From the back cover: Dear Citizen: Thank you for your loyalty. You've no doubt noticed that the world is a troubled place. People are apathetic, lazy, unmotivated. You've probably asked yourself WHY ISN'T ANYTHING BEING DONE TO STOP THIS SYSTEMATIC DECLINE? Rest assured that measures are being taken. Beginning immediately, we will randomly select a different citizen each day … [Read more...] about Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit 1-2 by Motoro Mase: B
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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler: A-
From the back cover: Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such … [Read more...] about Kindred by Octavia E. Butler: A-
A.I. Revolution 5 by Yuu Asami: B-
Sui Makihara’s father makes robots and has brought his two most advanced creations, Vermillion and Kira, home to learn about humanity from his daughter. Inspired by Makihara’s achievements, but far less scrupulous, his former colleague Sakaki has created AT-6, a robot who lacks the programming that makes it taboo for him to kill humans, to eliminate those people who get in his … [Read more...] about A.I. Revolution 5 by Yuu Asami: B-
A.I. Revolution 4 by Yuu Asami: B
From the back cover: Another robot has been created, but this one is designed to kill! That's not the only complication—can Vermillion and his friends stop a programmed assassin, restore a widow's memory and mend a broken family? Review: Take a good look at that blurb. They're not even pretending that Sui is the main character anymore. Seriously, in one chapter, she literally … [Read more...] about A.I. Revolution 4 by Yuu Asami: B
A.I. Revolution 3 by Yuu Asami: B
From the back cover: A trip to America turns dangerous when the plane is hijacked! Luckily, everyone's favorite robots are on board to help out, and they make it to their destination unhindered. All is well until Sui decides to vacation in Hawaii... leaving her robot friends behind! Review: Now that I've read three volumes of A.I. Revolution, I've begun to notice some … [Read more...] about A.I. Revolution 3 by Yuu Asami: B