Tag Archive: psychological

Unlicensed Spotlight – Iryuu – Team Medical Dragon

Krystallina August 16, 2016 16 Comments

Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- Volume 1

Iryuu – Team Medical Dragon
医龍 – Ｔｅａｍ　Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ　Ｄｒａｇｏｎ
NAGAI Akira (story), NOGIZAKA Taro (art), YOSHINUMA Mie (medical supervision)
Seinen – Drama, mature, psychological
25 Volumes (complete)
Shogakukan (Big Comic Superior)

Summary:

Dr. Katou wants to change Japanese healthcare, but she needs to become a professor at her hospital first. To increase her chances, Katou seeks out the talents of Dr. Asada to have him perform her new version of a surgery. She didn’t expect Asada to be a bum or for him to have some crazy demands to join her team! Will Asada help or hurt Katou’s ambitions?

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Unlicensed Spotlights

completed, drama, manga, mature, nagai akira, nogizaka taro, psychological, seinen, wish list, yoshinuma mie

Manga Review – School-Live!

Krystallina July 7, 2016 5 Comments

School-Live! Volume 1

School-Live!
がっこうぐらし! (Gakkou Gurashi!)
CHIBA Satoru (art); KAIHOU Normitsu (Nitroplus) (story)
Seinen – Drama, mystery, psychological, horror, supernatural
3 Volumes (ongoing)
Yen Press
Review copy/copies

Summary:

Yuki and her friends Kurumi and Yuuri (Ri-san) are a part of the School Living Club. With their teacher Megu-nee as their advisor, the girls spend their days — and nights — on school grounds doing everything from helping the gardening club to hosting school events. But there may be a darker reason why the girls do not go home…

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Manga

chiba satoru, drama, horror, kaihou norimitsu (nitroplus), manga, mystery, ongoing, psychological, review copy/copies, seinen, supernatural, yen press

Manga Review – Please Save My Earth

Krystallina April 13, 2016 20 Comments

Please Save My Earth Volume 1

Please Save My Earth
ぼくの地球を守って (Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte)
HIWATARI Saki
Shoujo – Drama, fantasy, mystery, psychological, romance, tragedy
21 Volumes (complete)
Viz Media
Out-of-print

Summary:

Alice is a crybaby with a lot to cry about lately. She is having trouble adjusting to the city, and the little boy next door, Rin, keeps harassing her. While Alice can talk to plants, she discovers two of her schoolmates their own strange ability: connecting dreams. But those dreams may also have roles in Alice’s and Rin’s lives… both their pasts and their futures.

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Manga

completed, drama, fantasy, hiwatari saki, manga, mystery, out-of-print, psychological, romance, sci-fi, shoujo, tragedy, viz media

Manga Review – Tokyo Babylon

Krystallina January 25, 2016 8 Comments

Tokyo Babylon Omnibus 1

Tokyo Babylon
東京 BABYLON
CLAMP
Shoujo – Supernatural, boys’ love, mystery, psychological, tragedy
7 Volumes / 2 Omnibuses (complete)
Tokyopop / Dark Horse

Summary:

Despite being only 16, Subaru is the head of his clan of onmyoji users. He uses his abilities to defeat and heal the evil spirits haunting Tokyo. Subaru is supported by his twin sister Hokuto as well as Seishirou, a veterinarian and heir to a rival clan who proclaims to be in love with Subaru.

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Manga

boys' love, clamp, completed, dark horse, manga, mystery, psychological, supernatural, tokyopop, tragedy

Manga Review – Your Lie in April

Krystallina December 28, 2015 6 Comments

Your Lie in April Volume 1

Your Lie in April
四月は君の嘘 (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso)
ARAKAWA Naoshi
Shounen – Slice-of-life, drama, romance, psychological, tragedy
5 Volumes (ongoing)
Kodansha USA

Summary:

Kosei was once considered a piano prodigy. After his mother’s death, however, he froze during a competition, and Kosei hasn’t played the piano since. Two years passed, and he meets a girl playing the melodica. This encounter forces Kosei to once again answer the call to music.

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

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Manga

arakawa naoshi, drama, manga, ongoing, psychological, romance, shounen, slice-of-life, tragedy, viz media

Manga Review – Tokyo Ghoul

Krystallina November 21, 2015 3 Comments

Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1

Tokyo Ghoul
東京喰種トーキョーグール
ISHIDA Sui
Seinen – Horror, mature, supernatural, drama, psychological
3 Volumes (ongoing)
Viz Media

Summary:

Ken is a normal college student in Tokyo. Despite the news reporting more attacks by the humanoid creatures known as “ghouls”, Ken spends his days reading, going to classes, and admiring a girl who visits his favorite cafe. When she invites him out, it’s Ken’s dream come true. But his dream is about to turn into a nightmare…

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Manga

drama, horror, ishida sui, manga, mature, ongoing, psychological, seinen, supernatural, viz media

Unlicensed Spotlight – Shion no Ou

Krystallina October 5, 2015 2 Comments

Shion no Ou Volume 1

Shion no Ou
Shion’s King
The Flowers of Hard Blood
しおんの王
KATORI Masaru (story), ANDO Jiro (art)
Seinen – Mystery, sports, drama, psychological, gender bender
8 Volumes (complete)
Kodansha (Afternoon)

Summary:

After her parents are murdered, four-year-old Shion is adopted by a shogi player and his wife. However, the trauma has caused Shion to be mute. The years pass, and Shion finds herself walking down the path of becoming a professional shogi player. But could her parents’ murderer also belong to the world of shogi?

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Unlicensed Spotlights

ando jiro, completed, drama, gender bender, katori masaru, manga, mystery, psychological, seinen, sports, wish list

Manga Review – Tears of a Lamb

Krystallina August 14, 2015 2 Comments

Tears of a Lamb Volume 1

Tears of a Lamb
ひつじの涙 (Hitsuji no Namida)
HIDAKA Banri
Shoujo – Romance, comedy, psychological, mystery
7 Volumes (complete)
CMX
Out of print

Summary:

Kyosuke moves into a new apartment, but his neighbor, a classmate named Kei, suddenly requests to be let into his apartment! Kyosuke just wants to be left alone and refuses to let this crazy girl get her way. But why does Kei want to come over? And why did Kyosuke move into there in the first place?

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Manga

cmx, comedy, completed, hidaka banri, manga, mystery, out-of-print, psychological, romance, shoujo

Unlicensed Spotlight – Suna no Shiro

Krystallina June 4, 2015 0 Comments

Suna no Shiro Volume 1

Suna no Shiro
Le Chateau de Sable
The Sandcastle
砂の城
ICHIJO Yukari
Shoujo – Drama, romance, tragedy, psychological
7 Volumes (original), 3 Volumes (shinsho), 4 Volumes (bunko), 6 Volumes (reprint) (complete)

Summary:

Rather than be separated, rich heiress Nathalie and orphan boy Francis jump off a cliff to live together in death. Nathalie survives, but there is no sign of Francis. Following a tip that he has been spotted, Nathalie heads to an island. But what awaits her there sends her life into a different direction.

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Unlicensed Spotlights

completed, drama, ichijo yukari, manga, psychological, romance, shoujo, tragedy, wish list

Manga Review – Orange

Krystallina May 2, 2015 3 Comments

Orange Volume 1

Orange
TAKANO Ichigo
Shoujo / Seinen – Romance, tragedy, supernatural, slice-of-life, psychological
18 Chapters (ongoing)
Crunchyroll / Seven Seas

Summary:

Naho thinks it’s a joke when she receives a letter from her future self. However, when events from the letter start to play out exactly as it said they would, Naho starts to believe it. Her future self’s wish is to watch over new student Kakeru whom is no longer around in her time.

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

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Manga

crunchyroll, manga, ongoing, psychological, romance, seinen, seven seas, shoujo, slice-of-life, supernatural, takano ichigo, tragedy