Oct 25 Yearning Teens, Frustrated Romance, Pretty Skies — Is There Anything Else to Makoto Shinkai? I like the first third of the manga since it focuses on the two main protagonists, but after that the flow of the story is all over the place. The author just shoves the two other couples (Kiyo+Miki and Tarou+Kagura) into the story whenever it seems convenient. It is annoying that they are usually abruptly thrown in and removed here and there whenever the plot needs them.

Hatsu*Haru, Vol. 13 | Manga | Yen Press Hatsu*Haru, Vol. 13 | Manga | Yen Press

To say the art is good would be akin to me calling the first mango you bite into when summer starts satisfying. Yes it’s good, but it’s so much more than just clean, elegant lines or cute fluffy hairstyles! The expressions, the actions and gestures, the uniqueness of each character’s looks and how they correspond with their character traits and the laugh-out-loud reactions that Takanashi constantly bombards our hapless Kai with cement this title’s place in the archives under top ten shoujo titles you can read for the art alone. Chapter 52 Chapter 51 Chapter 50 Chapter 49 Chapter 48 Chapter 47 Chapter 46 Chapter 45 Chapter 44 Chapter 43 Chapter 42 Chapter 41 Chapter 40 Chapter 39 Chapter 38 Chapter 37 Chapter 36 Chapter 35 Chapter 34 Chapter 33 Chapter 32 Chapter 31 Chapter 30 Chapter 29 Chapter 28 Chapter 27 Chapter 26 Chapter 25 Chapter 24 Chapter 23 Chapter 22 Chapter 21 Chapter 20 Chapter 19 Chapter 18 Chapter 17 Chapter 16 Chapter 15 Chapter 14 Chapter 13 Chapter 12 Chapter 11 Chapter 10 Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Chapter 1Overall, I have just read one chapter and I am impressed. Like capital I, capital M (and so on) in bold and underlines with neon signs pointing to it from all directions! I won't be greedy and say I want an anime version of this already or 18 volumes worth of their entire high school life charted out day by day, but I'm definitely wishing and praying that this title goes on serialisation for at least a couple of volumes! Here are the North American anime & manga releases for December Week 1: December 1 - 7 Anime Releases Ajin OVA [incl. Ajin 2nd Season OVA] (Ajin: Demi-Human - Th... read more

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PPS I couldn't resist gushing even though I've barely read 2/3 of chapter 1 while I'm writing this down! I find that it's the character development I'm seeing from the male lead that I like the most. He started from being a womanizing, superfluous male lead to a boy who is experiencing his first love that confuses him and tries to be more considerate to his crush. He is not the typical playboy male lead who acts like a jerk towards the female lead, even though yes he teases Riko quite a lot but he is more aware of her feelings. I like him a lot as the male lead. Oct 28 NBA Star Rui Hachimura Gets Animated and Possibly Saves the World in New Crayon Shin-chan Episode tenacious. Her worst trait is probably her denseness that some are finding annoying that is causing all the drama in the story. Add in to the male lead always thinking ahead of himself and misunderstanding situations this is like the biggest flaw of this manga. The slow pace and drama-fueled story can annoy some but I'm fine with the developments that have been happening. Hatsu*Haru by Shizuki Fujisawa features a heartwarming love story between a wannabe womanizer and a tomboy. Kai, the protagonist, likes playing with girls' hearts. However, he runs into a challenge after meeting Riko, who wants nothing to do with his nonsense.Among so many characters and couples, it is entertaining to choose some (MisakixAyumi forever) and have fun seeing how the boys are the ones who chase the girls, and they seem to hold the relationship, while the boys wait to confess, hold hands, first kiss...wait, I'm still talking about Kai... Kamisama Kiss features one of the greatest love stories in animanga history. Nanami is an average girl who got evicted because of her father's financial irresponsibility. Then, she became the Land God because of a chance encounter. Now, she's responsible for maintaining the shrine and dealing with Tomoe, a stubborn fox yokai turned familiar. PS I don't want to spoil anything for folks since it's just one chapter out, but the straightforwardness of the two leads, the humor in the dialogues and the amusing direction of the story are not to be missed! You'll love how this heroine isn't over the top in any regard, but puts the hero and his inflated sense of princely self into his place over and over! This is a shoujo manga that has a male lead as the protagonist, told from his point of view it deviates from the standard shoujo genre. Here are the North American anime & manga releases for October Week 1: October 6 - 12 Anime Releases B: The Beginning Season 1 Collection Blu-ray & DVD B: Th... read more