Maison Ikkoku is a series I've been meaning to read for a decade now. I watched a lot of the anime, and got up to volume nine in the manga a few years ago, but it took an MMF dedicated to Rumiko Takahashi to finally concentrate my determination sufficiently to conquer the final six volumes. Since I am writing specifically about the end of the series, and the methods Takahashi … [Read more...] about Maison Ikkoku 10-15 by Rumiko Takahashi
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InuYasha 45 by Rumiko Takahashi: B
A running plot in InuYasha involves the fact that the villain, Naraku, can never be wholly vanquished because he has secreted his heart away and as long as it exists elsewhere, he can’t die. It’s been dozens of volumes, so my memories of his methods are hazy, but his heart has resided for some time in the body of an infant, which has constructed itself a living fortress in the … [Read more...] about InuYasha 45 by Rumiko Takahashi: B
InuYasha 42-44 by Rumiko Takahashi: B+
I had determined some time ago not to get excited about any seeming progress in this series until the last couple of volumes, but I broke my own vow with these volumes, in which our heroes get closer than ever before to defeating one of the chief obstacles standing in their way. These three volumes focus on two things: swords and defeating Moryomaru, a creation of Naraku's who … [Read more...] about InuYasha 42-44 by Rumiko Takahashi: B+
RIN-NE 2 by Rumiko Takahashi: B
From the back cover: After a mysterious encounter in her childhood, Sakura Mamiya gained the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! Then one day she meets Rinne Rokudo, a boy who is far more than what he seems. Sakura and Rinne deal with the ghosts of an ancient warrior and a girl who drowned in the school swimming pool, but … [Read more...] about RIN-NE 2 by Rumiko Takahashi: B
InuYasha 41 by Rumiko Takahashi: B
In the past few volumes, it’s begun to feel like the final confrontation between Inuyasha and the evil Naraku is drawing nigh. First, however, Inuyasha and friends must defeat Moryomaru, a living demonic armor constructed by and to protect the scheming infant that houses Naraku’s heart. Unless the heart is destroyed, Naraku will never truly die. Naraku, for his part, wants … [Read more...] about InuYasha 41 by Rumiko Takahashi: B