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8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Kiss Blue (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | Among all of the English translated BL, Kiss Blue is somewhat of a rarity: an understated, rape and fanservice free tale of two adults finding love. The plot is a super simple, but realistic and well executed take on best friends falling in love. While it's not my favorite style, Kinoshita's sketchy, expressive art fits the story well. I'm so glad that the second volume of this two volume series was finailly published (years after vol. 1). This is by far the best of Kinoshita's works available in English. The other two I've read by her, Little Crybaby and You & Harujion were not impressive, which probably acounts for her poor sales here. That's unfortunate, because Kiss Blue is a quality title and should be recognized as such. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Kiss All The Boys (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This was a quick and entertaining read. The characters were interesting and their "issues" were believable. The humor worked for me and Shiuko Kano's art is another plus. On the other hand, the end is just a little too neat and tidy. Some of these characters really get the shaft (no pun intended) and to have everyone end up happy after all that goes down seems a little hard to believe. I also wasn't a fan of the pairings; seeing middle aged dudes paired with high school boys slightly creeped me out. Despite these problems , Kiss All the Boys is still a fun read and I was able to enjoy the story. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] A King's Lesson (manga) [Rating▲▼] Bad [Comment▲▼] | What a terrible book this was! This book regurgitates every negative stereotype people have of boys love manga, starting with the ridiculous "rape is love" plot, which takes place in an all boys school, and features a girly looking young man. The art is terrible too, with simplistic badly proportioned faces and overuse of screentone. This is just a bad book and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] King of Thorn (manga) [Rating▲▼] Excellent [Comment▲▼] | I thoroughly enjoyed this action/horror manga. The plot was fun and imaginative, if not terribly original, as the manga-ka himself admits that he swiped the ideas from movies he's seen (Jurassic Park would be an obvious one). Even so, The story is faced paced with plenty of action and feels fresh despite the obvious influences. I thought it was pretty cool and I tore through all 6 volumes in a few short hours. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] King of the Lamp (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | Here is a collection of shorts. The first few are about a genie that grants girls' wishes, making this a wish fulfillment manga for girls, literally. The last story was about an orphan girl and a pair of womanizing incubi who take her in. All of the stories are super shallow love-confession-happy ending things. The book in entertaining enough, but it very thin on plot and not the sort of thing that sticks with you. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] (The) King of Debt (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | This is a BL antholgy and I have a hard time coming up with anything to say about it because it was so painfully mediocre. This is the second time I have read it actually, because I had the book, yet I had completely forgotten its contents. I expect to forget again within an hour or so. The art was the same way, sorta generic, and the anatomy (especially the naked parts) was laughable. On the other hand the book wasn't bad, just extremely bland and seriously lacked depth. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] King of Cards (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | This is a shoujo about a girl who gets into a fictional card game called "Chaos" by accidentally aquiring a rare card. You'd expect a manga about a fake card game to be cheesy and boring, but this wasn't the case. Tateno manages to make it interesting and creative, explaining the rules and tournaments in such a way that it sounds like fun. If it were a real game, I'd play. The heroine, Minami, is kinda your typical shoujo crybaby, but strangely, for this story it works. She gradually builds confidence as she gets better at the game. The love triangle was also well done, since the final choice wasn't clear to me until the very end. I was pleasantly suprised by how much I enjoyed this series. since I've been lukewarm on most of Tateno's work except for Yellow and Hero Heel. It seems I enjoy her longer series more than her more numerous one shots and short little 2-volumers. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Kimi Shiruya - Dost Thou Know? (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This one shot is about a pair of brothers who do kendo. It is saved from being your typical "schoolboys in love" story by having kendo and the rivalry between the two older brothers figure largely in the plot. I liked that the mangaka didn't just use the sport as "window dressing" but really integrated it in the story. The story itself was decent, but nothing special. I like this mangaka, but I don't think her work is very popular here. All that's been published thus far is this and one volume of "God of Dogs". | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Kill Me, Kiss Me (manhwa) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | The first volume of this is an amusing genderbender, in which a pair of cousins swich genders in order to attend each other's schools. if it had continued in that direction, I would have liked the series much more, as those characters were interesting. However, from volume 2 onwards, we follow a different set of charaters and it's only loosely related to the first volume. Basically it's like two different series. Unfortunately, the rest of the series is not nearly as interesting as volume one. In fact, months later now, I barely remember it while I do have some recall of the first volume. Not a good sign. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] (The) Key to the Kingdom (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | "Meh" pretty much summed up my reaction to this one. I have no real objections to it though. It was decently plotted and the characters were interesting enough, but it just didn't grab me. I read a lot of fantasy fiction back in the day, and this read a lot like that. It was basically just your run of the mill dragon fantasy. I think I'm burnt out on such things. If it doesn't bring anything new to the table, I have a hard time getting into it and unfortunately Key to the Kingdom isn't anything new. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Kaze no Hana (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | This was a really disappointing manga. It's like one big ball of dangling plot threads. The plot went absolutely nowhere and the ending was one of the worst non-endings I've ever read. I went searching to see if there was a follow up series and I found nothing, which is really sad, as the story started out with some promise. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Kare Kano (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | I wanted to like this story more than I did. The anime is one of my favorites, despite's it's non ending. Unfortunately, I was only mildly entertained by Kare Kano the manga. While the main story itself kept my interest, I felt the volumes in the middle that focus on the side characters were pretty boring and unneccessary. I also felt the story began to drag around volumes 17-20 where the focus shifts to Soichiro's dad and an extented flashback to his childhood. I did find the ending to be very satisfying though. There are no loose ends or plot threads left dangling (I'm looking at you Kare Kano anime). The art is standard shoujo, nothing spectactular. I did notice that it seemed to improve withthe later volumes. The manga was written over a period of 9 years, plenty of time for Tsuda to improve her art. Finally, I'm going to be honest and say that sweet high school romance stories such as Kare Kano aren't really my thing. I'm an adult so a lot of the character's actions I find it hard to relate to (i.e. Oh! He touched my hand! *dies from embarassment*). Although, I did rate Mars highly, but I wonder if it would hold up as well if I read it again today. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Kare First Love (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This series started out entertaining and sort of fizzled out at the halfway point. It's nothing one hasn't seen before in a million romance stories, glasses wearing shy girl somehow hooks the cute guy. After they start going out, Karin deals with normal teen romance things, like disapproving parents and Aoi pressuring her to have sex when she's not ready. After they clear these hurdles however, the story focused on Aoi's personal problems with his family and truthfully, it became a little dull. Have no fear though, this one ends in standard romance fashion with a wedding! So overall, as a fluffy teen romance it was decent but not notewothy. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Karakuri Odette (manga) [Rating▲▼] Excellent [Comment▲▼] | This is an excellent series! It's about a young girl, who happens to be an android and is virtually indistinquishable from a human. She decides to go to school and must learn all about fitting in and getting along in the human world. Odette doesn't know or understand a lot of things, so she questions a lot. It was an interesting look at human behavior through Odette's impartial eyes. At only six volumes, the series is the perfect length, long enough to build a story but not so long that it drags on. The plot is paced well and it wraps up nicely at the end. My strongest impression of the series is an overwhelming feeling of cuteness. Watching Odette deal with developing feelings and having them explained to her was just super adorable. I loved this series. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Kaoru Mori: Anything and Something (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This is a hodgepodge of short stories and illustrations by Kaoru Mori (Emma). Mori's art is top notch, but the book itself is rather shallow. None of the stories are longer than a few pages, and I was a bit unprepared for the fanservice. This stuff definitely ran in men's mags, male gaze was evident with all of the ass shots and such. Mori likes her maids as well, since a few stories have them too. This book is a must for a Mori superfan, but I only really liked Emma, so it's on my purge pile. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Ka Shin Fu (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This was pretty mediocre. I like Tateno's art style, but the plot on this one was underdeveloped with shallow one-note characters. Its about a couple of long lost heirs to some family dynasty who discover a family secret (not that interesting). They fall in love, the end. I realize they can't all be a "Kizuna" or a "Love Mode", but is it too much to ask for some well written characters? Aside from my ranting, I found Ka Shin Fu mildy entertaining but ultimately forgettable. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] K-ON! (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | I'm going to state up front that I'm generally not a fan of 4-koma style manga. With the execption of Azumanga Diaoh, they've all failed to capture my interest. K-ON isn't too bad, but it didn't exactly change my mind. It's cute and the characters are memorable, but it lacks substance. It is literally "cute girls doing nothing". I am so not the target audience, because "cute girls" just leave me cold. While I occasionally got a chuckle out of their antics, a lot of the time I was just bored. I have a feeling that I will like the anime a bit better, as this really could use some livening up with sound and acting. Overall though, K-ON the manga was mildly entertaining for me. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Jyu-Oh-Sei (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | Jyu Oh Sei is a science fiction story about a pair of twins condemned to a prison planet and forced to learn how to survive. The place is a very hostile environment, with carnivorous palnts and brutal winters. I found the setting pretty cool and imaginative. The story was fast paced and well written. I really like sci-fi stories, so this was right up my alley. I enjoyed it quite a bit. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Just Around the Corner (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | Student/teacher romances are a dime a dozen in yaoi-land. This is by far one of the best written though. The characters don't fall into cliche stereotypes and the drama is present in small doses. I found it to be a more understated romance. While Toko Kawai's art is not my fav, I do like that she avoids the blushing girly-boy style. While the characters *are* pretty, they still look masculine. Overall, this is one of my favorite by her. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Junior Escort (manga) [Rating▲▼] Not really good [Comment▲▼] | This is an anothlogy of the blandest and most forgettable sort, featuring cardboard characters with only the merest sketch of a plot. The art is also similarly bare bones, consisting of a few lines for the characters and very sparse backgrounds. Faces are oddly proportioned and character's faces and clothes have no detail whatsoever. The eyes are empty of expression and really the only thing differentiating the characters were their hairstyles. The whole thing is pretty amateurish looking. The title story spins off into sequels. I've read them and they are just as bad. Or, more acurately to say, I don't remember a thing about them. I'll probably forget this one again too (even though I've now read it twice). | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] (The) Judged (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | I picked this up after reading Akira Honma's other work published by Dramaqueen, the very good Last Portrait. While not quite up to the standard of Last Portrait, The Judged is still pretty decent. The characters in this all have serious issues and plenty of angst. I've really appreciate Honma's art as well. I really wish DQ hadn't disappeared so that we could see more of Honma's work in English. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Jihai (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This is a 3 volume futuristic fantasy series about clones with predetermined lifespans. Aoi is such a clone, and his time is almost up. He has some sort of special ability, so people are after him. He's taken in by a mysterious dude who runs a diner. The plot had some interesting elements, but none of them are really explored in detail. I enjoyed reading it but felt it was a little too shallow. I did like the art thuogh. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Jazz (manga) [Rating▲▼] Weak [Comment▲▼] | Jazz is supposed to be a about romance between a doctor and a patient, but I didn't feel the love. In fact, it reminded me of one of those awful bodice rippers from the 80's, with the abusive cavemanlike hero. The doctor had pretty much no personality at all, and the patient was a crazy obsessed stalker type. Instead of jumping into a relationship with this psycho, the doctor should have gotten a restraining order. Needless to say, I didn't like this manga. As a romance, I felt that it failed. It's been several years since I first read this, so I had to reread it just to see if it was as terrible as I remembered. It was. In the very first volume, the patient, a high school boy, drugs and rapes the doctor, and we're supposed to buy into this relationship? I'm seeing creepy obsession but no real love here. If it were standard shoujo, it would read like a training manual for abusive relationships. This series is absolute trash. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Isle of Forbidden Love (manga) [Rating▲▼] Not really good [Comment▲▼] | This story had an interesting premise, in which an isolated island of the coast of Japan exist in which people live unaware of the outside world and are frozen in time. There's a bunch of murders there and a task force from Tokyo (modern day) is sent to infiltrate the island and investigate. The problem was that all this was written in the most cursory and bare bones manner, nothing is elaborated on. The characters are similarly bare bones, so their love relationship came off shallow as hell. The art is nice, but it's not enough to drag this from being barely mediocre. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Invisible Love (manga) [Rating▲▼] Not really good [Comment▲▼] | A yaoi anthology; typically mediocre, and this one is no exception. The title story about a couple of friends with secret crushes on each other is the longest and best of the bunch. The rest are not worth mentioning as they were the barest of the bare in terms of any kind of detail or development. Honjoh's characters all look alike as well, just with different hairstyles (something she admits to in her notes). This seriously makes it even harder to distinguish these cardboard slabs from each other. This is not a terrible book, just utterly forgettable and I wish I had done something more productive with my 30 minutes. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Intriguing Secrets (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This is standard school boy boys' love. Two boys become friends after sharing in some afterschool punishment. They develop crushes on each other and after some silly misunderstandings, confess their feelings. The end. This was a light fluffy sort of story and I didn't find anything objectionable about it. Both boys were drawn in the same manner, there was no forced seduction, it was all pretty straightforward. For me, it was a little too cutesy. I vastly prefer stories about adults, but this would be fine for the teenage fangirl set, as it is very vanilla. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Intense Rain (manga) [Rating▲▼] Weak [Comment▲▼] | This is a very formulaic BL one shot containing two stories. The first is about a pair of reunited lovers and the second, well I forget that one already. Characters are the cardboardiest of cardboard, backgrounds are nonexistent, art is generic as is the writing. I really don't have anything to recommend about this book. At least it wasn't offensive, just painfully dull. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Innocent Bird (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | Innocent Bird is essential a romance story tossed into a mildly interesting plot about a war between angels and demons. The art was really lovely, with elaborate clothing, flowing hair, and really detailed wings. I also appreciated that the men looked masculine and not like little boys (or girls). Overall, I enjoyed the stroy. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] (The) Incredible Kintaro (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This is a gag manga, with most of the jokes centered around penises (penii?) and nudity. Granted, penises can be pretty funny looking so the humor did work for me. The premise is that main character-kun is the heir to a private school and in order to become the next principal, the staff members have to compete for his virginity. To protect himself, he enlists his childhood friend Kintaro as a bodyguard. Kintaro busts out some ridiculous naked martial arts and wields an ax as he takes down weird tentacle robots and pervy swim teachers. The book is pretty silly and I got a chuckle out of it. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Immortal Rain (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This is a different sort of shoujo, taking place in a futuristic world and featuring an immortal man and a teenage girl who fight against a evil corporation and a figure from Rain's past who are bent on world domination/destruction. There is a lot of action in this manga and it is quite well drawn. The story got a little ludicrous at times, but the emotional aspects were solid. While I'm glad I read this and I liked it overall, it's not something I enjoyed enough to keep on my selves to be read again. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Immoral Darkness (novel) [Comment▲▼] | I'm not even going to bother to rate this book. It is a yaoi light novel published by DMP. It has one of yaoi's staples, the student/teacher relationship. However, the only way to enjoy this book is to completely divorce yourself from reality. If that is not possible, DO NOT READ THIS. It borders on erotica and is kinda rapey. In the context of reality, the relationship is super creepy. On the other hand, as a fantasy novel, it's kinda hot, which is what it basically boils down to. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Imadoki! Nowadays (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | Imadoki was a slight disappointment for me. I had expected more after reading other Watase works such as Ceres and Fushigi Yugi. It wasn't bad however, just your standard high school based romantic comedy. It was cute and sweet, but not particularly memorable. I vastly prefer Watase's other series. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Il Gatto Sul G (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | Always on the lookout for something different, I initially was very interested in this story as it features a protagonist with multiple personality disorder. Too bad I did not like the neat and tidy way the boy was "cured" i.e. falling in love cures all things. *barfs* I did not expect complete realism in a manga, but at least it could have been believable. Also, the art was done in a style that I've come to identify as "generic BL". Wispy, feminine boys and sparse backgrounds is not a style I particularly admire and it's worse when it has no distinctive quality that sets it apart from other manga of it's style. In short, the art has no personality. It's boring. Thankfully, the plot wasn't boring. Extremely unrealistic and cliched, yes, but not boring. So, I despite its flaws, at least I was entertained. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Idol Pleasures (manga) [Rating▲▼] Not really good [Comment▲▼] | Here is another lackluster manga form Fuhri Misasagi (I've Moved Next Door...). In this one, the brother of a talent agency exec is given a job to manage a young idol, who has a generic tragic backstory. I'd be amazed if these characters could be more cardboard than they are. Anyway, the idol becomes attached to temporary job-kun and at the end we get a random revelation that he used to be a detective and a former coworker attempts to revenge rape him only to be saved by idol-kun and they admit their love, yadda yadda. Yeash, the more I think about it, the book was terrible. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Ichigenme... The First Class is Civil Law (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | I really like Yoshinaga's manga. I haven't found one dud yet among them. This one takes place mostly at a university and actually feels pretty authentic. The characters and the setting were well done. So many manga use setting as "window dressing", i.e. Schools when no one studies and workplaces where no one does any work, so it was nice to run across a university setting where the characters actually go to class. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] (The) Ice Wanderer (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This is a collection of short stories by Jiro Taniguchi, mostly focusing on the wilderness and the great outdoors. My favorite were the Jack London adaptations and the whale story at the end. Overall it's a pretty strong collection of stories and Taniguchi's art is great as always. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] I've Moved Next Door to You (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | Here's a prime example of "plot, what plot?" boys love. There is a shallow story here that's just there to set the stage and handwaved away at the end as the couple gets together. None of the characters are any more than cardboard cutouts. Unfortunately for a story this shallow, the fanservice is...not that interesting. So in the end this book is pretty forgettable. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | I'm not going to bother with a plot summary, because it's not really the focus here. This manga was pretty porny. I thought it was hot, so I guess it accomplished what it set out to do. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who isn't into explicit boys' love. Manga like this appeal to a very narrow niche and anyone who isn't the intended audience just isn't going to get it. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] I'll Be Your Slave (manga) [Rating▲▼] Not really good [Comment▲▼] | I guess this was supposed to be a parody or a gag manga? Either way, it fell flat for me. Most likely because the characters had no personality whatsoever. It's hard to see the humor in something that fails to be interesting. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] I Shall Never Return (manga) [Rating▲▼] Excellent [Comment▲▼] | This was a really excellent high-drama style romance story. The characters are interesting and well written and there is actual honest to goodness character development in this series. The art style is typical of the early ninties, and I liked it. I was satisfied with the ending too. It ended happily with out being sickly sweet. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] I Give to You (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This is the first book I've read from this mangaka and it was just...ok. The lead character is an airheaded sort who is running form the loansharks after his boyfriend skips out on him leaving him with tons of debt. He ends up at a tea shop run by former Yakuza. The story itself wasn't bad, I just wasn't able to connect with the characters at all. They were uninteresting and flat. The romance can basically be summed up as "upbeat guy charms sullen recluse out his shell". There wasn't much else to it. I was mildly entertained by this book only. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] I Can't Stop Loving You (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This two volumes series rests on the "meh" part of the scale, neither good, nor bad, but directly in the middle. It's characters are a couple of high school boys, one who's a buddhist priest in training and another who can see ghosts and has super human strength. They are dating and constantly getting cock-blocked by one ghost related incident or another. There is no real plot to this thing, it's all short little episodes starring the same two characters. The characters themselves are pretty thin. I did get some chuckles from the humor though. I do like Row Takakura's art too. I like how she draws faces, even the gaggle of little old ladies in volume one. Overall, this series was entertaining if middle-of-the-road. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hybrid Child (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | This is a short story collection from the creator of Junjo Romantica. Unfortunately, this doesn't compare to JR at all in terms of quality. Hybrid Child is a story about androids set in the 19th century. It took my a couple of stories to figure out that this was a historical piece. It was an awkward mix IMO. I did like the one (tragic) story without the androids though. In the end, I found the collection mildly entertaining only. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] How to Seduce a Vampire (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This is a mediocre first effort by a new to me manga-ka. The title story, about a vampire barber, is marginal. The second story, which takes place in a historical time and also features the vampire barber, is much better and pushes this book into "decent" territory. This is a darker story which explains where Kureha met the blacksmith who makes his magic shears. The final two storys are comlpetely forgettable. One is about cosplay and the other is a historical piece. Both feature bearded dudes with long hair. Clearly the manga-ka has a fetish. On the whole, this book isn't goin to blow anyone away, but I found it mildly entertaining. It's not bad, but I wouldn't call it good either, strictly middle of the road fare. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] How to Control a Sidecar (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | This book is a sequel to Martini, but focused on diffeent characters. This time, it's another bartender who's being persued by two guys. This book wasn't as engaging as the first book. The characters don't have any history together, so the romance seems even more rushed. This book also uses the tired old rape & later fall in love with rapist plot, which really stretches believablity. Especially since it was a pretty black and white rape, not a "forced seduction". I couldn't get into the relationship because of this. It appears this is one of Makoto Tateno's "misses". | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] How to Capture a Martini (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | Makoto Tateno is hit or miss for me. I've enjoyed her longer series like Hero Heel and King of Cards, but her one shots and anthologies tend to leave me cold. Martini ends up in the middle of the scale. In this, a guy runs into an old boyfriend (a bartender, hence the title) and wants to rekindle the relationship. Since they broke up years ago without closure, he's still in love with him. It's an emotional story and which mostly worked for me, except for the revelation about why they originally broke up. It was super contrived and tested my believablity meter. I wish Tateno would've come up with a more plausable reason, as otherwise I mostly liked the book. It does suffer from a lack of depth and a rushed story, but the fact that it wrung any emotion from me at all gives it a leg up on the countless other yaoi onehots that I read and forget immediately after. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hotel Harbour View (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | I bought this because Jiro Taniguchi did the art. His writing is excellent also, but unfortunately he didn't write this. The book contains two stories in which a man is killed by a female hitwoman. They are very dated in that 80's pulpy ultra sexual and violent way. But, I since I wasn't expecting much from the writing, I wasn't disappointed. Taniguchi's art is the draw here and the book's production values really compliment it with it's thick white paper, clear dustjacket, and large size. I wish this type of presentation was more common. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hot Limit (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | I was pretty entertained by this one because it aspired to a plot beyond your usual insipid love story. It can be summed up like this: a rich kid is prostituting himself at the behest of a crooked polititian/lover and ends up being helped out of the situation by a broke college student who falls in love with him. It's not going to win a literary prize, but it sufficed for some light entertainment. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hot Gimmick (manga) [Rating▲▼] Excellent [Comment▲▼] | I really enjoyed this story despite the fact that none of the characters were particularly likeable. Ryoki was an abusive d-bag and Hatsumi continued to be a doormat throughout the whole story. Their relationship was completely disfunctional, and that's what made it interesting (and disturbing). I just wish Ryoki would've gotten a clue, and Hatsumi would've stood up for herself. There's no effin way I'd ever allow a man to slap me. Why Hatsumi? Why? | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Honey/Chocolate (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | The first half of this book is a continuation of one of the stories in The Object of My Affection. The second half is a student/teacher romance. This is just mediocre fare, with underdeveloped stories and characters. It mildly enjoyable but still strictly middle of the road. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Honey*Smile (manga) [Rating▲▼] Not really good [Comment▲▼] | This is the second lackluster Yura Miyazawa manga I've read, the first being Love Syndrome. In this there are two stories, both featuring coworkers at generic offices. The characters are stock types of the cardboard variety, and the romance feels manufactured and shallow. There is nothing offensive in this book, it's just very forgettable fare. On the plus side, the art is clean and attractive, but that can't save it from bad writing. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Honey Senior, Darling Junior (manga) [Rating▲▼] Not really good [Comment▲▼] | This is actually the second time I read this, yet I didn't remember a thing. The stories in this are a forgettable as they come. The main story is about a sempai/kohei who are in love. That's it. No plot whatsoever. cardboard characters. Really dated, crude looking art. On the plus side, it isn't offensive. Just painfully bland. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Honey Darling (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This one volumes story is about a shiftless young guy who takes a job as a live in housekeeper/assistant at a vet clinic. He discovers he really likes the work while he falls for the vet. Its a pretty standard romance and I enjoyed it. What made this one stand out for me was the art. The characters are drawn in a much more masculine way than I'm used to seeing an a BL manga, which i appreciated. Nothing pulls me out of a story faster than seeing grown men depicted like pretty young girls. I also liked the heavy focus on Shiro, the cat. Norizaku even mentions in her notes that she didn't mean to draw a cat manga, but I thought it was fun. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Honey Colored Pancakes (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | This is a short story collection by Keiko Kinishita. Kiss Blue is one of my favorites, so I was expecting better from this book.The stories were just too short and underdeveloped. I'd say the blandest of the bunch was the title story, about the pastry chef and the guy he picks up who likes sweets. The two student/friend romances had to most potential, but they were just cut too short. If either had been expanded to fill a whole book, it could have been pretty good. In the end though, the collection was just barely average. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Honey and Clover (manga) [Rating▲▼] Excellent [Comment▲▼] | Honey and Clover is a slice of life drama about a group of friends at an art college in Tokyo. The characters are just so well written and nuanced, they came across as very human and real, definitely not shallow archtypes. The story features not one, but two love triangles. The first one features the childlike art prodigy Hagu, and her two admirers, Takemoto and Morita. The second features Mayama, his employer Rika, who he is in love with and also his friend Yamada, who is in love with him. Neither of these goes in a direction one would expect. Umino wrote them both in a realistic manner with some characters finding their paths together and some heading off alone. I really wanted to whack that Yamada upside the head. She clung to her hopeless feelings for Mayama for far too long. He made it clear that he didn't have any feelings for her early on, but she refused to move on. I alternated with feeling sorry for her and getting frustrated with her. I credit it to Umino's writing skill that I was able to invest so much into these characters. I cried at the end. This is a truely excellent series. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hissing (manhwa) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This is a fairly typical sunjeong manhwa, with it's overly melodramatic plot and androgynous art. The art did strike me as awkward at times. Yelling characters in particular often looked like big mouthed bass. Also, Da-Eh's nose was so small she looked like Micheal Jackson's long lost twin. I did like Da-Eh though, she was not like the leads in Japanese shoujo manga. She was no doormat and stood up for herself just fine. I seem to run across these types of heroines much more often in the Korean manhwa. As for the plot, I mostly found it to be underdeveloped and lacking explanation. For example, the situation with Da-Eh's little brother, nor Ta-Jun's relationship with his sister/cousin are really delved into. A lot of the melodrantic stuff lacked impact because of that. The central romance between Da-Eh and Sun-Nam was nice. Other than that, much of the plot and character development was tossed by the wayside. That's too bad because while I was entertained by "Hissing", it could have been better. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] His Arrogance (manga) [Rating▲▼] Weak [Comment▲▼] | This is a fairly typical cliche sort of BL manga that doesn't leave much of an impression. Ryo's father owns a modeling agency and his brother is a famous model. Ryo lives in the company dorm with all the models and starts a relationship with one of them. That's the premise, and its a pretty cliche one. Just an excuse to draw pretty boys. Yawn. Ryo also has a brother complex, although his older brother's brocon is even creepier. I found that relationship to be a bit offputting. The characters were pretty much cardboard cutouts, able to be summed up in a couple of words. Ryo was your standard submissive "cute" type, which is common in bad BL and I find really out of place in a BL manga. He was basically your standard shoujo heroine. He did not pass my "is this a believable male" test. Why not just make him a girl and have done with it? There was also not a single woman in the whole book. It's like that half of the species went extinct. No wonder everyone is gay. =D | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] High School Girls (manga) [Rating▲▼] Excellent [Comment▲▼] | Rarely has a series made me laugh so loudly. Volume after volume, it stays funny and never feels stale. High School Girls is set in an all girls school and follows a group of friends. Instead of going the cutesy slice of life route, it depicts high school girls as they really are, gross out humor and all. Seriously, girls are not made of sugar and spice and everything nice. They are just as slovenly and dumb as teenage boys. It's refreshing to see girls depicted that way instead of perfect little fetish objects. I really enjoyed this series. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hey, Sensei? (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This student/teacher romance is my favorite by Yaya Sakuragi that I've read so far. The premise is cliche, but the execution is not. Both characters are portrayed as men and the relationship feels equal. Sakuragi doesn't resort to "girlifying" one of the characters to fit into traditional gender roles and for that I'm grateful. There isn't much to the story, it is a simple romance, but it succeeds at what it's trying to do and I like it. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hero Heel (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | I admit that initially I didn't understand the fuss over Makoto Tateno's work. That could be because my first experience was with her one-shots, which IMO aren't the greatest. Although, I did like Yellow and now Hero Heel has also come along to cement my opinion as a fan. I must say her series are much better than the one-shots. Plots are more intricate and the characters and emotions are better developed. In Hero Heel, the relationship was a complicated and drama filled thing, playing out over all three volumes. I appreciated reading about a romance that had complications, it's more entertaining for me and the ending was ultimately more satisfying than if the couple had gotten together in the first volume. This is another reason I prefer a longer series format. I thought the setting was fun in Hero Heel as well. The characters were actors in a "Power Rangers" sort of action show and it felt authentic and not merely window dressing. Tateno's art is a plus overall, with my only peeve being that sometimes the characters tend to all look alike. Since I havn't read a whole lot of her work yet, this isn't so much of a problem. However, I did enjoy Hero Heel very much and look forward to checking out more of her series in the future. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Here is Greenwood (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This one was a dissapointment. The good: I liked the 80's style art and some of the humor was really funny. The bad: The rest of the humor and such flew right by me because I kept getting confused. The art and/or dialog didn't always make it clear exactly what was going on. I had to re-read the bathroom scene in volume 1 three times and I still didn't get it. I don't think I'll continue with this one. So, I gave this one another chance. I liked it better this time around, and I was able to get through all 9 volumes, but it will never be a favorite. The series reminds me a bit of "School Rumble" with its absurd humor, yet I don't find "Greenwood" to be nearly as funny. I liked it best when it stuck to the slice-of-life humor and the boys' everyday hijinks. When it ventured into alternate fantasy realms, I had trouble maintaining interest. The character designs were sometimes difficult to tell apart too, Shinobu and the other blonde one (Ikeda?) especially, which probably accounted for some of my confusion when I first picked up this series many moons ago. Despite its flaws, it really is a good series, if not to my tastes in regards to humor. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Her Majesty’s Dog (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | Overall, I thougth it was mediocre. I'm having a hard time coming up with things to say because it wasn't bad, it just didn't leave much of an impression. I thought the characters were underdeveloped and the plot kinda meandered until the last two volumes where it picked up a bit and came together with a pretty good ending. In this case, the ending dragged up the rating from "so-so" to "decent". | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Helter Skelter (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | This manga is about a model and her obsession with being the most beautiful to her detriment and eventual downfall. It really portrays how harmful obsession with youth can be and the sad fact that there is no escaping it. It's everywhere. Whether you turn on the TV, read the internet, or open a magazine, those messages are inescapable. Okazaki's art compliments the book beautifully, with very bold lines and exaggerated proportions its almost "ugly", mirroring the characters themselves. The end gave a "to be continued", but I felt that it ended just fine as is. I don't see what else Liliko has to tell really. I'm really interested in reading other work by the mangaka though. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Heaven!! (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | I found Heaven!! to be a very good romantic comedy with spot on (for me) humor. I even laughed out loud a few times. Seino's expressive art is also well suited to comedy. After enjoying this and a couple of her other works (Girl Got Game and Love Attack) I'll pretty much buy anything of hers that is printed in English. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hate to Love You (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | This is a BL one shot about sons form two rival rich families. They both attend the same private school and while at odds with each other, are in love with each other. Honestly, it's pretty "meh". This is a standard Romeo and Juliet style story, and just to beat on e over the head further with it, one of the dads drop a "just like Romeo and Juliet" line in the story. Gag me. Since this is a one shot, characters are stick figures, and plot? what plot? In the end, this book wasn't actively terrible, but it wasn't good either. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hard Rock (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | I liked this slice of life/romance story about four guys in a band. The relationships appeared somewhat realistic and natural, unlike a lot of BL manga. Also, I quite liked Akane Abe's art as well. Each of the characters had a distinctive look and personality, far from generic. I can't stand manga where everyone looks alike except for varying hair colors. It's lazy art. Hard Rock definitely is above average in the character art department. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Happy Mania (manga) [Rating▲▼] Excellent [Comment▲▼] | Happy Mania is about a 20-something, Kayoko, and her search for a boyfriend. I thought the story was excellent. The characterization was especially good. Each character was three dimentional and human, flaws and all. My only wish is that it had ended a bit more conclusively, but it makes sense that it didn't as that's just the way life is. Overall, an A+! | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Happy Hustle High (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | At first glance, this is just another run of the mill high school shoujo romance. Rie Takada's writing and knack for comedy and expression make this one out to be a cut above the rest though. I laughed out loud several times during the reading of this. Hanabi was an absolutely adorable and hilarious main character, definitely not a typical shoujo doormat. The romance was cute and well written. I could "feel the love" between the two and I wasn't left scratching my head as to why they liked each other. After finishing this and reading "Wild Act", I have become a serious fan of Takeda's work and am looking forward to tracking down the rest of her manga published in English. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Happiness Recommended (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | Here, Yukiharu was raised by his grandfather who dies and he moves in with his 6 younger brothers. Both parents have skipped town and the household is poor and slovenly. Haru has to learn to fit into his new life and also reaquaint himself with his childhood friend, Makoto. This is boy's love, so Haru and Makoto's friendship is more than it seems. My main problem with the book is that is felt like it need a sequel. This book was the set up, but lacked much of an ending. Overall, I liked the book. There was just enough to the characters that I wanted to know how they got along with their new living arrangement. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hanky Panky (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | This is the kind of forgettable dreck that disappoints me the most when I pick up a new-to-me mangaka. Let start with the art, which was ametureish. There were minimal backgrounds, faces were weirdly proportioned, and all the characters had this same face with similiar hair. This was a short story anthology, but the couples in each looked exactly alike. The stories themselves were super shallow and disposable. It was entertaining enough I guess, but I will not remember it after an hour. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Hanako and the Terror of Allegory (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This is a fun little short series based on the premise that urban legends become real when people believe in them. Aso is an "allegory detective" who investigates paranormal mysteries. He is assisted by Hanako, an allegory herself, and Kanae, the subject of chapter one's case that helps out at the office. The stories are mostly episodic, with a few offering hints as to Aso's special powers and a larger story. One was pretty comedic, in which Kanae makes a deal with the mirror demon in order to become an idol. The series was pretty entertaining and a lot lighter than Esuno's other series, Future Diary. I enjoyed it. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] GTO: The Early Years (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | Based on reading GTO, I was expecting a hilariously crude comedy series. The first volume was exactly that, with Ryuji and Onizuka going to a resort and lying about their ages/school to pick up chicks. It was hilarious. After that the series settled down into a typical shounen fighting manga, with the pair encountering one new foe after another that they must beat up to preserve their reputations as bad-asses. This started to drag after awhile as the formula was getting a bit stale. Fortunately, during the last third of the series the mangaka must have realized this, the comedy picked back up and it was great. The art saw a marked improvement as well over the course of the series, with the early volumes looking a bit crude and old-school and the later volumes looking more like GTO, with Onizuka's trademark over-exaggerated expressions. Overall, I enjoyed this series, if not as much as it's sequel. Those last few volumes in particular were awesome. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] GTO: 14 Days in Shonan (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This is a GTO side story in which Onizuka spends 14 days in his hometown shacked up in a group home with a bunch of troubled kids and a couple of hot chicks. Of course Onizuka helps all the kids solve their personal problems and he's still a virgin. Yep, all of the typical gags are reused in this series. Onizuka is pretty much a blatant Gary Stu, good at everything and can solve any problem with just his sheer awesomeness. Still, I found the series entertaining on the whole, but not quite as good as the main series. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] GTO (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | At times, I thought this read like a cheesy after school special. Some kid always has a problem and Onizuka always shows up to fix it. It was eye-rollingly over the top at some points. On the other hand the moralizing was injected with a shot of great humor. Despite the ocasional corniness, GTO is a pretty entertaining manga. I liked it overall. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gravitation EX (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | Maki Murakami only finished one volume of this Gravitation sequel before abandoning it. It's been quite some time since I've read the original series. About the only positive I can give to EX is Murakami's art looks a bit more polished than I remember, and it was nice seeing all the characters again. Unfortunately, the plot is nonsensical. The more outlandish elements that saturated the later volumes of the original are in full force here, like the giant robot panda, also plenty of guns, explosions and silly violence. Most of the characters appear here, kinda like a reunion show. The bare bones "plot" is wrapped up at the end of the volume, so I'm perfectly content to end it here. As it is, this book adds nothing to the original story. I would have been better off rereading that instead. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gravitation (manga) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | This is the first yaoi manga I have read and overall, I enjoyed it. One thing that was especially noteworthy was the lack of the traditioal female role in the romance. I found that refreshing, as it allowed Shuichi to persue his career and call Yuki out on being an asshole, something I've never seen with shojo heroines. Usually they just focus on making the man happy, no matter how much of a dick he is, and have no aspirations other than that. *Pukes* the humor in the story occasionally ventured in to over-the-top territory (the giant robotic panda!?), but it managed to be very funny at times too. I found that I enjoyed this manga a lot more than the anime as well. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] (The) Gorgeous Life of Strawberry Chan (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | This is basically a gag manga about a boy and his pet frog. It is utterly plotless and silly, and full of Morinaga's WTF style humor. In this case, the humor is hit or miss. It took most of this first book for me to warm up to the characters and start finding some of the jokes funny. I got most of my laughs from the second book, "The Super Cool Life of Strawberry Chan". | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gorgeous Carat Galaxy (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This is a sequel to Gorgeous carat, although it reads more like a side story. Noir and Florian head out to one of Florian's aquaintence's estates in order to inspect some art and encounter a gothic style murder mystery. Yep, this one has a creepy castle with secret pathways and the requisite mentally ill relative. The book itself doesn't address anything left hanging at the end of the original series, so I was a little disappointed with it. The story itself just wasn't as intesting as the last series as well. I was still entertained but I just didn't like it as much. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gorgeous Carat (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | Gorgeous Carat was more entertaining than I had expected it to be. It's a fun sort of historical adventure series about a couple of aristocrats, one of which who is a jewel thief. This is another of Higuri's series which takes place in exotic locales, this time France and Northern Africa at the turn of the 20th century. It's probably far from historically accurate, but it is something different, which I appreciate and You Higuri's art depicts it wonderfully. The story arc about the Templars' treasure wraps up at the end of the fourth volume, but some threads are left hanging, such as the relationship between the lead characters and the fate of the Black Hand. I only hope that Higuri goes back to this someday and continues it, as there is still a story left to tell. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Golden Prince and Argent King (manga) [Rating▲▼] Weak [Comment▲▼] | This one volume story reads just like a cheesy soap opera, full of melodrama and ridiculousness. An orphaned high school boy is taken in by his rich grandfather and goes to live with older two half brothers. He falls in love with the older one, and both are into him, while later it's revealed that he's not actually blood related to the older one. The art was wooden and amateurish and the plot was laughable. Actually, the story is the least of this thing's problems. It was just terribly written with stilted dialog, horribly drawn expressions and nonexistent characterization. I was just barely entertained and objectively I can admit that it wasn't very good. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Golden Cain (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | In Golden Cain, a self destructive young man begins an affair with Cain, a model. I enjoyed this one, mostly because the characters were interesting. Both were a little messed up, which made for an entertaining read. Golden Cain was memorable, which isn't something I can say for Sweet Revolution, which I also read today. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Glass Sky (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | I'm beginning to like Yugi Yamada. Glass Sky is a book of short stories. I'm usually not a fan of short stories, because they don't allow for a lot of depth. However, these were pretty entertaining. Yamada's art style is growing on me and she does have a flair for expressions and comedy. I'm looking forward to reading more of hers. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Girl Got Game (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | Girl Got Game is a cute and funny romantic comedy with a basketball theme. There isn't much actual basketball in the story though, it's mainly used as window dressing. The characters were cute and I really liked Kyo. I was happy to see her kick some ass and not be a submissive doormat. I hate seeing women portrayed that way and having it looked at as some sort of feminine ideal. I know it's common in shojo manga, but it still touches a nerve, which is why I get excited when the heroine has an actual personality beyond pleasing her man. The art was standard shojo style, which gets the job done, but doesn't stand out in any way. What made this story was Kyo herself, and the humor of her dealing with her teammates. The humor totally worked in this manga. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Ghost Slayers Ayashi (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | This is a two volume adaptation of the Bnes anime Ghost Slayers Ayashi. Ususally, manga adaptations are pretty bad, but this one is passable. However, the manga assumes familiarity with the anime and doesn't spend much time on introductions. Like the anime, it is episodic. Volume one is broken up into two stories, and volume 2 contains one whole story. The art retains the style used in the anime as well and comes across quite nicely on the page. I was mildly entertained by this short series. It isn't anything mindblowing, but for fans of the anime, it's worth checking out. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Ghost in the Shell (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | I watched the movies and the TV show before reading this. While this was pretty much more of the same, I enjoyed the movies and the TV much better. First, the good: the art in this was in the ultra detailed 80's style and it was beautiful. The stories were very well written. Some of them were adapted into the TV series while others were combined for the movie. The bad: The art suffered from a sort of cheap sleazy porn asthetic. Every female character appeared in some sort of stripper gear while the rest of the (male) characters were dressed in normal clothes. I don't mind nudity, but the disconnect with the way the male and female charcters were portrayed sort of hindered my enjoyment of the story. It's hard to take the Major seriously when she's portrayed in the strpper squat, cameltoe on display. Thankfully, the fanservice aspect wasn't present in the movies. All the nudity there made sense in the context of the story and didn't feel cheap and pandering. I also felt the movies was more tightly plotted, as the manga stories sort of meandered a bit, jumping from one case to another without much to connect them. Because of these issues with the manga, I enjoyed the anime much more and will stick to that in the future for my GITS fix. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gerard & Jacques (manga) [Rating▲▼] Excellent [Comment▲▼] | Gerard and Jaques has a unique premise in that it's set just before the French Revolution and stars a fallen aristocrat and a wealthy writer. Like another truly excellent Europe based manga, Victorian Romance Emma, I found the characters to be believably European. (A lot of manga creators seem to fail at this). Not only were the characters above par, the plot exceded my expectations too. Out of all the Fumi Yoshinaga manga I've read so far, this one ranks up there with Antique Bakery as one of my favorites. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gentlemen's Agreement Between a Rabbit & a Wolf (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | Once again a short story collection that will be forgotten in an instant. The title story is about a couple of bickering coworkers forced to wear animal suits to promote...something ? never explained. They bang, the end. On the positive Oumi's art is great. Too bad the rest isn't. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] A Gentleman's Kiss (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This is a BL about two sons of rival "business yakuza" groups. When the story opens, the two are adults and have been together for several years, keeping their relationship a secret. It has a bit of a Romeo and Juliet (or Romeo) vibe, except the factors keeping them apart are mostly internal. One half of the couple is insecure about admiting his feelings and is also afraid to commit due to family and etc. I liked this rare romance about adults. It does feature some romance cliches, such as the doomed to fail rival and an overwrought hospital scene near the end. Still, it was a good, entertaining read. Shinri Fuwa's art is of the barebones backgroundless variety, and her men are occasionally anatomically challenged, but I do like that she draws men looking like men. Overall, I liked this story and it does hold up to a second reading. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gente - Ristorante no Hitobito (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This is a prequel to Ristorante Paradiso. The story begin with the opening of the restaurant and follows the employees, both former and current. This is a slice of life manga about average people. I enjoyed reading about adults with adult problems. Unfortunatley, I really didn't find these people that interesting. Perhaps it's because there were so many characters, some who looked alike, and not enough page time to really delve into each one. The orginal book, Ristorante Paradiso, handled this much better, focusing almost soley on Nicoletta and her mother and fully deveolping their cinflict. In the end, I did like this series, although not as much as I was hoping. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Genshiken (manga) [Rating▲▼] Excellent [Comment▲▼] | Genshiken is a fun and realistic slice-of-life comedy about a bunch of otaku and their school club. The characters were well written and memorable. I found Kasukabe's reactions to the various nerdly activities priceless. I got a laugh out of the initiation ritual as well. The manga is pretty much full of anime and manga references and both pokes fun at and celebrates otaku culture. I don't consider myself an otaku, but I enjoyed it greatly nonetheless. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Genkaku Picasso (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | This short three volume series is about Hikari, a runty antisocial boy who draws pictures. One day he and his only friend are in an accident, and he gains the power to draw pictures of the inside of peoples hearts. These are usually surreal in nature and have to be decoded in order to solve the person's problem. Hikari has to help people or else his body will rot. The premise was really interesting, but the execution is of the standard shounen "problem of the week" variety. Fortunately, the art in this is fantastic, and made up for the mediocre writing. Since, it was such as short series, it never had the chance to get stale either. The ending was a little trite and touchy feely but a least it did end. I can understand a kid friendly ending for what ultimately is just a kid's series, although a more creative one than I'm used to seeing. Overall, I enjoyed it. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gay's Anatomy (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | This is an earlier work by You Higashino. The art is not as strong as her later works. Her style is still the same but it's not as consistent, with some oddly proportioned faces. It seems as if she tried to write a "romance" here as well, but it's rife with tired tropes like the huge demanding guy dominating the girly blushing one. Bleh. She should just stick to porn. The "love scenes" in this book aren't as adventurous as I've come to expect from her later work as well. So, while in general I'm a Higashino fan, this isn't a very good book. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gatcha Gacha (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | The first volume of this is very promising. It is your standard high school set shoujo romantic comedy, yes, but the characters are a bit different than your regular stock 2D cutouts. The heroine, Yuri, is a serial dater, described as having "turned every knob in the school". She befriends a beautiful, bad natured girl named Motoko. she has a crush on a notorious womanizer, and the straightlaced class prez has a crush on her. For the most part, I enjoyed this manga, the characters are interesting and their interactions make for some fun. What bored me was the overly melodramatic past involving Motoko, her sister and Yabe. Volume 7 in particular was a low point in the series, as it focused almost soley on Motoko and an old friend from junior high. What made the series most interesting was Yuri, her strange friendship with Motoko and her misadventures with love. I was also sort of disappointed that there was no resolution for Hirao. Sure he was pretty spineless for most of the story, but he really steps up in those last few volumes, so I was rooting for him. Oh well, The series is certainly well worth reading as it is a bit different from a lot of what's available for high school shoujo romances. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] GALS! (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | I'm more familiar with the GALS! anime since I saw that first. I've read five volumes of the manga so far and I'm not liking it as much. I've had the rest of the series sitting on my shelf and I'm finding it hard to drum up any excitement to read it. It's still the same lighthearted shoujo comedy, but I find the jokes and situations duller without color, sound and voices. Also, maybe it's not as funny the second time around. Or, maybe I just have to be in the right mood to enjoy this thing. I'm not expecting my opinion will improve, but I'll slowly finish the last five volumes and report back. I just finished volume six. I'm really disliking Otohata at this point. The prevailing message here seems to be some sort of "keep chasing him even if he doesn't express any interest in you" and "he's only a dick to you for your own good" sort of BS. Yes, Aya is a huge pushover, but their relationship is skeeving me out. This is another variation on the standard shoujo doormat herione falls for jerky guy scenario. Four more volumes to go. Aaand I've managed to slog through volumes 7 and 8. What's really not doing it for me is the screechy slapstick. Yelling and Exaggerated reactions leave me cold in the humor department. I've finally finished the last two volumes! Sadly, the series never managed to engage me. The humor didn't click, I found the drama boring, and I couldn't connect with the characters. It's strange to me that I had this reaction, because I did end up enjoying the anime. It isn't a favorite, but I did like it. For some reason though, this manga left me cold. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gakuen Heaven Nakajima ver. (manga) [Rating▲▼] So-so [Comment▲▼] | This incarnation of Gakuen Heaven is a little bit better than the first, but that's not saying a lot. The story is still shallow and cheesy, but You Higuri's art somewhat makes up for it. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gakuen Heaven (manga by You Higuri) [Rating▲▼] Not really good [Comment▲▼] | The story is generic and crappy. The only reason to read this is You Higuri's art. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Gaba Kawa (manga) [Rating▲▼] Good [Comment▲▼] | I've enjoyed all of Rie Takada's work so far and Gaba Kawa is no different. It is about a demon girl who is sent to earth in order to do evil deeds and capture souls to send to hell. Unfortunately for her, she falls in love with a human boy. I found it very funny. Takada is spot on with comedy. My only complaint was the ending. It wasn't good. In fact, it was the cheapest reincarnation gimmick I've ever seen. Other that that though, I did find Gaba Kawa a fun read. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Future Lovers (manga) [Rating▲▼] Excellent [Comment▲▼] | What a great story this was! I found the plot to be wonderfully realistic and the characters were memorable and 3-dimentional. It was a good mixture of LOL moments mixed with well written romance. I thoroughly enjoyed it. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Fushigi Yûgi (manga) [Rating▲▼] Decent [Comment▲▼] | It's been several years since I've seen the anime. so I decided to sit down and read Yuu Watase's classic "girl gets sucked into a fantasy realm" manga. This manga has been cribbed from so much that it's hard to go back and read it with fresh eyes. On the other hand, the cast is so memorable and the melodrama so over the top that I couldn't help but get into it anyway. The lead, Miaka, is the dumbest twit ever to grace a reverse harem shoujo, in my opinion. In true harem fashion, she's surrounded by lots of handsome men who inexplicably fall for her. The setting is fun, a fantasical ancient China, in which gods, demons and magic are commonplace. Miaka must collect her seven warriors and summon the god Suzaku to bring peace to the land. Overall, I found it mildly entertaing. I can only wonder if I would have connected better with this story if had read this when i was much younger. Then I would have been less critical of it's many flaws, such as the dumb as a box of rocks lead, the contrived way all these dudes seem to fall for her (like how she turned Noriko straight), or the character actions that are improbable or over the top (Yui for example). To be honest, the whole thing is kinda dumb, but then again, I am not a twelve year old girl. I'm glad I at least read this once. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
8de6f3f8_Read_all____Anime_News_Network__Comment__ | [Read all▲▼] Full House (manhwa) [Rating▲▼] Very good [Comment▲▼] | This manhwa makes use of several hoary old romance tropes, such as The Marriage of Convenience and The Big Misunderstanding. Yet, even though I knew when the creator was going with the story, I still found myself hooked. Ryder and Ellie were such a well matched couple that I couldn't help but root for them. In stories like this, it's about the journey than the destination. Soo Yon Won is also the creator of one of my favorite, Let Dai. While this story isn't quite as fresh, I still found it highly enjoyable. Her art is lovely and detailed, with beautiful character designs and excellent background art. Unfortunately, this series has only been published up to volume four. I had to make due with the dreaded scans to get the rest of the story. I would absolutely love to have the rest of the series on my shelf though. | [] | PrettyKitty20034's Manga [Read all] - Anime News Network | Comment▲▼ | http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyManga/?user=PrettyKitty20034&categ=3&sort=- | 7/1438043060830.93_20150728002420-00076-ip-10-236-191-2_292518153_0.json |
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