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| Air Gear (manga) |
Good |
| I do like this manga, and found it superior to the anime. There is a lot more detail included in the volumes with the author's notes. You get to see how much effort he put into designing the costumes, emblems, and even each pair of air treks. I did stop reading after volume 13 or so. I just lost interest because the story started to wear on my nerves. I wanted it to come to a resolution, but new characters kept being added etc. That was too much for me. |
| Black Bird (manga) |
Decent |
| Very much a guilty pleasure, and yet I do enjoy the story. The character designs aren't what I would call appealing though. Eventually they grew on me, but it took a while. This story is shojo all the way, with beautiful guys (or demons in this case) protecting the helpless female. Only in this story, the girl in question is in particular trouble because she's sort of a rare delicacy to demons. Its weird, I know, and I certainly wouldn't recommend this title to anyone. |
| Blade of the Immortal (manga) |
Not really good |
| The violence is really catching up with me. I'm going to put this on the "read some" list until I have a strong enough stomach to slog through more. I have skipped over a few pages when the gore was too much. Still, I like the characters, I like how they interact. The artwork was hard for me to get used to at first. It seemed much more like rough sketchbook drawings. But that was something I overlooked because I really like the story. |
| (The) Gentlemen's Alliance Cross (manga) |
Decent |
| I've stopped caring about this one. The characters are all still pretty one dimensional, even after their few chapters they get. Personally, I think throwing in the "twin" aspect was lame, and I was pretty shaken after that. It is a very lazy writing tactic, because neither boy has to develop much beyond the, "he's my twin, so I have to..." I would have preferred two individual non look-alikes. That's another thing that bugged me. The two boys "in love" with the heroine are identical! Talk about lazy artwork. Also, the girls all start to look the same after a while. I can't tell Ushio from what's her face most of the time. Especially when they all wear their hair similarly, and have the same uniform on. |
| GetBackers (manga) |
Good |
| I enjoyed the anime, but never finished it due to the english dub being awful. So, since I don't like subbed anime, I decided to try out the manga. I have to say that its slightly different the the anime. The stories aren't put together the same way as in the anime. Plus, I found a lot more fanservice in the manga. I can't say I really enjoyed it, or if I will finish this. I feel that this story could have been so much better. |
| High School Debut (manga) |
Decent |
| Kind of sweet and unassuming. But, not really too much else going for it besides the usual relationship hijinks. Tomboy girl enters high school intent on finding romance. A slacker, tall, dark, and handsome classmate befriends her. She ends up falling for him and he her. Then they start dating, but haven't done anything (physically) as of yet. That's where I stopped reading. The characters are hard to connect to for some reason. Maybe its because I don't care for the mangaka's style of art. The lips are shaded so they appear all black. I keep thinking everyone is a member of some cult, or just likes black lipstick. |
| Immortal Rain (manga) |
So-so |
| This would have interested me more if I'd never read/seen Trigun or Trinity Blood. Both of which are way better than this little knockoff. Certainly not worth spending my time on. |
| Library Wars: Love & War (manga) |
Decent |
| I really liked the characters, but the story is a little hard to believe. It involves a world intent on banning lots of books. The heroine works for a "library task force". And their job is to protect books and libraries and stuff. It's all a little ridiculous. However, the heroine was inspired in her girlhood to join the task force. Her inspiration? A "princely" dude who stuck up for her back then. All this is very familiar (I see allusions to Revolutionary Girl Utena and others), and of course her superior officer (who likes her and she him) is this "prince". But she can't see it, and that's where I stopped. I've seen this story better executed. |
| Swan (manga) |
Good |
| I really liked this, and would have loved to finish it. But, the library didn't have the last few volumes anymore. And it's long since been out of print. I even tried to find scantalations of it, to no avail. It's a pretty basic story. Japan wants to expand it's ballet dance experience. So, they hold tryouts and a select few are chosen to train with world famous Russian instructors. One girl (our heroine) stands out, but has a lot of hard work ahead of her. Along the way she meets other dancers and falls in love, has her heartbroken, etc. It's all very dramatic. And that's the only thing I really have a problem with. The drama is way overdone. At every page turn, there's some character writhing on the floor in absolute horror or angst. It's very tiresome. This manga was released in the 1970's so it was fun seeing the "old school" designs. Almost always the guys have longer hair than the girls and are just as pretty. Also, I recognized the "shoujo sparkles" right away. They were much heavy-handed with such effects back then. Still, a good story though, wish I could've finished it. |
