From the back cover: When their high school's pop-music club is about to be disbanded due to lack of interest, four girls step up to fill the membership quota. Unfortunately, lead guitarist Yui Hirasawa has never played an instrument in her life. Ever. And although she likes the idea of being in a band, standing in front of the mirror posing with her guitar is a lot easier than … [Read more...] about K-ON! 1 by Kakifly: C-
Yen Press
Yotsuba&! 2-8 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A
The theme of this month's Manga Moveable Feast is a Kids' Table featuring discussion of Yotsuba&! and other kid-friendly manga. Here is my take on the former; be sure to check out this week's Off the Shelf where MJ and I will talk about the latter! My opinions on these seven delightful volumes of Yotsuba&! can be summed up as: "Yep, still awesome!" I really don't have … [Read more...] about Yotsuba&! 2-8 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A
Sugarholic 1-5 by Gong GooGoo: B
Jae-Gyu Sin is a lazy and listless twenty-year-old living with her mother and grandmother. When a mudslide destroys their house, her grandmother ships Jae-Gyu off to Seoul with very little money and instructions to stay with her brother, a university student, for a while. On her way there, she manages to tear the shirt being worn by a random hottie then spots her childhood … [Read more...] about Sugarholic 1-5 by Gong GooGoo: B
Darker Than Black by BONES, et al.: C+
I reviewed the omnibus edition of this shoujo manga based on the Darker Than Black anime for Comics Should Be Good. Basically, all of the elements borrowed from the anime are pretty intriguing, but the manga's storyline just doesn't hang together very well. You can find that review here. Darker Than Black is published in English by Yen Press in a 384-page omnibus edition … [Read more...] about Darker Than Black by BONES, et al.: C+
Time and Again 1-3 by JiUn Yun: A-
It's China during the Tang Dynasty. Exorcist Baek-On Ju travels with his bodyguard, Ho-Yeon Won, dealing with ghosts, crafting talismans for his customers, and advising on various mysterious phenomena. The series is primarily episodic but is nonetheless affecting, owing to the quality of the stories and the painful memories that unite Baek-On and Ho-Yeon in self-incriminating … [Read more...] about Time and Again 1-3 by JiUn Yun: A-