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Ôtani wins tickets to the Umibôzu concert and asks Risa to go with him. Could this be the answer to her dreams—their first date?! But as fate would have it, Ôtani gets sick the day before the concert. Concerned (about her friend and the date) Risa visits his sick bed and gets her first kiss! Or does she? Was it an accident? Does Ôtani even remember it?

El ritmo no decae. Asano no se acomoda, ahonda o gira bruscamente. Si ya era complicada la visión de este microuniverso alucinógeno lleno de niños de extrarradio, la cosa se complica cuando añades adolescentes a la ecuación. La violencia doméstica acampa a sus anchas y contextualiza las historias personales de los personajes. Niños buscando redención entre clase y clase de un colegio de primaria.Sigo insistiendo en el estilo artístico de Asano. No concibo cómo mezcla tres estratos -la belleza, la fealdad y lo caricaturesco- dentro de la misma viñeta. Y cómo define a sus personajes en función del trazo que les aplica.Aún queda mucho Punpun, pero no sé por qué derroteros tirará la historia. Estoy intrigado.

The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius' coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. Thrown into the Abyss - an eternal prison from which there is no escape - Oz meets a young girl named Alice who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, will they lead only to crushing despair for Oz, or will Alice provide him with some shred of hope?

Shinmen Takezo is destined to become the legendary sword-saint, Miyamoto Musashi--perhaps the most renowned samurai of all time. For now, Takezo is a cold-hearted killer, who will take on anyone in mortal combat to make a name for himself. This is the journey of a wild young brute who strives to reach enlightenment by way of the sword--fighting on the edge of death.Chapter TitlesChapter 001. "Shinmen Takezo" (新免武蔵様)Chapter 002. "Akemi" (朱実)Chapter 003. "Oko" (お甲)Chapter 004. "The Brigand Tsujikaze" (野武士辻風)Chapter 005. "Blood Game" (血遊び)Chapter 006. "The Troubles of Honi'den Matahachi at Seventeen" (本位田又八17歳の懊悩)Chapter 007. "Farewell Takezo" (さらば武蔵)Chapter 008. "Miyamoto Village" (宮本村)Chapter 009. "Fiancee" (許嫁)Chapter 010. "Left Behind" (残された者たち)

(Volume 1)To the eyes of classmate Chiyo Sakura, high school student Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of build and brusque of tongue--is a dreamboat! When Chiyo finally works up the courage to tell Nozaki how she feels about him, she knows rejection is on the table...but getting recruited as a mangaka's assistant?! Never in a million years! As Chiyo quickly discovers, Nozaki-kun, the boy of Chiyo's dreams, is a manga artist...a hugely popular shoujo manga artist, that is! But for someone who makes a living drawing sweet girly romances, Nozaki-kun is a little slow on the uptake when it comes to matters of the heart in reality. And so Chiyo's daily life of manga making and heartache begins!

Yuri, Hachimaki and Fee already have a new ship to return to work. Once surpassed its spatial phobia, Hachimaki decides to take seriously his physical training to pass the test of E.V.A. Its goal is to be part of the team responsible for the first ship shuttle Jupiter, the Von Braun. What we do not know any of the three astronauts is that it has cast them a stowaway, Goro Hoshino, the father of Hachi. The Locksmith magnate by the Von Braun project wants to hire him as a mechanic but he refuses. This may be the opportunity for Hachimaki to achieve his dream.

Planetes is an excellent sci-fi slice of life manga about a group of space janitors living in space and doing their jobs, all the while dealing with life things like space sickness, loss of loved ones, existential questions and even space terrorism. It's funny, occasionally deeply philosophical, a bit naive and absolutely beautiful thanks to Yukimura's impressive art style. As an added bonus it features a Russian character Yuri who is not a terrorist, billionaire, criminal or otherwise an asshole, but is actually a great person and one of the best characters in the book. As a Russian person myself who gets sick of those national stereotypes in every kind of media I was really happy to see a positive representation for once. Overall, Planetes is an outstanding book, and will be a great choice for the fans of life in Space genre.

I found out what I hate in this manga: teeth! How ugly their teeth are drawn! They seem like a monster when they show their goddamn awfully big teeth! I wanted Murano and even Kana have some big parts in the story or some solid personalities. Still the story is about Shinichi and Migi, so I guess I have to roll with it. Now another person near to Shinichi died. I didn't feel sad or anything, so it is a minus for the story. Still I am curious what will happen to all these parasites on earth. What are they planning? Are they going to coexist with humans? I doubt so. Despite not liking manga art, I like the animation. In anime Shinichi and other characters are more modern. Hate oldie hairstyles and clothes!PS: (view spoiler)[ Kana's death in anime was more emotional. (hide spoiler)]

3.5 stars so I rounded up.Ok. So to put this bluntly, this is a manga about a douchebag, who has been made immortal, so he can redeem himself and avenge his sister's death. He meets a very naive girl, who is hellbent on revenge for her father's murder, and together, she does stupid things, and he ends up jumping in to save her. Personally, I'd rather have a badass female main character, instead of a weaker female, in need of a man to help her. This girl is good with a sword, but not as good as necessary to take on all these swordsmen. Plus she is young and her mind is weak. I'm not against having a strong male lead character, I'm simply against the trope of a simple, stupid woman, getting in over her head, and needing a man to dig her out of her hole. It was more enjoyable toward the end though, and the art is good, hence the half star and round up. This book was readable, and if a man saving a helpless woman is your thing, feel free to pick this one up. I will be giving the second volume a go, just to see if maybe I judged it a little too harshly at first. In all honesty though, if you want to read about a male samurai who is reluctant to fight, but will do so if pushed, or to protect his loved ones, and with a strong female lead, I recommend reading Rurouni Kenshin instead.

Cross Game is a moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant coming-of-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be.

I used to own ALL the books of this series (the original comics in Japanese), so I am pleasantly surprised to find that they are translated into English. The author was a *licensed* medical doctor, although he never practiced because his career as a manga author took off. His background supports this medical drama, providing interesting details, while I understand that, because Black Jack series was written in 1970s to early 80s, the medical understanding and procedures might have changed since then. So Black Jack charges outrageous amount of money for his surgeries. He is not apologetic about this, because he believes life is invaluable. And he lives up to his price. Will you hire him if you or your loved one is dying? How can we possibly determine what price is appropriate? Tezuka dares to ask such fundamental questions about life, money, and medical/professional ethics. By the way, I grew up watching his animes like Astro Boy and Ribon no Kishi, singing their theme songs. For grown-up readers, I also highly recommend Phoenix, Vol. 1: Dawn series. (my review)

Really liked this episode. I hope to see more of Tooru, since Natsume really could use some friends his own age.The icing on the cake was meeting Natsume's uncle and hearing stories of his meeting with the enigmatic Reiko. I hope we learn more about her as the story progresses.Something I forgot to mention in my past reviews are the end notes. In general I don't think end notes are super useful since they're removed from context, but the ones in Natsume are particularly hard to use because the pages are so infrequently numbered. So it's an arduous task to even figure out what the note is referencing. I'm glad there are notes, but I wish they'd find a better way of handling them.

Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori's tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road continues, this time introducing a new would-be bride--Talas. A young widow, Talas opens her home to the researcher Mr. Smith, who has ventured to her town to continue his studies. However, when Talas's uncle begins to see Smith as an impediment to his plans to wed his son to Talas, the old man's schemes land the Englishman in prison! Far from friends and even farther from home, Smith's outlook seems grim...

This started a bit slow for me, but took off quite strong. My first thought was the main characters were going to be a bit 2-dimensional. Soon, though I was drawn into wanting to know the mystery of the Man called the Black Cat. I like the Black Cat character and look forward to finding more to read. (Of course, my library only had this one and a couple from much later in the series. I've made an ILL request for #2.) I read the first 1/3rd last night and then read the last 2/3rds at the Doctor's office today. This last part went way too fast (in a good way)!

Ohhh! This is currently my favorite weekly serial! It's not only hilarious and filled with all the brawling one needs to get the blood pumping, but almost all of the characters are AWESOME!!! This is one hell of a manga!It's all about a evil, infamous friendly, popular guy named Oga who happens to come across a baby while he was down by the river trying to drown people doing some laundry. Apparently the baby is a demon prince tasked in destroying the world by its father. But the baby needs a human to be its contractor in order to do that and it will only choose the baddest of the bad... And it turns out the baddest of the bad was Oga. Can he survive all the insanity that comes with having a demon baby?Frankly, I can't describe this manga properly except that it made me laugh my ass off. Seriously, you should just check it out yourself. It's brilliant. A work of art. A masterpiece.Don't waste your time reading this review! READ IT ALREADY!!!

THEY HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME.Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. Shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze, these deadly creatures, mushi, came into terrifying being. And they still exist and wreak havoc in the world today. Ginko, a young man with a sardonic smile, has the knowledge and skill to save those plagued by mushi . . . perhaps.

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