From the back cover: Haruna and Macharu head off to the amusement park for their official first date! But how romantic is the date going to turn out with scary roller coasters, guys hitting on Haruna, and even rowdy classmates popping up? Review: Considering that my two complaints about volume one were its clichéd events and annoying supporting characters, this back cover … [Read more...] about Monkey High! 2 by Shouko Akira: A-
Moon Boy 1-6 by Lee YoungYou: C+
When boy-crazy Myung-Ee Joo was in the fifth grade, she picked a fight with her popular classmate, Yu-Da Lee, after he warned her to stay away from an older boy with a bad reputation. She told him to meet her in the alley behind school after class, intending to apologize, but he never showed up. Even weirder, the next day at school no one but Myung-Ee remembered he had ever … [Read more...] about Moon Boy 1-6 by Lee YoungYou: C+
Monkey High! 1 by Shouko Akira: A-
From the back cover: Haruna Aizawa thinks that school life is just like a monkey mountain—all the monkeys form cliques, get into fights, and get back together again. The school that she just transferred to is no exception. There's even a boy called Macharu Yamashita who reminds her of a baby monkey! It's hard enough fitting in at a new school while dealing with family … [Read more...] about Monkey High! 1 by Shouko Akira: A-
Papillon 2 by Miwa Ueda: B-
Shy Ageha has long dwelled in the shadow of her beautiful and popular twin sister, Hana. With help from her school’s new guidance counselor, however, she’s begun to transform herself. In this volume, she reconciles with her mother after years of feeling that her parents preferred Hana and even moves on romantically when she realizes that her feelings for Ryûsei might not … [Read more...] about Papillon 2 by Miwa Ueda: B-
Moon Boy 6 by Lee YoungYou: C+
From the back cover: The Black Rabbit disappears again, this time leaving behind the Fox Tribe's only means of tracking him! Worried that the tribal elders will discover the truth, student council members Sa-Eun and Jin-Soo split up in a frantic search for their ward... only to find themselves facing off against the most improbable of enemies! After this battle, will the … [Read more...] about Moon Boy 6 by Lee YoungYou: C+