Far in the future, humanity has trashed the earth and been forced to move to other planets. But in regret, they have dedicated themselves to restoring Terra by setting up a system in which children are... All in all, the plot may have been interesting, but I simply didn't care enough about any of the characters to get emotionally involved. Also, it would have been nice if there had been more women

I've actually read this before, but I forgot to write it up. Nagashima Haruna's a bit of a tomboy; she dedicated herself to softball all through middle school, and now that she's in high school, she wants...from wearing evening clothes for a daytime date to going back to ratty old sweats since she has nothing in between. Even Yoh melts a teeny bit when confronted by her puppy-dog energy. Fun and happy

Sand Land - by Akira Toriyama Volume: #1 of #1 | 224 pages | Viz Rating: ** *** (Bah.) Summary: Rao, an old sheriff, teams up with young prince of demons Beelzebub and his friend...the villains particularly –and I usually like them best of all. I didn’t like this manga, really. Verdict: Good thing there’s only one volume. See this book on LibraryThing. -Marina

Whoo! Actual plot development with meaty revelations and emotional angst! I need to reread to see if Takeuchi has adequately foreshadowed Toui's evilness from the beginning or not; I totally don't...that Takeuchi doesn't go with the normal "threaten the heroine's friends" and just has Toui let them off the island because they don't matter that much. In conclusion: Amane angst and backstory

Originally published at art.jebas.us . You can comment here or there . Every once in a while, a thought will enter your head, and it refuses to leave. This drawing is one of those. I've been reading... My brain kept putting the two together, and then wouldn't let the concept go.  Finally I gave in and drew.  All I can say is that it is done now, and I don't have to think about it any more.  

I had read volumes 1-3 about a year or so ago and decided not to continue because the paneling was too busy and the manga lost a lot of humor without the sound effect of the anime. But then, I saw volumes...to just be informal? Still, fun manga, especially now that it's going beyond the territory of the anime. Also, I root for more character development for Kyoya and Mori, my favorite host club guys

This is a complete collection of a lot of four-panel comic strips (yonkoma or 4-koma) on the lives of six girls through all three years of high school. I was a little skeptical at first as to how much...the school year that Azuma captures. It's interesting; this didn't impress me that much when I was reading, but it grows in my memory. I think this will end up being a particularly comforting reread

Uehara Akira is a handsome but painfully shy high school student with a crush on the beautiful but crude Momoi Nanako. The girls don't pay attention to Uehara because he's too retiring, and the guys are... all this is speculation. Not sure if I'll keep reading this; the ogling at the female body is rather off-putting, and I think I'd like it better if there was less zaniness and more conversation

I realized I should have written this up while rachelmanija was still here so I could pull direct quotes from the manga! So. The planet Earth is the spawning ground for mermaids, who swim through...portrayal of a black woman, poor taste in using real-life tragedies, gorgeously surreal art, completely messed up gender politics, and fascinating world-building. I am not sure what to think

The Empire and the Republic of Frost have been waging war for a long time, but the series actually begins when the two nations agree to a cease-fire. As a caption says, "There is no war, yet peace has...on her guilty feelings and on her role being justified by other people, as opposed to actually concentrating on the lower class. Still, this is a promising beginning, and I'll be looking for more