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Moon Boy 4 by Lee YoungYou: C-

March 6, 2009 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

From the back cover: Myung-Ee succeeds in enraging the student council—especially Sa-Eun—by confronting them about Yu-Da. But when the Black Rabbit is kidnapped during the school festival, she finds herself transported to a strange place... with none other than Sa-Eun! As an attack from an unexpected assailant forces the two enemies into a corner, will they be able to put their … [Read more...] about Moon Boy 4 by Lee YoungYou: C-

Heaven’s Will by Satoru Takamiya: B

March 5, 2009 by Michelle Smith 4 Comments

From the back cover: Sudou Mikuzu has a very special talent—she can see ghosts. And because of this predisposition, she's become a magnet for all sorts of unwelcome monsters. Luckily for her she's just met Seto, a friendly, cross-dressing young exorcist. Sudou needs protection from all the creepy phantoms bugging her, and Seto needs to practice his exorcism skills. … [Read more...] about Heaven’s Will by Satoru Takamiya: B

Moon Boy 3 by Lee YoungYou: C+

March 3, 2009 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

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+

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 2 by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka: A

March 2, 2009 by Michelle Smith Leave a Comment

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+

March 1, 2009 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

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+

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