"How close can we get to the rosy, happy ending I dreamt about that night?" As our story begins, Kento Kumagaya, a twenty-five year old chemistry teacher, has just bungled a proposal to his girlfriend. After she storms off, another patron of the bar tells Kento his mistake: he had made it seem like he was only after “a housekeeper and a baby-making machine.” The two guys spend … [Read more...] about Future Lovers 1-2 by Saika Kunieda: A
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High School Debut 10 by Kazune Kawahara: A-
From the back cover: Friendship and love are put to the test when Asaoka reveals to Yoh that he likes Haruna. To settle things once and for all, Yoh and Asaoka strike a deal—whoever loses the school sports meet will give up his feelings for her! Who will win the meet and Haruna's heart? Review: Once again, the back cover blurb is wrong. I wouldn't like Yoh at all if he'd … [Read more...] about High School Debut 10 by Kazune Kawahara: A-
Animal Academy 1 by Moyamu Fujino: C+
When Neko Fukuta is rejected by every other high school to which she applies, she ends up at Morimori Academy, a school where shape-shifting animals learn to act like humans. She’s allowed to remain, under the condition that she keeps her species a secret, and proceeds to make friends with her roommate, learn about the importance of road signs, encounter a mysterious snake, and … [Read more...] about Animal Academy 1 by Moyamu Fujino: C+
Kaze Hikaru 1-2 by Taeko Watanabe: B+
After seeing Kaze Hikaru praised by multiple people whose opinions I respect, I finally got my hands on the first two volumes, courtesy of my local library, and have reviewed them for Comics Should Be Good. You can find that review here. Kaze Hikaru is published under Viz's Shojo Beat imprint and thirteen volumes have been released here so far. The series is still ongoing in … [Read more...] about Kaze Hikaru 1-2 by Taeko Watanabe: B+
Gakuen Alice 7 by Tachibana Higuchi: B
For the most part, Gakuen Alice is a fairly episodic series about the adventures of spunky ten-year-old Mikan as she acclimates to attending a mysterious school whose students all have special powers known as Alices. Beginning in volume six, however, its first multi-volume arc, involving an organization that’s opposed to the Alice Academy and is responsible for infecting … [Read more...] about Gakuen Alice 7 by Tachibana Higuchi: B