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Review of S.A.: Special A
Summary: Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with the desire to win against her school rival, Kei Takishima--at anything. He always comes out on top no matter what he does, and Hikari is determined to do whatever it takes to beat this guy...somehow! At age 6 Hikari lost to Kei in an impromptu wrestling match. Now, at 15, Hikari joins "Special A," a group of the top seven students at a private academy, for the opportunity to trounce the guy who made her suffer her first defeat.
Review: The first thing that I have to say is that there was some very nice art and a mature storyline in this manga. Although the concept and characters weren't much different from any shoujo on the street, there was something about this story that made me want to keep reading. The jokes were pulled off without a hitch and the storyline ended rather abruptly, although in an unexpected way. There's not much to say about S.A., really, but I'm going to give it an 8 just for old times' sake.
Review: The first thing that I have to say is that there was some very nice art and a mature storyline in this manga. Although the concept and characters weren't much different from any shoujo on the street, there was something about this story that made me want to keep reading. The jokes were pulled off without a hitch and the storyline ended rather abruptly, although in an unexpected way. There's not much to say about S.A., really, but I'm going to give it an 8 just for old times' sake.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Maoh: Juvenile Remix Review
Summary:
Andô is a high-school student who possesses the ability to make anyone within a 30-step radius to say whatever he thinks. Inukaï is the young chief of the Grass Hopper, a self-defense force who claims to maintain Nekota town's peace. When Andô realises Inukai is using inhumane methods to control the population, he decides to stop Inukai with his ability. However, Ando isn't the only enemy Inukai has, and vice versa.
Review:
Well, this is certainly one of my favorite manga. It was astounding! The story was interesting, although it lacked depth at some times, and the art was very original and rather different from the stereotypical manga that we see today. Although the backgrounds were almost nonexistent at some points and the layout was hardly stimulating, the art was very nice and the ending truly good. I would give this story a 10 if I could, but because the art wasn't amazing and it lacked a certain Kekkaishi-ness, I give it an 8 on the Kekkaishi Scale.
Andô is a high-school student who possesses the ability to make anyone within a 30-step radius to say whatever he thinks. Inukaï is the young chief of the Grass Hopper, a self-defense force who claims to maintain Nekota town's peace. When Andô realises Inukai is using inhumane methods to control the population, he decides to stop Inukai with his ability. However, Ando isn't the only enemy Inukai has, and vice versa.
Review:
Well, this is certainly one of my favorite manga. It was astounding! The story was interesting, although it lacked depth at some times, and the art was very original and rather different from the stereotypical manga that we see today. Although the backgrounds were almost nonexistent at some points and the layout was hardly stimulating, the art was very nice and the ending truly good. I would give this story a 10 if I could, but because the art wasn't amazing and it lacked a certain Kekkaishi-ness, I give it an 8 on the Kekkaishi Scale.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Kekkaishi Volume 33 is coming!
Hurray! Kekkaishi volume 33 will come out on August 14th! Here's what it's about, according to viz (the publisher): As the battle for Karasumori and the Shadow Organization rages on, Yoshimori may have no choice but to fight side by side with his absentee mother. Can he trust her...? Then, the witch Kakeru returns to unleash magic powerful enough to destroy the entire world!
Meanwhile, Masamori begins his bid to take back the Shadow Organization and Tokine sets off for a private meeting with...a guardian deity?!
I can't wait!
I can't wait!
Death Note Review
Sum: Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal… or his life?
Review: I had to hear a TON of good reviews about Death Note before deciding to read. However, I have read Hikaru No Go, which was illustrated by the same artist, and, besides, I've obviously heard Death Note's reputation, and so I decided to read, albeit without high expectations. Actually, the beginning was very good, and it started off well. Light's character seemed very realistic to me, and the premise itself was unique. And then L appeared, and everything just got better. L and Light were perfect enemies, and they were both very intelligent. I especially enjoyed learning Light's "real" personality and how his eyes changed (from narrow to wide)-which makes you wonder what could have happened if Light hadn't found the death note. But then L died, and his "successors" appeared. I personally don't understand how Mello and Near could ever have been L's "successors". They were hardly smart enough to match up with any of the alter Kiras and were also severely lacking in personality. Mello might have been alright, but I eventually just got tired of him, and Near was just plain boring and unrealistic. I was really bored for the five volumes after L died because everything started to take so long! The story, which had been moving at a reasonable pace, ground to what was almost a halt, and I was practically falling asleep while I read. In fact, although I know that it would have been nearly impossible to keep tne story moving if L was alive, I still wish that he had been in that last scene, when Light was captured. Speaking of that scene, I had expected Light to win. And Near, for some reason, had an enormous personality breakthrough and became almost as interesting as L! However, the ending was sort of strange, and I did not understand the end scene (after the 1 year later thingy). Now that I think about it, though, there was hardly any personality growth in any of the characters. Light changed a bit after getting the death note, but that was all. I would have really enjoyed seeing something more, like better characters, in this manga. The art was great, but the story's writing itself wasn't very good or interesting. In fact, I don't really understand the enormous fan base that this manga seems to have acquired. I've also heard that kids not even teenage and barely into their teens have read this, but Death Note seems to me that it was written for a small group of-guess what-older teens. So this might be why there are so many bad reviews, because people didn't understand the admittedly few psychological ideals present. So I'm giving Death Note a 7/10 on the Kekkaishi scale, with three points subtracted for acute boredom and character personality.
Review: I had to hear a TON of good reviews about Death Note before deciding to read. However, I have read Hikaru No Go, which was illustrated by the same artist, and, besides, I've obviously heard Death Note's reputation, and so I decided to read, albeit without high expectations. Actually, the beginning was very good, and it started off well. Light's character seemed very realistic to me, and the premise itself was unique. And then L appeared, and everything just got better. L and Light were perfect enemies, and they were both very intelligent. I especially enjoyed learning Light's "real" personality and how his eyes changed (from narrow to wide)-which makes you wonder what could have happened if Light hadn't found the death note. But then L died, and his "successors" appeared. I personally don't understand how Mello and Near could ever have been L's "successors". They were hardly smart enough to match up with any of the alter Kiras and were also severely lacking in personality. Mello might have been alright, but I eventually just got tired of him, and Near was just plain boring and unrealistic. I was really bored for the five volumes after L died because everything started to take so long! The story, which had been moving at a reasonable pace, ground to what was almost a halt, and I was practically falling asleep while I read. In fact, although I know that it would have been nearly impossible to keep tne story moving if L was alive, I still wish that he had been in that last scene, when Light was captured. Speaking of that scene, I had expected Light to win. And Near, for some reason, had an enormous personality breakthrough and became almost as interesting as L! However, the ending was sort of strange, and I did not understand the end scene (after the 1 year later thingy). Now that I think about it, though, there was hardly any personality growth in any of the characters. Light changed a bit after getting the death note, but that was all. I would have really enjoyed seeing something more, like better characters, in this manga. The art was great, but the story's writing itself wasn't very good or interesting. In fact, I don't really understand the enormous fan base that this manga seems to have acquired. I've also heard that kids not even teenage and barely into their teens have read this, but Death Note seems to me that it was written for a small group of-guess what-older teens. So this might be why there are so many bad reviews, because people didn't understand the admittedly few psychological ideals present. So I'm giving Death Note a 7/10 on the Kekkaishi scale, with three points subtracted for acute boredom and character personality.
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