Monthly Archives: April 2011

Manga Moveable Feast: Rumic World Trilogy Volumes 2 and 3

April 29, 2011
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Rumiko Takahashi is one of those manga artists whose influence it is impossible to overstate, but the prolific nature of her manga series might make her works seem a bit daunting to the average reader who might not feel like picking up 56 volumes of Inuyasha or 36 volumes of Ranma 1/2. Many manga...

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Ai Ore Volume 1

April 28, 2011
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Ai Ore Volume 1 by Mayu Shinjo I don’t think I’ve ever blogged much about Mayu Shinjo’s series Sensual Phrase, mostly because I wrote about it for Library Journal’s Xpress Reviews online a long long time ago. If you scroll down this page you can see my review of the final volume. Sensual Phrase...

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Tokyopop Giveaway Winner

April 27, 2011
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According to random.org, the winner of the Tokyopop Trio Giveaway is comment #9 from Alex Hoffman of Manga Widget. He wrote that he would miss the josei series Suppli the most, which is also one of the series that I’m going to miss. Other unfinished series that are causing manga fans to mourn are...

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Viz Signature Quick Takes – Used Books, Charisma, and Leaves

April 26, 2011
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Kingyo Used Books Volume 3 Reading this series can sometimes be a little bit painful. All the loving descriptions of classic manga that will never be released in English make me pine for what I’m unable to read. This volume might be a little more fun for American manga fans because much of the...

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Hanasakeru Seishonen – Helping me through Demon Sacred withdrawal

April 21, 2011
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Hanasakeru Seishonen – Helping me through Demon Sacred withdrawal

One of the unfinished series from Tokyopop that I’ll miss the most is Demon Sacred. It had a total commitment to shoujo insanity, and I’m sad that I won’t be able to see the end of this story about trans-dimensional unicorns, teen idol doppelganger demons, and reverse aging teens. Michelle pointed out to me...

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Gatcha Gacha Volumes 7 and 8

April 19, 2011
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I’ve procrastinated writing about the last couple volumes of Gatcha Gacha because I didn’t really want this series to end. In a world filled with cookie cutter shoujo, this series is genuinely weird, somewhat endearing, and occasionally disturbing. I’m assuming that based on the long stretches of time between the series debut and the...

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Tokyopop Trio Giveaway

April 19, 2011
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I generally donate any review copies I decide not to keep to local libraries, but I figure as a last hurrah I will do a giveaway of spare copies of Tokyopop series: Butterfly #1 Clean Freak: Fully Equipped #1 Pavane for a Dead Girl #1 Post a comment here listing the Tokyopop series you’ll...

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Dona Dona in manga and anime

April 18, 2011
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Dona Dona in manga and anime

One thing that I’ve always found a little odd the few times I’ve run across it is the occasional reference in manga and anime to the Jewish folk song “Dona Dona.” It generally is used as a shorthand way of referencing certain doom or despair for a particular character. I guess it is because...

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Yaoi Quick Takes from Blumanga – Cute Devil and Blood Honey

April 15, 2011
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Cute Devil by Hiro Madarame Tohru is the strong silent type. He wears glasses and serves in the student council. One day a boy with an angelic face named Fuuta asks if he’ll be his friend. Due to Fuuta’s striking looks, he’s treated like a princess by everyone at school. Fuuta pleads with Tohru...

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Tokyopop Memories

April 15, 2011
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Like most other manga fans, I was surprised to read about Tokyopop shutting down. Soliloquy in Blue has a post listing what might be the final volumes of many Tokyopop series. Here are some of the things I’ll miss about Tokyopop: Josei Perhaps contributing to low sales, Tokyopop was one of the few companies...

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