Book description: This volume compiles the final three side stories associated with Sailormoon: "Parallel Sailor Moon," "Casablanca Memory," and "The Lover of Princess Kaguya," the basis for the Sailor Moon S Movie. "Parallel Sailor Moon" originally appeared in an artbook and follows the adventures of Tsukino Kousagi, the second daughter of Usagi in an alternate reality. … [Read more...] about Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Short Stories 2 (Japanese) by Naoko Takeuchi: C+
Reviews
Basara 19 by Yumi Tamura: B+
From the back cover: Sarasa is engaged in a naval battle with the Royal fleet, but dolphin suicide torpedoes are being deployed against her Shikoku allies to devastating effect. Hiiragi's assassins infiltrate Sarasa's Suzaku flagship as she and her crew are pushed to extremes. (Spoilery sentence omitted.) Review: If you're like me, you got about half a sentence through that … [Read more...] about Basara 19 by Yumi Tamura: B+
Fushigi Yûgi 4 by Yuu Watase: B+
From the back cover: To save her newly adopted country of Konan, Miaka must scour the nation for the remaining three of the seven Celestial Warriors who will help her in her quest. But the search takes her into the lair of bandits, and to a plague-cursed town where she has to die to survive! Review: A lot happens in this volume, keeping with the very fast pace mentioned this … [Read more...] about Fushigi Yûgi 4 by Yuu Watase: B+
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE 9 by CLAMP: B
From the back cover: Five friends continue their desperate search for Princess Sakura's memories, which have been scattered across parallel worlds in the form of magically potent feathers. But this time Syaoran and Sakura are pulled from a tumultuous land where two factions battle over a statue of the God of Calamity—and into the realm of that very divinity! Now they find … [Read more...] about Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE 9 by CLAMP: B
Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Short Stories 1 (Japanese) by Naoko Takeuchi: B-
Book description: This volume compiles the "Chibi-Usa Picture Diaries" and the "Exam Battle"s. These were all little side stories published throughout the series in its first incarnation, and left out and published separately for the second edition. Review: I'm not sure separating out these side stories was such a good idea. None of those included in this volume are … [Read more...] about Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Short Stories 1 (Japanese) by Naoko Takeuchi: B-