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The girls enter their senior year and Miss Yukari speaks ill of Tomo in the third volume of Azumanga Daioh! This volume marks the return of the sports meet, where Sakaki, Osaka, Kagura and the others compete in categories like the three-legged race and beanbag tossing, while Chiyo-chan races to find an idiot for the scavenger hunt... The manga also includes a "First Dream of the New Year" special, where Sakaki meets Chiyo-chan's tomato-hating "father" and his penguin housekeeper... Will Osaka succeed in her resolution to "get faster"? Will Kaorin ever let go of Sakaki? Find out in Azumanga Daioh volume 3!

Some people buy their personal computers based on style... and in near-future Japan, the hottest style for your "persocom" is shaped like an attractive android Poor student Hideki, fresh off the farm and trying to get into a Tokyo university, has neither money nor a girlfriend - then finds a persocom seemingly discarded in an alley. Taking the cute robot home and activating it, Hideki finds her affectionate, but amnesiac, able only to say the word "Chi" - and so he names her. But who is this strange new persocom in his life? Instead of being his digital assistant, Hideki finds himself having to teach Chi how to get along in the everyday world, even while he and his friends try to solve the mystery of her origins. Is she one of the urban-legendary Chobits - persocoms built to have the riskiest functions of all: real emotions, and free will?

Somewhere in the desert lies the world's greatest treasure: the 12 Rings of the Dead, the only source of the mysterious substance "Zombie Powder," which can raise the dead and give the living eternal life...THE MAN WITH THE BLACK HANDElwood was a knife-thrower caught in a life of crime until he met Gamma Akutabi, class "S" criminal, a man with a six-foot chainsaw and a metal hand. Soon, Elwood is caught up in Gamma's quest for the most precious objects in the world, the Rings that might give new life to Elwood's sister...or make Gamma even harder to kill than he is already. But to get eternal life, they'll have to put their own lives on the line...and look down the barrel of the gun of the only man who is Gamma's equal...

\ \ Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestAfter reading so many Harlequin manga, it feels weird to pick up a manga that isn't about gushy romance, but gushy body parts. You think I'm kidding? Man, this is some creepy shit. I thought it was going to be a light-hearted gothic novel with cute little anime girls but now I'm literally freaking out because it's midnight and someone I know might disappear into the woods.Jeanie and Amber are twin girls who are going to a boarding college in the Australian bushlands because reasons. They thought it would be an opportunity to connect with her aunt, but she drops them off and then immediately leaves under the cover of night, leaving them at the mercy of the crotchety and slightly creepy teachers, and the older than dirt VP. Almost as soon as they take up residence in the school, creepy things happen. Seances go awry, mirrors don't act normally, things watch them in the shadows, and they have some MFing terrifying nightmares about dead girls frolicking in trees raining blood. OH. EM. GEE.I was actually very impressed by this story and how thoughtful and mysterious and creepy everything is. Sometimes horror anime goes totally over the top, like Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, or "When the Cicadas Cry" had a good atmosphere but also relied on shock horror and had a lot of splatterpunk, whereas THE DREAMING is much more psychological in nature and reminds me of Japanese horror films like The Ring and The Grudge in how it relies on atmosphere, emotion, and secrets to keep the story driving to its inevitable and creepy climax.Even after finishing this review, I still have chills. I'm going to have to stay up for another hour or two reading something that isn't scary. If you enjoy horror movies, you should pick up this book. It is almost cinematic in its delivery, to the point where I could almost hear the wind and the eerie howls. Apparently the story was loosely inspired by \ The Picnic at Hanging Rock\ .4 stars

The culmination of Ai's journey of self-discovery is at hand, and salvation is on the horizon. As hunters from her homeland close in on her, Ai's record company unleashes its plan to turn their hot new diva into a falling star. Even with Kent by her side, can Ai avoid her enemies and still find a way to bring peace to her troubled homeland?The adventure and romance come to a shocking conclusion in Princess Ai: Evolution, the final volume in the bestselling manga series.

It's Christie's second year at the Yatta Anime convention - and the drama continues to heat up. With her new partner-in-crime, a.k.a. artiste extraordinaire Bethany, she is again promoting her comic. Matt is also back in town, but to Christie's shock, he came with a girlfriend! Now, not only does Christie have to fend off close-minded manga fans, she also has to try to keep her heart clear of Matt. But in the twilight that separates friendship from something more, things often get a little complicated... and at a convention anything is possible.

Thousands of years ago, Vampire King Akabara 'Red Rose' Strauss lost both his kingdom and his queen. Since humans were unable to kill the queen, they sealed her away, erecting thousands of fake seals so that the king would never find her true location. Despite being pursued by relentless dhampires, Akabara continues to search for his queen to this day....Akabara's quest takes a sinister turn when an entity called the Black Swan appears. The Black Swan inhabits the body of a young human girl every 50 years, giving her the power to destroy the Vampire King and his queen. With each incarnation the Black Swan grows stronger--will the 49th Black Swan mean the end of Akabara?

Might be a smidge but biased because I love Courtney Love. Even after she became a train wreck. Will always love her.This series is slow to start off and gets better as the pages fly by.Princess Ai is a total punk rock diva. Her career is taking off and everyone is in love. Except for the princess, she is miserable and feels like a slave in her recording contract.She sings her heart out and is still trying to recapture her memory. Also missing her library love Kent. Will Princess Ai get her memory back and get her love?We can only hope. Sigh!

What do you do when a game starts playing by its own rules? Shugo and Reina only recently started playing The World, the most advanced online game ever created, but they are already well on their way to becoming heroes. They've got a great party of friends, cool new items, and now they've been joined by Zefie, a Vagrant AI who acts outside the rules of the game. As intelligent as Zefie may be, the CC Corporation isn't about to let an unstable element run free in The World -- not after what happened four years ago. So with the notorious debugging team, The Cobalt Knights, on the prowl, Shugo and company had better watch out!

If you are looking for a phenomenal manga to read, your search ends here. The art is amazing. The scenes are beautiful, and the details are very well done. Moriyama is incredibly talented.The characters are a bit cliche, but lovable. I am not usually one to become emotionally attached to characters, but those of Chrono Crusade quickly changed that. Each character has obvious flaws and strong points. If you don't separate reality's idea of the Christian church from the manga's idea of it, you will probably not enjoy the series. The author completely changes the idea of Christianity and Catholicism and uses them as a platform for exorcism and demon-hunting. As a Christian, this bothered me at first, and made the start of the series somewhat confusing, but I soon learned that I had to look at the manga as a separate reality.I was so involved in this story that I vaguely recall possibly crying at the end. What an endearing tale this turned out to be. Chrono Crusade is my favorite manga of all time.As a side note, I did not like the anime nearly as much.

This is a multiple volume shoujo manga series. Mick Takeuchi states that it was supposed to be horror, but in the first volume it goes from slightly bone chilling to girly love story. As a result, it’s hard to know what will come next. Amane Kamori is a manatsukai (master of names) and has special powers. She can control others if she knows their true names. She and her demon protector, Hyoue Inugami, leave their village because the people there are close-minded (though, why she decides to go to high school is beyond me). Amane was always lonely in her village, so when she makes a friend, she wants to do everything she can to keep her. Demons and angry spirits appear throughout and Amane and Hyoue must work together to keep them from harming other people. The artwork is lovely. All the characters are tall and thin and gorgeous, with huge luminous eyes. The horror elements are well done, too – a vengeful spirit has vacant eyes, and oozes blood from a wound she carves into her own neck. Similarly, a realistic inugami (headless dog) advances menacingly on Amane as she attempts to defeat it. Despite the spookiness of some elements, the story remains light-hearted and comical. Hyoue tells Amane that the only way he can feed from her life force is through kissing, so it appears that they are always making out at school – which annoys Amane’s new friend to no end.This series was recommended to me by one of my teen manga fanatics, who appreciates a funny story and a hint of romance, which is aptly served up by Her Majesty’s Dog. I’m not sure where the story will go (probably more romance, as it ends with Amane and Hyoue recommitting themselves to one another), but I’m mildly intrigued. Since manga is generally a fast read for me, I’ll probably try volume 2 and find out what happens next.

A young boy named Roxas whiles away the last days of his summer vacation with his three best friends in their quiet little home of Twilight Town. But all is not as it should be in this hamlet nestled between night and day. Strange things keep happening around Roxas, which always seem to involve mysterious creatures...and he is plagued by dreams of a boy named Sora, whom he has never met. Bewildered, Roxas searches for answers . . . Will they lead him to Sora, Donald, and Goofy?

In order for Akira to save her younger brother, who suddenly loses consciousness in the middle of playing The World, she enters the online fantasy game as the Heavy Blade-wielding BlackRose. While heading toward the area where her brother's consciousness was stolen, BlackRose meets the Twin Blade fighter Kite. Written from BlackRose's perspective, this adaptation of the popular .hack series of games is the first installment of yet another hit .hack novel series!

2/5 stars...I was very disappointed because I had great expectations for this book.First of all, at first I thought I read it wrong because it was so confusing. Turns out that I read it right. I had to read the beginning twice to understand.Then, Misha (the main character) appears out of the blue and starts stalking a guy for all the book, being quite loud and extravagant, but nobody seems to mind or tell her to stop! And 3-4 times, she tells them she's an angel, but nobody questions it, or asks her to explain. Everybody seems to go along with it. And by the way, I didn't like how the author made the angels be.Also, sometimes, I found that the character are drawn so similarly that it is hard to know who's talking...Bottom line, I was not that bad, but it was hard for me to reach for and enjoy. I don't think I would recommend. :/

There are two sides to every ghost story...Yurara Tsukinowa is a quiet girl who can see spirits and sense their emotions. Not wanting to seem abnormal, she hides her secret until she meets Mei Tendo and Yako Hoshino, two guys who use their spiritual powers to ward off vengeful spirits. The dormant guardian spirit in Yurara arises and a strong-willed beauty with the power to release souls emerges!On Yurara's first day of high school, she finds her assigned seat is occupied--by a ghost! Mei and Yako cannot banish the spirit, and Yurara's other self is released...

Things might finally be back to normal for Raven and Alexander-- as "normal" as they can be for a goth teen in a small town and her dreamy vampire boyfriend. But the secretive couple soon discovers that Alexander's now full-blooded vampire cousin Claude and his friends are still lingering in Dullsville. And when they all become involved in the same local production of "Cinderella" that Raven is pushed into costume designing, once again their worlds collide. Raven suspects Claude and his dubious crew must be up to something, especially when Claude shows interest in the play's leading lady. Can Raven and Alexander keep a close watch on the gang and still make sure the curtain rises on opening night?

They go to a Bee keeping village, Cooro is coaxed into delivering honey to the manor. The rest of the gang go to the manor to save corro from the rumors about the young Master, Gil. They run into a giant bee and the real Gil returns. On their way south they help a young peddler and her companion, and meet an army, they help them too. Next are Three parallel sorties. Cooro, Nana, Husky, and Senri split up and join apposing gangs they aid them to find a mysterious treasure. They fight rock dragons and find the treasure just to lose is to a mysterious monster. They join and expedition to exterminate a sea monster actually an octopus they kill it. To get money they pose as bandits and Cooro "saves the day." A man tricks Cooro into a cave to capture him, they save Cooro with the help of the sheriff. Nana who stole Husky's perls was kind of being kind of a bad but over the rest of the book and the next one she started to warm up the them. She almost became a cautious girly girl. My opinion is that it was very interesting, I like the idea of +Anima, people with the powers of animals. I also like Cooro the Crow +Anima and how free spirited he is. Something I didn't like was how I had to read it right to left instead of left to right. And how its difficult to find which box comes next. I also didn't really like Nana and was kind of upset when she joined the group, not to mention both Cooro and Husky look like they should be girls. Plus in this one there were parallels I hate parallels I think that the writer should have stuck to the main story line.

Ai is the only royal princess of Ai-Land, a magical kingdom caught in the midst of a horrific revolution. When Princess Ai makes a hasty escape from her war-torn land, she finds herself in modern-day Tokyo. Confused and in shock, Ai wanders the streets in this strange new land to unravel the secrets that could tear her and her kingdom apart ... The first volume of Princess Ai is a journey to the heights of fame and fortune found in this world and beyond!