Originally, this post was supposed to go up several months ago, when the sixth volumes of these series were newly released, but time conspired against me. And so, belatedly, I present reviews of volumes five and six of Kamisama Kiss and Oresama Teacher. Also included is perennial favorite Skip Beat!, which is on a similar trajectory, just twenty volumes ahead. Kamisama … [Read more...] about Tidbits: Now We Are Six
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Dawn of the Arcana, Vols. 1-2
By Rei Toma | Published by VIZ Media In premise, Dawn of Arcana sounds like fairly generic shoujo fantasy. Princess Nakaba of Senan is married to Prince Caesar of Belquat in an arrangement ostensibly meant to ensure peace between their warring kingdoms, but which nobody expects to do so for long. Nakaba is resigned to her fate, but not without backbone, while Caesar is … [Read more...] about Dawn of the Arcana, Vols. 1-2
A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1
By Miyoshi Tomori | Published by VIZ Media The back cover blurb of A Devil and Her Love Song contains the following lines: "Meet Maria Kawai—she’s gorgeous and whip-smart, a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue, it’s no wonder some consider her to be the very devil!" And in my mind, this built up the expectation for a comedy, but that’s … [Read more...] about A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1
Yurara, Vols. 1-5
By Chika Shiomi | Published by VIZ Media Yurara Tsukinowa can see spirits and sense their painful emotions, but she can’t actually do anything to help them. Or so she thinks. When a new school year finds her in the same class as Mei Tendo and Yako Hoshino, two hunky boys who use their spiritual powers to ward off vengeful spirits, she ends up helping them out, but not … [Read more...] about Yurara, Vols. 1-5
Oresama Teacher 1-2 by Izumi Tsubaki
Sometimes, one just wants to read a silly, goodhearted comedy. And on that front, Oresama Teacher delivers admirably. Mafuyu Kurosaki used to be the bancho of her school (though she didn't realize it at the time) until she got nabbed by the cops and expelled. Her mother finds a school in the country that will accept Mafuyu, and ships her off for a fresh start. Although … [Read more...] about Oresama Teacher 1-2 by Izumi Tsubaki