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Manga Review – Full Moon o Sagashite

Krystallina June 22, 2018 2 Comments

Full Moon o Sagashite Volume 1

Full Moon o Sagashite
満月(フルムーン) をさがして
TANEMURA Arina
Shoujo – Drama, fantasy, romance, tragedy
7 Volumes (complete)
Viz Media

Summary:

Mitsuki wants to be a singer, but a tumor in her throat makes this nearly impossible. When two grim reapers appear and reveal her upcoming death, Mitsuki decides to risk it all. As she receives some special help from her escorts of death, the connection between love and music and even the cycle of life and death envelop Mitsuki and all those around her…

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Manga

completed, drama, fantasy, manga, romance, shoujo, tanemura arina, tragedy, viz media

Unlicensed Spotlight – Ouji to Majo to Himegimi to

Krystallina June 13, 2018 0 Comments

Ouji to Majo to Himegimi to Volume 1

Ouji to Majo to Himegimi to
The Prince, the Witch, and the Princesses
Prince, Witch, and the Princesses
王子と魔女と姫君と
MATSUZUKI Kou
Shoujo – Comedy, fantasy, gender bender, reverse harem, romance
12 Volumes (complete)
Hakusensha (Hana to Yume)

Summary:

Subaru knows she has a prince-like aura, but she had no idea she was an actual prince in her former life — a womanizer who was cursed by a witch! Subaru’s reunion with her childhood friend leads to a reunion of the prince and all his princesses — who are now male! Can Subaru find the prince’s destined one to break the spell? And whatever happened to the witch?

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Unlicensed Spotlights

comedy, completed, fantasy, gender bender, manga, matsuzuki kou, reverse harem, romance, shoujo

Manga Review – Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight

Krystallina June 9, 2018 5 Comments

Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight
午前0時、キスしに来てよ (Gozen 0-ji, Kiss shi ni Kite yo)
MIKIMOTO Rin
Shoujo – Comedy, drama, romance
5 Volumes (ongoing)
Kodansha Comics

Summary:

Hinana appears to be a honor student only interested in studying, but she’s actually a romantic at heart with a soft spot for fairy tales. Keeping up the act may be difficult when her school used as a setting in a movie starring Kaede, a popular idol. But Hinana is shocked to learn that she may not be the only one with an interest they keep hidden from everyone…

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Manga

comedy, drama, kodansha comics, manga, mikimoto rin, ongoing, romance, shoujo

Manga Review – The Bride was a Boy

Krystallina June 1, 2018 5 Comments

The Boy was a Boy

The Bride was a Boy
花嫁は元男子。(Hanayome wa Motodanshi.)
Chii
Romance, slice-of-life
1 Volume (complete)
Seven Seas

Summary:

Chii is living happily ever after with her husband. It’s a future many people dream of, and one that could have been out of reach for Chii. Why? Because she was born a boy! Chii recounts some of the key points in her life story and describes the laws and misunderstandings of being a transgendered person.

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Manga

chii, completed, manga, romance, seven seas, slice-of-life

Manga Review – Tail of the Moon

Krystallina May 25, 2018 8 Comments

Tail of the Moon Volume 1

Tail of the Moon
月のしっぽ (Tsuki no Shippo)
Tail of the Moon Prequel: The Other Hanzo(u)
月の吐息愛の傷 (Tsuki no Toiki Ai no Kizu)
UEDA Rinko
Shoujo – Adventure, comedy, drama, harem, historical, romance, war
15 Volumes + 1 Prequel (complete)
Viz Media

Summary:

Usagi is a crybaby and a klutz, a combination that doesn’t make for a good ninja. Fortunately, she’s given an assignment that even she can succeed at: bear the children of the leader of an ally clan. Usagi ends up falling in love with Hanzo at first sight, but he has no interest in her or her mission!

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Manga

adventure, comedy, completed, drama, historical, manga, romance, shoujo, ueda rinko, viz media, war

Manga Review – Until Death Do Us Part [Redux]

Krystallina May 17, 2018 4 Comments

Until Death Do Us Part
死がふたりを分かつまで (Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made)
TAKASHIGE Hiroshi (Story), DOUBLE-S (Art)
Seinen – Action, mature, sci-fi, war
13 Omnibuses (complete)
Yen Press

Summary:

A girl suddenly begs for help from a blind man. Mamoru, a member of a vigilante group who is always itching for a fight, agrees to be hired. But he is taken aback when Haruka proclaims their contract is “until death do us part”! Why? And in a world threatened by terrorists and corrupt governments, how long will this contract really last?

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Manga

action, completed, double-s, manga, mature, sci-fi, seinen, takashige hiroshi, war, yen press

Game Review – Uta no Prince-sama Amazing Aria & Sweet Serenade LOVE

Krystallina May 12, 2018 2 Comments

Uta no Prince-sama Amazing Aria & Sweet Serenade LOVE

Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Amazing Aria & Sweet Serenade LOVE
うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ Amazing Aria & Sweet Serenade LOVE
Otome game
Broccoli / Nippon Ichi Software
PS Vita

Summary:

Despite relationships being forbidden, Haruka and her partner have gotten tentative approval to date. But as the two of them take their first steps into stardom, can they prove that they aren’t just a one-hit wonder? And will their relationship stand up to new challenges?

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Games

broccoli, game, nippon ichi, otome game, ps vita, uta no prince-sama