back cover: Tsukushi ends her visit at her parents' quiet seaside home and returns to Tokyo. She is welcomed back with a "girls' night out" and ends up meeting a ton of guys! Unfortunately, they all turn out to be losers. In fact, one of the boys is downright terrifying and bears a striking resemblance to a certain curly-haired ex-boyfriend! Could they be … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 23 by Yoko Kamio: B
Boys Over Flowers 22 by Yoko Kamio: B-
From the back cover: Tsukushi has left her on-and-off boyfriend Tsukasa, his mansion, her school, and Tokyo altogether! Down and out, she heads for the seaside village where her family has gone to live and work. Unfortunately, her parents are about to be run out of town. Just then, visitors from Tokyo arive! Review: What a disappointment! After the awesomeness at the end of … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 22 by Yoko Kamio: B-
Boys Over Flowers 21 by Yoko Kamio: B+
From the back cover: Tsukasa's mother, Kaede, is back! Can Tsukushi really stay in the home of the woman with whom she is at war?! Kaede takes a new and vicious tack in her obsession to tear Tsukushi away from her upperclass son. If Tsukushi can't be bribed, then maybe Kaede can destroy the lives of Tsukushi's friends! Tsukushi is forced to take extreme measures—but which … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 21 by Yoko Kamio: B+