Book description: The Uesugi and Asakura families have been neighbors for years and their children have grown up together. The kids are now in their third year at Meisei Junior High. The Uesugi brothers, twins Kazuya and Tatsuya, could not be more different. Kazuya is a serious and clear-headed baseball star who scores first in his class on exams while Tatsuya is a slacker … [Read more...] about Touch 1 (Japanese) by Mitsuru Adachi: B+
Akira 3 by Katsuhiro Otomo: A+
From the back cover: In the 21st century, the glittering Neo-Tokyo has risen from the rubble of a Tokyo destroyed by an apocalyptic telekinetic blast from a young boy called Akira—a subject of a covert government experiment gone wrong now imprisoned for three decades in frozen stasis. But Tetsuo, an unstable youth with immense paranormal abilities of his own, has done the … [Read more...] about Akira 3 by Katsuhiro Otomo: A+
Akira 2 by Katsuhiro Otomo: A
From the back cover: Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of a Tokyo obliterated by a monstrous psychokinetic power known only as Akira, a being who yet lives, secretly imprisoned in frozen stasis. Those who stand guard know that Akira's awakening is a terrifying inevitability. Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense—and rapidly growing—psychic abilities, may be their only hope … [Read more...] about Akira 2 by Katsuhiro Otomo: A
High School Debut 2 by Kazune Kawahara: A-
From the back cover: Hapless Haruna needs help finding a boyfriend! After failing to win the eye of any guy in high school, Haruna enlists the help of cute upperclassman Yoh to coach her on how to make herself more appealing to the male species. Yoh agrees, with one catch: Haruna had better not fall for him! Haruna begins to develop feelings for Fumiya, Yoh's friend. Yoh … [Read more...] about High School Debut 2 by Kazune Kawahara: A-
High School Debut 1 by Kazune Kawahara: A-
From the back cover: Back in junior high, Haruna Nagashima was only interested in two things: softball and manga. Now that she's starting high school, Haruna's focus has changed—she wants to snag a boyfriend and have the romance of her dreams! After blindly following the advice of fashion magazines and the like, Haruna fails to win the eye of any guy. Convinced that a coach … [Read more...] about High School Debut 1 by Kazune Kawahara: A-