NANA is a series I vow never to spoil. From the back cover: Being engaged isn't as wonderful as Hachi thought it would be. She has a trendy new apartment, but she's isolated from all her friends and Takumi is hardly ever home. When scandal hits hard, Trapnest (and her fiancé) flee to Europe, and Hachi is left to watch Blast suffer in the scandal rags and tabloid … [Read more...] about NANA 10 by Ai Yazawa: A
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Boys Over Flowers 23 by Yoko Kamio: B
From the back cover: Tsukushi ends her visit at her parents' quiet seaside home and returns to Tokyo. She is welcomed back with a "girls' night out" and ends up meeting a ton of guys! Unfortunately, they all turn out to be losers. In fact, one of the boys is downright terrifying and bears a striking resemblance to a certain curly-haired ex-boyfriend! Could they be … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 23 by Yoko Kamio: B
Boys Over Flowers 22 by Yoko Kamio: B-
From the back cover: Tsukushi has left her on-and-off boyfriend Tsukasa, his mansion, her school, and Tokyo altogether! Down and out, she heads for the seaside village where her family has gone to live and work. Unfortunately, her parents are about to be run out of town. Just then, visitors from Tokyo arive! Review: What a disappointment! After the awesomeness at the end of … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 22 by Yoko Kamio: B-
Boys Over Flowers 21 by Yoko Kamio: B+
From the back cover: Tsukasa's mother, Kaede, is back! Can Tsukushi really stay in the home of the woman with whom she is at war?! Kaede takes a new and vicious tack in her obsession to tear Tsukushi away from her upperclass son. If Tsukushi can't be bribed, then maybe Kaede can destroy the lives of Tsukushi's friends! Tsukushi is forced to take extreme measures—but which … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 21 by Yoko Kamio: B+
Black Cat 1-2 by Kentaro Yabuki: B+
Black Cat is the story of Train Heartnet, who used to work as an assassin for a powerful organization called Chronos. After an encounter with a female bounty hunter (a.k.a. sweeper) named Saya (whom we only glimpse near the end of volume two), his outlook changed and he gave up that life. Now it’s two years later and Train has become a sweeper himself, collecting bounties on … [Read more...] about Black Cat 1-2 by Kentaro Yabuki: B+