From the back cover: Tsubasa thinks that her pretty and popular twin sister, Arisa, has the perfect life. Everyone at school loves Arisa—unlike the hot-tempered Tsubasa, whose nickname is "the Demon Princess." But when Arisa attempts suicide, Tsubasa learns that her seemingly perfect sister has been keeping some dark secrets. Now Tsubasa is going undercover at school—disguised … [Read more...] about Arisa 1 by Natsumi Ando
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The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe: B-
From the back cover: 'Her present life appeared like the dream of a distempered imagination, or like one of those frightful fictions, in which the wild genius of the poets sometimes delighted. Reflection brought only regret, and anticipation terror.' Such is the state of mind of Ann Radcliffe's orphaned heroine Emily St. Aubert, who finds herself imprisoned in her evil … [Read more...] about The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe: B-
Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi: B+
Before Yoshihiro Tatsumi penned such seminal works as A Drifting Life, he published this noir thriller about murder, star-crossed love, and a pair of convicts on the lam. I reviewed Black Blizzard for Comics Should Be Good, and that review can be found here. Review copy provided by the publisher. … [Read more...] about Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi: B+
Fire Investigator Nanase 4 by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa: B+
Nanase Takamine is a fire investigator, a job at which she not only excels but also approaches with a dogged determination to discover the truth. In this volume, she’s on the case of a fatal fire at the home of an elderly, wealthy man with three suspicious children, and later must determine why an experienced arsonist made a beginner’s mistake. Nanase is, in a way, haunted by … [Read more...] about Fire Investigator Nanase 4 by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa: B+
Fire Investigator Nanase 3 by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa: B
From the back cover: "The Towering Inferno" continues! Nanase and her team are sent into the Astro Tower, a brand new skyscraper that everyone believes to be practically indestructible. But when the anti-fire device system suddenly goes down, there is no advance warning when the boiler blows. Now, Nanase is trapped in the fiery building with all of the terrorists, but the … [Read more...] about Fire Investigator Nanase 3 by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa: B