From the back cover: All that matters to 15-year-old Nobara Sumiyoshi is volleyball—she's an awesome player with big-time ambitions. But sometimes it seems like a girl just can't get a break in the competitive world of high school volleyball. Nobara's family wants her to inherit the role of "young mistress," serving rich patrons at her family's old-fashioned Japanese … [Read more...] about Crimson Hero 1 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B
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One Piece 4 by Eiichiro Oda: B-
From the back cover: Captain Kuro of the Black Cat Pirates was the most feared evil genius on the high seas... until he vanished. Most people believe he's dead, but only his crew knows the truth: Captain Kuro has been lying low in a small seaside village, posing as a mild-mannered butler until the time for pillage is just right. Now that time has come, and the ruthless Black … [Read more...] about One Piece 4 by Eiichiro Oda: B-
Monkey High! 5 by Shouko Akira: B+
When reserved, intelligent Haruna transferred into a new high school, she never expected to fall for the most chipper and scrawny guy in her class. That’s exactly what happened, though, and she and Macharu have now been dating for a year. In this volume, some difficulties arise in the lead characters’ relationship. It’s not as if they fight in dramatic fashion, but because … [Read more...] about Monkey High! 5 by Shouko Akira: B+
Monkey High! 4 by Shouko Akira: B+
From the back cover: Macharu's best friend Atsu is really starting to fall for Haruna, especially since she's been working at the same place he works and they've been spending more and more time together. With a jealous Macharu waiting and a persistent Atsu pursuing, who is Haruna going to choose in this bizarre love triangle? Review: I think I'm just gonna have to resign … [Read more...] about Monkey High! 4 by Shouko Akira: B+
Love*Com 11 by Aya Nakahara: B-
After briefly breaking up in the previous volume, things are going okay for series protagonists Risa Koizumi and Atsushi Ôtani. It’s up to the supporting cast, therefore, to deliver the angst. Risa’s best friend, Nobu, fulfills her obligation by suddenly deciding to attend college in Hokkaido so that she can be with the ailing, much-beloved grandmother whom she’s never … [Read more...] about Love*Com 11 by Aya Nakahara: B-