Volume six of Monkey High! builds on issues between reserved Haruna and her cheerful boyfriend, Macharu, that began to develop in the previous volume. Macharu, in his optimism, keeps trying to help bring about reconciliation between Haruna and her distant politician father while the mere thought of her family woes is sufficient to ruin any fun Haruna might be having. Macharu’s … [Read more...] about Monkey High! 6 by Shouko Akira: B+
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ChocoMimi, Vol. 1 by Konami Sonoda: C
Choco and Mimi are in the eighth grade and they are best friends, despite the fact that Choco is serious, mature, and tolerable and Mimi is spoiled, ridiculous, and irksome. The cast also includes their stern teacher, Mr. Take; Ando and Mumu, a couple of boys in their class; and several pets, who are easily the best thing about ChocoMimi. There’s not much story to this manga, … [Read more...] about ChocoMimi, Vol. 1 by Konami Sonoda: C
Kurohime 12 by Masanori • Ookamigumi • Katakura: C+
Kurohime is a witch-gunslinger, which essentially means that she can shoot magic out of a gun to heal injuries, beef up her own physical defenses, or conjure “witch-beasts” to fight opponents. As the volume begins, she is fighting the Kurohime Punishment Squad, a band of scantily-clad women with a grudge against her. A common enemy forces the women to work together and the … [Read more...] about Kurohime 12 by Masanori • Ookamigumi • Katakura: C+
Boys Over Flowers 20 by Yoko Kamio: B+
From the back cover: Tsukushi has agreed to be Tsukasa's girlfriend! But there's a hitch—she'll go out with him for only two months to see if she can truly love him. Tsukasa is off to a bad start when he ends up smacking the womanizing new boyfriend of Tsukushi's friend, Yuki, at the end of a double date, making Tsukushi furious. Then Sojiro of the F4 helps Yuki by exacting a … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 20 by Yoko Kamio: B+
Boys Over Flowers 19 by Yoko Kamio: B+
From the back cover: When Tsukushi is left homeless, she has no choice but to become a maid in the mansion of her on-and-off boyfriend, Tsukasa. Not only that, but she becomes his own personal maid! Her duties include the dreaded task of waking him up in the morning, a job normally left to three people. Then Tsukasa orders her to come to his room unseen at midnight, causing … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 19 by Yoko Kamio: B+