When Neko Fukuta is rejected by every other high school to which she applies, she ends up at Morimori Academy, a school where shape-shifting animals learn to act like humans. She’s allowed to remain, under the condition that she keeps her species a secret, and proceeds to make friends with her roommate, learn about the importance of road signs, encounter a mysterious snake, and … [Read more...] about Animal Academy 1 by Moyamu Fujino: C+
Kaze Hikaru 1-2 by Taeko Watanabe: B+
After seeing Kaze Hikaru praised by multiple people whose opinions I respect, I finally got my hands on the first two volumes, courtesy of my local library, and have reviewed them for Comics Should Be Good. You can find that review here. Kaze Hikaru is published under Viz's Shojo Beat imprint and thirteen volumes have been released here so far. The series is still ongoing in … [Read more...] about Kaze Hikaru 1-2 by Taeko Watanabe: B+
Eat or Be Eaten by Jinko Fuyuno and Yamimaru Enjin: B-
Masaki Ashizawa is employed by a management consulting firm and is renowned for rehabilitating struggling restaurants and persuading his clients to his way of thinking. His current project involves finding the perfect chef for a new French restaurant being secretly opened by Chef Yanaginuma, a big name in the business, and when Ashizawa tastes the cooking of Chef Tsubaki, he … [Read more...] about Eat or Be Eaten by Jinko Fuyuno and Yamimaru Enjin: B-
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-
Gakuen Alice 7 by Tachibana Higuchi: B
For the most part, Gakuen Alice is a fairly episodic series about the adventures of spunky ten-year-old Mikan as she acclimates to attending a mysterious school whose students all have special powers known as Alices. Beginning in volume six, however, its first multi-volume arc, involving an organization that’s opposed to the Alice Academy and is responsible for infecting … [Read more...] about Gakuen Alice 7 by Tachibana Higuchi: B