From the back cover: Humanity, in its hubris, has precipitated a devastating ecological disaster. Flourishing industrial civilizations have been swallowed up and Earth is covered with the Sea of Corruption, an enormous forest of fungi that releases a miasma of poisonous spores into the air. Nausicaä, a gentle young princess, has an empathic bond with the giant mutated insects … [Read more...] about Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind 1 by Hayao Miyazaki: A
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Love*Com 8 by Aya Nakahara: B+
Risa and Ôtani are finally going out, but she’s uncertain about how she’s supposed to act around him now. She’s got this preconceived notion of what a girlfriend should be, and internally beats herself up each time she fails to live up to that ideal. It helps some when Ôtani sets aside his natural reticence and introduces her to people as his girlfriend, but he still hasn’t … [Read more...] about Love*Com 8 by Aya Nakahara: B+
Love*Com 7 by Aya Nakahara: A
From the back cover: Risa is sick of having her emotions yanked back and forth by her feelings for Ôtani, so she decides once and for all to just be friends. But when she tells Ôtani that she's getting over him, he freaks out and tells her not to! Has the comedy duo turned into a couple? Review: It's a special book that can make me grin like a great big doofus at least … [Read more...] about Love*Com 7 by Aya Nakahara: A
Boys Over Flowers 16 by Yoko Kamio: A
From the back cover: Tsukasa's 18th birthday doesn't go smoothly at all! Tsukushi is introduced to Kaede, Tsukasa's mother, by way of falling over a table and causing a scene. Kaede tells her to get out, but Tsukasa defends her by declaring that she is precious to him. Thus begins a three-sided war between the three most headstrong people you've ever seen! Tsukushi and … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 16 by Yoko Kamio: A
Boys Over Flowers 15 by Yoko Kamio: B+
From the back cover: Junpei has promised to protect Tsukushi and always be there for her. His promise comes just in time, since Tsukushi has been given another of the infamous "red slips," the mark of someone targeted for abuse. Meanwhile, Akira and Soujirou are desperately looking for Tsukasa, who has been gone for days. It turns out that Junpei harbors a terrible grudge … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 15 by Yoko Kamio: B+