Tag Archive: comedy

Manga Review – Cross Game

Krystallina June 18, 2015 2 Comments

Cross Game Volume 1

Cross Game
クロスゲーム
ADACHI Mitsuru
Shounen – Romance, sports, comedy, drama, slice-of-life
8 Volumes (17 Volumes original Japanese release) (complete)
Viz Media

Summary:

Ko’s family owns a sporting goods store, and his best friend/sort-of girlfriend Wakaba’s family runs a batting center. But Ko doesn’t take much interest in any sport, including baseball. But Wakaba’s younger sister Aoba resents Ko for both seeing baseball as just a game and for hogging Wakaba’s attention.

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Manga

adachi mitsuru, comedy, completed, drama, manga, romance, shounen, slice-of-life, sports, viz media

Manga Review – Kobato.

Krystallina June 10, 2015 2 Comments

Kobato. Volume 1

Kobato.
こばと。
CLAMP
Seinen – Fantasy, romance, comedy, drama
6 Volumes (complete)
Yen Press

Summary:

Kobato has a wish, but it can only be fulfilled if she goes to the human world and fills a bottle with healed hearts. Unfortunately, Kobato is lacking a lot of common sense. But she isn’t alone: the short-tempered stuffed dog Ioryogi is there to watch over her…or set her on fire when he’s angry. Will Kobato’s wish come true?

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Manga

clamp, comedy, completed, drama, fantasy, manga, romance, seinen, yen press

Manga Review – Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode

Krystallina June 1, 2015 0 Comments

Tokyo Mew Mew a La Mode Omnibus

Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode
東京ミュウミュウあ・ら・もーど
IKUMI Mia
Shoujo – Magical girl, romance, comedy, action
2 Volumes (original), 1 Volume (omnibus) (complete)
Tokyopop / Kodansha USA

Summary:

Berry wanders into Cafe Mew Mew and accidentally becomes a Mew Mew! Now merged with a rabbit and a mountain cat, Berry must join together with the other Mew Mews and take down new enemies. But can she handle her newfound powers and her budding feelings for her best friend?

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Manga

action, comedy, completed, ikumi mia, kodansha comics, magical girl, manga, romance, shoujo, tokyopop

Manga Review – Tokyo Mew Mew

Krystallina June 1, 2015 8 Comments

Tokyo Mew Mew Omnibus Volume 1

Tokyo Mew Mew
東京ミュウミュウ
IKUMI Mia (art); YOSHIDA Reiko (story)
Shoujo – Magical girl, romance, comedy, action
7 Volumes (original), 3 Volumes (omnibus) (complete)
Tokyopop / Kodansha USA

Summary:

Ichigo was an ordinary middle school student until a freak accident merged her DNA with that of an iriomote wildcat! With her new powers, Ichigo must defeat aliens who infect animals and find the other girls who had their DNA altered. And she also has to hide her cat transformation from her crush…

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Manga

action, comedy, completed, ikumi mia, kodansha comics, magical girl, manga, romance, shoujo, tokyopop, yoshida reiko

Manga Review – Azumanga Daioh

Krystallina May 28, 2015 0 Comments

Azumanga Daioh Omnibus

Azumanga Daioh
あずまんが大王
AZUMA Kiyohiko
Shounen – Comedy, slice-of-life
4 Volumes (original), 1 Volume (omnibus)
ADV (Out of print), Yen Press

Summary:

A group of friends (Chiyo, Yomi, Tomo, Sakaki, and Osaka) go through high school together. However, between their homeroom teacher’s antics and their own idiosyncrasies, their high school life will certainly be memorable.

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Manga

4-koma, azuma kiyohiko, comedy, completed, manga, shounen, slice-of-life, yen press

Manga Review – Nosatsu Junkie

Krystallina May 25, 2015 0 Comments

Nosatsu Junkie Volume 1

Nosatsu Junkie
悩殺ジャンキー
FUKUYAMA Ryoko
Shoujo – Romance, comedy, gender bender
6 Volumes (U.S. release suspended), 16 volumes (Japanese, complete)
Tokyopop
Out-of-print

Summary:

To get back at her crush for rejecting her, Naka wants to be a model like the popular Umi. But Naka has a problem: her smile comes off as a horror expression! And while Umi seems like the ideal girl, Naka ends up discovering Umi’s secret. In exchange for keeping the secret, the unlikely model Naka gets to work with Umi.

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Manga

comedy, fukuyama ryoko, gender bender, hiatus, manga, out-of-print, romance, shoujo, tokyopop

Manga Review – Kokoro Connect

Krystallina May 20, 2015 0 Comments

Kokoro Connect Volume 1

Kokoro Connect
ANDA Sadanatsu (story); Cuteg (art)
Shounen – Drama, comedy, romance, supernatural, gender bender
3 Volumes (ongoing)
Seven Seas

Summary:

The five members of the Student Cultural Society (three girls, two boys) spend their days hanging out and writing a school newspaper. One day, two members announce they switched bodies the previous night. The others think it’s a joke until they start swapping bodies, too.

Note: this review has been updated and can be found here.

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Manga

anda sadanatsu, comedy, cuteg, drama, gender bender, manga, ongoing, romance, seven seas, shounen, supernatural

Manga Review – Girl Got Game

Krystallina May 11, 2015 0 Comments

Girl Got Game Volume 1

Girl Got Game
Power!!
SEINO Shizuru
Shoujo – Romance, comedy, sports
10 Volumes (complete)
Tokyopop
Out of print

Summary:

Kyo is thrilled to get into the high school of her choice. However, her father has registered her as a boy! Now Kyo is forced to join the male basketball team, and one of her teammates is her roommate! Will Kyo manage to keep her secret?

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Manga

comedy, completed, manga, out-of-print, romance, seino shizuru, shoujo, sports, tokyopop

Manga Review – Dengeki Daisy

Krystallina May 8, 2015 0 Comments

Dengeki Daisy Volume 1

Dengeki Daisy
電撃デイジー
MOTOMI Kyousuke
Shoujo – Romance, drama, comedy
16 Volumes (complete)
Viz Media

Summary:

Before Teru’s brother died, he left her with a phone and the number of someone called Daisy. Without knowing Daisy’s identity, Teru sends Daisy updates about her life, but Teru hides she’s being bullied and is the school custodian’s slave. But could Daisy be close? And what’s with all the talk about a computer hacker?

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Manga

comedy, completed, drama, manga, motomi kyousuke, romance, shoujo, viz media

Manga Review – Meteor Prince

Krystallina May 4, 2015 1 Comment

Meteor Prince Volume 1

Meteor Prince
おとめとメテオ (Otome to Meteo)
TANAKA Meca
Shoujo – Romance, fantasy, comedy
2 Volumes (complete)
Viz Media

Summary:

Hako is known as the Queen of Bad Luck. Her bad luck is a mystery even to the Supernatural Club. But even Hako isn’t prepared for her next twist of fate: a naked alien prince has crash landed at her school and wants to mate with her!

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Manga

comedy, completed, fantasy, manga, romance, shoujo, tanaka meca, viz media