From the back cover: Lately Kimihiro Watanuki's dreams have been pleasant escapes that have given him the chance to talk to his new friend Haruki Doumeki. But now he's falling asleep a lot—and starting to think his entire life with the witch Yuuko might be taking place in some kind of dreamworld. Then one night his dream is visited by a pretty princess named … [Read more...] about xxxHOLiC 12 by CLAMP: B+
Supernatural
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service 1 by Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki: B+
From the back cover: Five young students at a Buddhist university find that there's little call for their job skills in today's Tokyo... among the living, that is! But their studies give them a direct line to the dead—the dead who are still trapped in their corpses, and can't move on to their next reincarnation! Whether you died from suicide, murder, sickness, or madness, … [Read more...] about The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service 1 by Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki: B+
Bleach 23 by Tite Kubo: C
From the back cover: The Arrancars, Hollows that have attained Soul Reaper-like powers, have descended on Karakura Town. Led by Grimmjow Jeagerjaques, they plan to eliminate anyone who poses a threat to them. And their deadly hunt doesn't stop with Ichigo and the Soul Reapers—the Arrancars are after anyone with even a trace of spiritual powers! Review: Pardon me a moment … [Read more...] about Bleach 23 by Tite Kubo: C
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 2 by Brian K. Vaughan: A
From the back cover: While Buffy is busy trying to uncover the mysterious new Big Bad known only as "Twilight," Giles takes on a mission of his own that will require a Slayer who can handle a little dirty work. He recruits the notoriously rebellious Faith for an undercover job that demands her well-known penchant for violence. She must infiltrate the estate of a rogue Slayer … [Read more...] about Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 2 by Brian K. Vaughan: A
Dororo 1 by Osamu Tezuka: B
Book description: Dororo is Tezuka's classic thriller manga featuring a youth who has been robbed of 48 body parts by devils, and his epic struggle against a host of demons to get them back. Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a samurai general in Japan's Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 devils in exchange for complete domination of the … [Read more...] about Dororo 1 by Osamu Tezuka: B