From the back cover: Orihime's return from the Soul Society is interrupted by the Arrancar Ulquiorra, who has a different, terrifying path for her. Using duplicitous tactics, Ulquiorra convinces Orihime to accompany him to Hueco Mundo, which brands her as a traitor in the Soul Society's eyes and therefore unworthy of rescue. Ichigo refuses to abandon his friend, and sets out to … [Read more...] about Bleach 27 by Tite Kubo: B+
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NANA 11 by Ai Yazawa: A
Cut for spoilers. From the back cover: With the tabloids still out for blood, Nana and her Blast bandmates move into a weird dorm building run by their agency. But they've barely got enough time to settle into their new digs beacuse their crammed schedule has them running from music studio to TV interview. The stress of band life and dealing with a disintegrating Ren have … [Read more...] about NANA 11 by Ai Yazawa: A
NANA 10 by Ai Yazawa: A
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
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