The strongest memory I have of this is the fact that I was sobbing uncontrollably for the later part of this book and couldn't stop bursting into tearThe strongest memory I have of this is the fact that I was sobbing uncontrollably for the later part of this book and couldn't stop bursting into tears at random moments for three or four days.
For fans of the Liar game, this prequel is a must-read!!!
How did Shinichi become the way he is?
Who taught him to be observant and the ticks of human nFor fans of the Liar game, this prequel is a must-read!!!
How did Shinichi become the way he is?
Who taught him to be observant and the ticks of human nature?
If you want to know the answers to these questions, then this manga is the one for you! Liar Game - Roots of A is about Shinichi in his college days and what he learned under a brilliant teacher and psychologist. He learns how to look deeper into things and to assume there's more to it than what seems already obvious.
It's short and I wish there were more chapters, but this a brilliant addition to a wonderful series. You don't have to read Liar Game first, this can be a stand alone. So please read because you're missing so much!!!...more
Nao Kanazaki is a college student who's way too honest for her own good. When she finds a 100 yen coin (which is like change for them in Japan), she wNao Kanazaki is a college student who's way too honest for her own good. When she finds a 100 yen coin (which is like change for them in Japan), she willingly goes through the trouble of giving it up in the police station. So when she was given a package of 50 million yen and a note telling her who her enemy is (an old teacher of hers) and that if she can't somehow obtain his 50 million yen, they'll both have a debt of 100 million yen, she doesn't know what to do. She even falls for a trap and loses her share of the money!
Enter Shinichi Akiyama. He's a famous con artist who managed to bankrupt a huge corporation. He initially had no intention in helping Nao when she approached him but memories of his mother (she was like Nao, too honest!) convinced him to at least get her out of the sticky situation.
Liar Game is about a tournament named after the title between people from different backgrounds where they have to advance to another round or end up with a huge debt. Nao and Shinichi are the main characters, but they meet a lot of other people in the way who become either new friends or enemies. As they get deeper and deeper into Liar Game, they decide to defeat the Liar Game organization from within by freeing their opponents with the money they win (yes, they can pay for their opponents' debts with their winnings) and rendering the tournament itself useless. Will they succeed?
Liar Game is brilliant, I tell you. You'll definitely learn a lot of interesting things.Each round is mind-boggling and it's fun to read about how Nao, Shinichi, and those that choose to join their side outwit the others. Some of the antagonists are awesome too, like Yokoya. The intellectual battles between Shinichi and Yokoya are my favorites so far.
Nao isn't as useless as you would first assume either. Oh, sure, she's easy to trick but her kind and open nature is the reason why Shinichi manages to convert people into their cause. And she can be pretty deep too; in fact, she even figured out the true purpose of Liar Game and had profound insights regarding the tournament and human nature that prove to be invaluable. Yeah, she's still kind of a damsel-in-distress, but her character development is moving and something to also look forward too.
If you're into psychological thrillers full of twists and turns, this is the manga for you! I highly recommend it!!!...more
It's no wonder really, that this won both awards. All in all, it's a fantastic book. I would've rated this as 5 because it made me really smile at theIt's no wonder really, that this won both awards. All in all, it's a fantastic book. I would've rated this as 5 because it made me really smile at the end, but it's not perfect and I did have some problems with it (nothing major though) so I decided to play it safe and go with 4.
The Graveyard Book was interesting from the very first chapter. For reasons that will be later explained, a man named Jack was sent to kill an entire family. He nearly succeeded too, if the youngest member of the family, a baby, didn't slip out of his crib in time and left the house. He managed to follow it to the graveyard, but he was sent away by Silas and was "persuaded" (more of hypnotized actually) to look somewhere else. The baby is then named Nobody and is promptly adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Owens, a ghost couple.
The book is in the same format as The Jungle Book, on which it is partly based; it's composed of short stories revolving on the main character, Odd, where he meets new people (living or dead), learns things that aren't necessarily taught in school, and grew up.
I pretty messed up when I finished The Graveyard Book. It was like I was having an emotional tug-o'-war with my heart in the middle.
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I wanted to cry a bit, laugh a bit, smile a bit, run around in random circles a bit, and all sorts of stuff. In the end, I just sat still while my head was still churning with what I read.
I felt like I had grown up with Odd. By presenting Odd's life at that manner, it was as if I was with him every step of the way. It was almost like I had looked after him too and I was a part of his life although, for obvious reasons, I wasn't able to interact with him. I ended up caring so much about Odd that he might as well be real, which is why this book is such a success in the first place. I am aware not everyone will agree with me on this, we all have our taste, our opinions, but that's what I sincerely believe. Remember how they say that "Sherlock Holmes is a man who has never lived and will never die"? It's the same in this case for me. (I'm a SH fan by the way and I completely agree with the saying!!!)...more
Bought and read after a few weeks since the first book. It begins where the first book ends. If you haven't read it yet, don't read this review becausBought and read after a few weeks since the first book. It begins where the first book ends. If you haven't read it yet, don't read this review because you'll surely be spoiled.
Anyway, we begin with how Galloran was sent by the Oracle to look for the Word. Her prophecy is an eerie reminder of what we already know about Galloran. Then back to the present where Jason is trying to go back to Lyrian. He is troubled because of the secret he knows and he wants to somehow pass it on. He goes to the hippo tank as much as he can but does not have the guts to get himself "eaten" again... until he hears music from the tank. It isn't like what he heard before, but it gives him the courage to dive into the tank, annoy the hippo into eating him (I pity those who saw him... they will never see hippos as cute, fat lumps again), and return to Lyrian. Upon arriving, he is immediately reunited with Tark who was playing the sousalax. He was planning on letting himself fall down the waterfall like the rest of the Giddy Nine but his will to live is revived thanks to Jason's return. He swears his allegiance to Jason as a result. Tark then updates Jason with what's going on before they separate once more to confuse their enemies. It didn't work out well because Jason is now stuck with a lurker (whom he nicknames Lurky). Rachel, on the other hand, is starting her Edomic lessons with a charm woman. Drake is accompanying her and keeping her safe.
To make my summary shorter, Jason manages to trick the lurker, using Ferrin's advice (he has Ferrin's hand), hire a mercenary Tark recommended named Aram, and team up with Ferrin again. The trio head to Galloran's hideout where Galloran is planning to stage the beginning of a rebellion against Madlor, since the Word is revealed to be an elaborate hoax. They will face a lot of dangers, which include Orruck, Madlor's fellow apprentice under Zokar, aggravating seedmen, a virus that is transmitted through worms and turns people into zombies, Conrad, and mysterious tree-like beings. In other words, Beyonders: The Seeds of Rebellion promises you more: more awesome characters, more action, more coolness!!!...more
This is one awesome, unique manga, I give you that. I recommend it. It's a mixture of comedy, action, and alien fun! In fact, you can even learn some This is one awesome, unique manga, I give you that. I recommend it. It's a mixture of comedy, action, and alien fun! In fact, you can even learn some pretty useful things from it.
An alien is threatening to destroy the world exactly one year later. He is a tentacled monster that can change its shape, reach Mach 20 speed, and think of 100 ways to stop a missile while you're still about to press the button to launch the missile. In other words, he's invincible. But he offers a chance for humans to kill him by becoming a teacher of a class that consists of delinquents, idiots, and losers, 3-E. And it is up to the students to somehow find a way to kill their alien teacher within one year or the world will end. Can they somehow do it? And what is the alien really up to?
List: Awesome characters - CHECK Awesome plot - CHECK Awesome way of conveying the story - CHECK
I hadn't expected much from the author of Shiver, but she really wowed me with this book. I have to warn you though, if yOkay, I admit I was taken in.
I hadn't expected much from the author of Shiver, but she really wowed me with this book. I have to warn you though, if you have yet to read this, that the actual Scorpio Races doesn't last more than fifty pages. In fact, it's less I think. The book is focused on Puck and Sean's lives and what pushed them to really want to win the race.
The setting of the book is in an island that somehow has water horses coming out of the ocean to come to land time to time. These water horses are fast and beautiful, but also extremely deadly. They are stronger than normal horses and eat meat, may it be from a land horse or a human. They can be tamed through various ways, but they can never be trusted and they must not go near water or the ocean will call to them and drive them crazy. Every year, in November, a yearly race takes place where people ride water horses in the beach, which means the horses will be half-crazed the entire time. There are sure to be dead participants every year and yet a lot of men still join the Scorpio Races.
Puck is a normal girl who lost her parents to the water horses, leaving her with two brothers who never fail to make her cranky (not that she needs much help with that... her temper is bad). She has a land horse named Dove and is rather content with her lot in life. But her older brother, Gabe, isn't and wants to leave the island. In an attempt to convince him to stay and to pay for their debts, Puck decides to join the race.
Meanwhile, Sean is the consecutive winner of the Scorpio Races for four straight years. He works for a rich and influential man who owns the water horse he would gladly risk his life for, Corr. He has a talent with water horses and can calm them down easily without using any tricks like magic (it's not really magic but that's what they call it). He has been dreaming of claiming his father's house and Corr for years. Winning isn't important to me at first, but eventually an irresistible offer pops up and winning becomes crucial.
You can tell right away that these two would meet soon and there'd be sparks flying. It may put you off and convince you that this is nothing more than the typical YA romance with a little action and fantasy. But that's not true. For once, the heroine is strong and quite fun to read about. Her love interest is attractive, not only in looks but also in personality. They help each other out and complete each other. They are good for each other. Their romance is actually romantic.
Still, my favorites are among the other characters: Finn, Holly, and Corr. Finn and Holly were the ones that supported Puck and Sean and they added more depth to the couple. Holly even went out of his way to push Sean to Puck and make him realize his feelings. Corr was Sean's whole world until Puck came along and his bond to his "master" was wonderful, especially in the last chapter. I'm not going to spoil what happened but it made me almost cry. It must have been so hard for him to do and yet he did it anyway.
I definitely recommend this book. I am now looking forward to Maggie's other works... that aren't about werewolves....more
I'm actually glad I decided to get my own copy of Beyonders just a few months ago. Because if I got this earlier, I probably would've gone insane wondI'm actually glad I decided to get my own copy of Beyonders just a few months ago. Because if I got this earlier, I probably would've gone insane wondering what will happen next. Since I'm a late fan, that means the last book will come out quite soon. Otherwise... I don't even want to think about it.
The main character, Jason, is a volunteer in a zoo and happened to be hanging around the hippo tank when he heard this strange music. Wondering if someone dumped a music player inside the tank, he checks it out only to be swallowed by the hippo... and thrown straight into Lyrian. After some catastrophic events involving the musicians whose music brought him there in the first place, he comes across the Repository of Learning where he learns two things: going back to the Beyond (what they call our world) may be either or impossible, and Lyrian is under the rule of Maldor, an evil wizard. As he tries to look for any clue on a way home, he opens a book that immediately an enemy of Maldor. Apparently, he had read the first syllable of a Word that can undo Maldor and free Lyrian from his oppression. Now he's on the run and the only way for him to survive is to complete the Word and kill Maldor.
He's not alone of course. He is accompanied by Rachel, a fellow Beyonder, and befriends a lot of people - like the Blind King, a wise "old" man, Ferrin, a displacer (a member of a race that can still have full control of their limbs even if they're detached as long as they're not destroyed), Tark, one of the musicians that summoned Jason, Jasher, a seedman (a member of another race that can live over and over again through the seed in the back of their necks; once they die, their seed can be planted and they'll grow back again), and Drake, another seedman.
I don't know how Beyonders pulled me in the way it did (and still does). The author managed to meld everything so well. The world was fascinating. The different races were cool. The way Edomic (which is the equivalent to magic in Lyrian) worked was well-explained. The story kept jumping from one adventure to another without losing itself, which I think is wonderful. I wasn't bored, not for a second. Jason and Rachel were good leads. They were realistic, although a little too mature. I sometimes forget they were thirteen! They seemed fifteen or sixteen. It's my only problem with the book. In any case, I had to reread the book for three to four times before I could get over it. And that was before I bought the second book. You can guess the state of my copy of Beyonders by now. The edges of Book One are frayed and Book Two is on its way on becoming like Book One. I love you, Brandon Mull. The bonus chapter was a brilliant touch. It added depth to Drake. The bonus chapter is about what Drake thought about Jason. My fingers are crossed for the hope that Mr. Mull would make a book all about the side characters.
Recommended for readers into the fantasy, adventure, and action genre and doesn't mind reading over 400 pages of words and no pictures....more
Minami comes from a rich family who transferred to a public high school (now, where have I heard that before?) so she could have friends. But due to hMinami comes from a rich family who transferred to a public high school (now, where have I heard that before?) so she could have friends. But due to her pride and inexperience, she ends up ruining every chance she has and has zero friends. The only person she could talk to normally is Tomachi who she finds annoying.
One day in the library, she spots Alice in Wonderland and says out loud how much she wants to go there. Tomachi then offers to take her there and jumps off the window, dragging her along. She falls unconscious and when she wakes up, she is in a strange place and Tomachi has white bunny ears?! Could it be that she's really in Wonderland?!
Kazuko Furumiya has done it again! She has created what can only be a wonderful piece of work! There are some elements in this story that is familiar if you've read her other manga, but it doesn't mean it's boring at all! Her approach in her manga is always good, her characters are always loveable, and the story flow is always distracting enough that I didn't care if it was getting predictable, cliché, or both! She is currently one of my favorite mangaka and I hope you'd try to check this out yourself!
The Student Council President is a stiff, strict person who has problems in opening up to people. He is dedicated to his studies and his responsibilitThe Student Council President is a stiff, strict person who has problems in opening up to people. He is dedicated to his studies and his responsibilities. But it seems his way of life will change soon since his mother has forced a kitten named Ku upon him! He had never taken care of a pet before! So he enlists the help of Shiraishi, a girl who's also in the Student Council. How will Ku influence the SC President?
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OMG!!! This was like, super cute! Everything from his budding relationship with Shiraishi and his attempts at learning how to look after Ku made me squeal like crazy!!! Honestly, every two or three pages I was either squealing myself hoarse or laughing like the whole world would end if I won't. GAAAH! The President's obvious embarrassment of having to take care of Ku and inexperience is refreshing! I've read a lot about guys who are cool, confident, and needs no help lately that reading about him is like breathing on untainted, fresh air. Ah~ I almost cried when (view spoiler)[ Ku was taken away. (hide spoiler)] I don't know why. It was still too early for me to feel attached to the characters, but I was already that emotional!!!
My favorite has to be that moment (view spoiler)[ he used Ku as an excuse to be with Shiraishi!!! (hide spoiler)] I loved everyone and everything in this story. If you're looking for light-hearted romance full of kittens, fluffiness, and plain cuteness, you have to read this!!! You haven't read anything if you don't!!!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
[image] A hot guy and a cute cat... what's not to love?...more
The scary lessons from Yomi continues in the second volume! Thankfully, it manages to maintain the same level of weirdness, twists, and scary scenes! The scary lessons from Yomi continues in the second volume! Thankfully, it manages to maintain the same level of weirdness, twists, and scary scenes! It has become one of my favorite horror manga series!
Here are the summaries! I'll continue calling the lead the heroine okay?
4th Period: The Abandoned School at Midnight ((view spoiler)[Yomi makes an appearance in this one! Unlike most of the stories, it has a happy ending! (hide spoiler)])
The heroine goes to school at midnight because she wants a wish granted. Apparently, if you manage to not scream or cry out until midnight, a girl ghost will grant your wish. But if you do scream or cry out, you will be taken to another world. The heroine wants to erase a popular guy in her class who constantly makes fun of her. So she quickly goes in. Will she survive the terror the school will bring until midnight?
5th Period: Bloody Valentine
The heroine has been crushing in an upperclassman for a long time now. She manages to confess and they are now a couple. But the upperclassman is denying that he has a girlfriend. Does he not like her? Then the heroine's friends warn her to be careful since the upperclassman had some crazy fan girls. The heroine then finds a threatening letter at home. Can she stop the crazy fan girl before the fan girl tears her relationship with the upperclassman apart?
6th Period: Graduate Number 108
The heroine is the star of the graduating class. They were checking out pictures in a photo album, reminiscing the days they spent together. But a certain photo stood out. There was a figure behind the heroine and the figure appears to be moving...
7th Period: Supplements for the Brain
The heroine is a dunce and is the lowest class in the private school. Her best friend also happens to be the smartest one. Feeling pressured by the criticism she has to endure every day, the heroine instinctively orders a bunch of supplements that are free and claim to increase brainpower. The only thing she has to do in return is to fill in their progress charts and drink one pill every day. The next day, she surprisingly aces a test! The supplements are working! But everything has a price...
8th Period: The Matching Class
The heroine is a new student in school and was relieved to find everyone so friendly. She easily fits in to the class and even has a love interest. When her love interest gets confessed to by a cute girl and promptly rejects her, the heroine couldn't help feeling down. She wasn't as cute as the girl and she was sure she was going to be rejected too if she ever confesses. So she changes her look, which used to match her female classmates. They react badly at first and she is confused, but forgets about it when they compliment her and act like they always do. Then they begin copying her! What is wrong with them?
8.5: Last Christmas
The heroine isn't good at talking to people and is therefore left out. Her home is in the same direction as a weird girl's and they have to walk home together. On the way home, the heroine reveals her desire of having a Pinny doll. The weird girl confesses she has one and shows it to her. The heroine squeals over it. The weird girl then tells her it was given to her by Santa. Santa apparently has given her a card and whatever she writes on it, he will give to her on Christmas. Santa made her promise not to tell her since others will only destroy her dream. The heroine asks for the card and writes down that she wants a Pinny doll. Will Santa give it to her? What are the consequences of the weird girl's actions?
Special Chapter: The Bloody White Day
One of the stories have a continuation! It's even shorter than The Family of Five though....more
WAAAAAH! I totally love this manga! It's freakin' awesome! The artwork is really good and cute in a way that one usually sees in shoujo manga, but donWAAAAAH! I totally love this manga! It's freakin' awesome! The artwork is really good and cute in a way that one usually sees in shoujo manga, but don't let it deceive you! It's actually kind of creepy, mainly because it always have to do with girls in school who are like the girls you see every day. The mangaka did well in making her heroines for each chapter! (It's episodic! The only character you'll keep seeing is Yomi, who acts as the narrator. She reminds me of Enma Ai except for one important detail...) It's a little rare to find horror manga that doesn't have anything gory in it but still manages to be a little scary. I am a fan of Emi Ishikawa from now on!!!
Okay, on to writing the summary now. I'll just call the lead heroine because I can't remember the name since the lead keeps on changing. Okay? Okay.
1st Period: The Devil's Game
The heroine is jealous that all of her classmates have game consoles and wants one too. Her parents refused to give her one because it might distract her from her studies (which, in most cases, is true). So when she finds a game console on the ground, she immediately picks it up. But there's something strange with the game console. Everything she does in the game seems to be happening in real life too...
2nd Period: The Bonds of a Curse
The heroine constantly plays with the stray puppy she and her classmates found one day. They keep it in school and everyone in her class works together to take care of it. One day, the heroine notices a strange girl watching her and the puppy. Apparently, she was unpopular, talks to herself, and is rumored to be able to curse others. What is her connection to the puppy and the injuries it sometimes have out of nowhere?
3rd Period: Mary's Dining Table
The heroine hates a lot of food and keeps dumping the food she is given. Her teacher and mother keep scolding her of her pickiness, but she refuses to stop. Upon finding Mary, a doll that can eat, she can easily get rid of the food she doesn't like. This goes on well enough for her, but she notices later on that she no longer feels hungry...
3.2: Black Profile (a little horror story the mangaka wrote; a separate work)
The heroine and her friends are writing down their answers in their profiles (something similar to slam books). After they were done, they saw that one of the profiles weren't theirs and was black in color. Strange things begin happening to their class and it's connected to what they wrote down in the black profile. What is the connection of the black profile to all this?
3.3: The Ocean Is Calling (actually the mangaka's first work and my favorite in the entire volume - it's not horror but it's heartbreaking!!!)
The heroine is a happy girl in love with this pretty nice guy. She has confessed to him during their field trip to the sea side and he has yet to give her an answer. She is sad about this but is distracted by the sudden kindness of the people around her, even those who usually tease her or yell at her. The only person who isn't nice to her is the guy she loves; in fact, he seems to hate her. She is confused and doesn't know what to do. She eventually confronts the guy about his behavior and finds out it is because of what happened in the day of their field trip. But she couldn't remember what she did wrong. What is she forgetting?
3.4: The Family of Five (a short story the mangaka made for those supporting the manga)
The heroine is finding her family annoying. They're always together, even at school. She points out the fact that this wasn't normal and wants to break away. Her family isn't happy and reacts...
3.5: The Kind Mother's House
The heroine is frustrated since her mother can't buy her the things she want. She lies to her friends that her mother was the perfect mom, but they see right through her. She goes to the Internet to ease her sadness and finds a blog made by a housewife. The housewife seems to be the perfect mom and the heroine is captivated. They become pen pals and they talk to each other every day. The housewife sends her the things she wanted. But they come with a price...
I think this was a great prequel for The Last Airbender and not just for its movie counterpart. It fits the cartoon version too. I liked how Zuko was I think this was a great prequel for The Last Airbender and not just for its movie counterpart. It fits the cartoon version too. I liked how Zuko was fleshed out in this graphic novel. His banishment from the kingdom, his humiliation, and his endless wandering for the Avatar were all featured here. I couldn't help but be reminded why I thought Zuko was a fantastic character when I watched the cartoon version.
His relationship with Iroh was great and you could clearly see they cared for each other. The weird thing though is that Iroh is thinner and has darker hair here. But it's a slight change that can be easily overlooked. Iroh's personality is still the same: patient, kind, and easygoing.
My favorite part has to be the one where he met the old man living alone. His vision of Zuko's destiny of standing side-by-side with the Avatar made me giddy for some strange reason. It was a brilliant touch and a good foreshadowing for the events to come.
Ah, Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was and still is one of my favorite cartoon series ever! Although there are some parts that I found unrealistic, coAh, Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was and still is one of my favorite cartoon series ever! Although there are some parts that I found unrealistic, corny, and/or not well thought out, it managed to keep me hooked until the very last episode! That reminds me, I never checked the new Avatar series yet... Oh, well.
This comic is a tie-in with the cartoon series. It's pretty loyal to it and the pictures are taken from the series itself (at least that's what I think). It was a fun read and a must-have if you're an Avatar collector. But if you were already satisfied with the cartoon series, you don't need to buy it....more
Kyaaah! This was such a cute manga about the relationship between a young mistress and her butler!!! I swear, it's all Sebastian's fault that's why I'Kyaaah! This was such a cute manga about the relationship between a young mistress and her butler!!! I swear, it's all Sebastian's fault that's why I'm in love with the concept of butlers!
Karen is a rich and pampered little princess who is in love with her butler, Megumi. They had been good childhood friends, but ever since that fateful day that Megumi realized how different their classes were, there had been a wall between them. Karen wishes to understand more about him, so when her father suggested that she go to Megumi's commoner high school to know more of how the real world works, she quickly agrees! And so Karen's attempt to try to be one of the commoners begins!!!
Karen is very cute! I totally didn't care that she was spoiled and air-headed; in fact, it suited her perfectly! She tries to hard to fit in among commoners like so: (I did my best to scourge the Net for the pages!)
I was rooting for them to be together throughout the whole volume! Although I also liked one of the candidates to be Karen's fiancée. He was sincerely interested in her and wanted to please her that he even went as far as acting as her butler in Megumi's place. Still, it's Megumi Karen's meant for. The art, although kind of awkward and not consistent sometimes, portrayed the lighthearted, bouncy feeling. This is perfect for readers into cool, handsome butlers!!!...more
Blood Oath has restored my faith that there are still good vampire books out there. It has the right amount of supernatural, mystery, and ass-kicking Blood Oath has restored my faith that there are still good vampire books out there. It has the right amount of supernatural, mystery, and ass-kicking action!!! I loved almost everything about this book! It's not unique, but the way it was done was so good I didn't care!
The only things that I didn't like was the vampire sex and Zach's annoying attitude in the beginning. I already expected mentions of sex because this is adult (at least I found it in the adult section...), but vampire sex? I never did like the thought of vampires having sex and this showed me why. It's... painful. And I mean both literally and not literally.
Anyway.
The plot is straightforward and easy to get. Zach has slept with the President's daughter and believes that's the reason he is "demoted". He is now the partner of the country's greatest secret - the vampire agent Nathaniel Cade. It's their job to take care of America's supernatural problems and it just so happens there's one right now that involves a mad scientist, a conspiracy, and zombies! What more can you ask for?...more
Ohhh! This is currently my favorite weekly serial! It's not only hilarious and filled with all the brawling one needs to get the blood pumping, but alOhhh! This is currently my favorite weekly serial! It's not only hilarious and filled with all the brawling one needs to get the blood pumping, but almost all of the characters are AWESOME!!! This is one hell of a manga!
It's all about a evil, infamous friendly, popular guy named Oga who happens to come across a baby while he was down by the river trying to drown peopledoing some laundry. Apparently the baby is a demon prince tasked in destroying the world by its father. But the baby needs a human to be its contractor in order to do that and it will only choose the baddest of the bad... And it turns out the baddest of the bad was Oga. Can he survive all the insanity that comes with having a demon baby?
Frankly, I can't describe this manga properly except that it made me laugh my ass off. Seriously, you should just check it out yourself. It's brilliant. A work of art. A masterpiece.
Don't waste your time reading this review! READ IT ALREADY!!!...more
Warning: There are quite a lot of gore and blood in the manga as you go on! So if you don't like stuff like that, don't read! It's also for readers whWarning: There are quite a lot of gore and blood in the manga as you go on! So if you don't like stuff like that, don't read! It's also for readers who are quick at understanding too because it can get a little confusing!
Higurashi starts in a little village of Hinamizawa where Keiichi has moved in from the big city. He has gotten used to his life there and has befriended the whole class, although he's more close to this crazy group of girls that meet up after classes to play games. Anyway, one of them who goes by the name of Rena drags Keiichi to a dump where he meets a photographer. This photographer comes every year to take pictures and to be present for the festival. Apparently, there is always someone who dies on the day of the festival. Rumors have it that it's a curse and it certainly seems so because these deaths couldn't be mad-made and were mysterious. Curious and slightly disturbed, Keiichi asks his new friends about it but they avoid the topic entirely. He drops it, thinking they're just scared, but when the photographer ends up dying on the day of the festival, he realizes there's something more to Hinamizawa than he first thought! Is the whole village behind the deaths? Or is there some greater force behind it?
Higurashi has a slow and leisurely pace, since it not only focuses on the mystery but also on the lives of Keiichi and his friends as well. Some people might find this annoying, but I find it effective. It adds to the creepiness and surrealness of the story. One moment it's a happy-happy scene and the next it's the exact opposite! There are a lot of twists in Higurashi and I recommend you try to finish it in order to fully understand.
Higurashi is a good example of Japanese manga horror at its best! I put it next in my shelf with Another! Oh, and since it's close to Halloween right now, it's the best time to read it! Happy reading!!!...more
This is a prequel of Another about the curse in Aunt Reiko's day. Basically it's all the same but we just see from her perspective. It's a good way toThis is a prequel of Another about the curse in Aunt Reiko's day. Basically it's all the same but we just see from her perspective. It's a good way to make the reader know and like her more. I thought it was really sad. You're free to read this anytime while you're reading Another. You can even read it before you read Another because it doesn't really spoil things. In fact, you'll probably feel the irony more if you do it that way.
It does make me wish there was prequel about how the curse started. It would have been more interesting. I would have liked to see Misaki myself. But oh well. I can't wait for more awesome works from this Mr. Yukito Ayatsuji!!! :)...more
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