Category Archives: Manga

Boogiepop Doesn’t Laugh

Posted on January 1, 2007 by Karura

Following a spate of disappearances amongst Shinyo Academy’s female students, the authorities conclude that the girls in question have run away due to the stress of exams and college applications. As some of the students discover, however, the disappearances are … Continue reading →

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Mai-Otome: the manga

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Karura

I’ve never been stuck for things to write about Mai-Otome- indeed, some might even venture to claim that I have already said enough about it. Nonetheless, such claims are not enough to deter me, and so the time has come … Continue reading →

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Kagen no Tsuki

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Karura

Sent to hospital after a car accident, Hotaru dreams of a beautiful teenage girl with long hair; nothing remarkable, perhaps, except for the fact that upon leaving the hospital, she happens to encounter that exact same girl living in an … Continue reading →

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Read or Die volume 1

Posted on December 25, 2006 by Karura

Yomiko Readman, aka The Paper, is a Paper Master- a British Library agent with the special ability to manipulate paper in any way she wishes. It should come as no surprise that such a person is also an avid bibliophile, … Continue reading →

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Alice 19th: At least the artwork was good

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Karura

Alice Senoh has spent her whole life living in her sister Mayura’s shadow, and much as she looks up to her, it can be hard not to get frustrated at times. Finally, matters come to a head when Mayura starts … Continue reading →

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Fruits Basket: From heady highs to angsty lows

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Karura

136 chapters ago, orphaned high school student Tohru Honda came to live with the Sohmas, a family with a bizarre secret; when hugged by a member of the opposite sex, they turned into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Now, … Continue reading →

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La Corda d’Oro 1

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Karura

Seishou Academy is a high school with a strong musical tradition- so much so that the music students are even taught separately from those in General Education. Every few years, students from both departments are allowed to apply to enter … Continue reading →

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Angelic Layer

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Karura

Twelve year old Misaki Suzuhara has just moved to Tokyo, and given her small stature, she can’t help feeling a little dwarfed by the big city. Small wonder, then, that Misaki immediately finds herself drawn to Angelic Layer- a sport … Continue reading →

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Rozen Maiden volume 1

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Karura

Jun Sakurada is a hikikomori who idles away his days ordering expensive mail order items- only to return them just before payment is due. Upon placing an order for a wind-up doll inside his desk drawer, however, Jun is more … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the NHK: Bleakly comical or just downright depressing?

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Karura

Chapters 1-32 Tatsuhiro Satou is a hikikomori- four years ago, he dropped out of college, and for the past year he hasn’t even talked to another person! It might seem as if there is no hope left for Satou, but … Continue reading →

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