One Piece は も すき!!

Monday, January 10, 2011

Manga Recommendation 3: A horror series and the author's shoujo mangas

0 comments Posted by JacQk at 12:28 AM


I just realised that it's been a while since the last time i posted a manga recommendation. I haven't been reading any new manga lately nor anime, i was concentrating on my Sims and Dramas.. hehe


Btw, for more manga recommendation, go HERE.

So today i was browsing through my folders and i found a folder which i labeled as "dropped" and found few mangas there. I found horror mangas too there!!

So the one that i will be recommending today is.. 
(I'll recommend more below)

Tales For Sleepless Night
Score: 7/10

Plot: Since there are different authors, there are few with good stories, but overall it was OKAY. It's kind of a karma thing like "you did this bad thing, of course you got that as punishment."
For a story, this is nothing. But when it really happens in real life, it's S C A R Y..

There are nine chapters in total by different authors. What's "unique" about it is that the authors are the author of shoujo mangas than we often read!! Sorry, no Watase Yuu.. ;(
and before the new story starts, the author told us their scary / supernatural experience. So i guess they got the idea from their experience?

So for the authors, we have:

- Arai Kiyoko who's the author of Dr.Rin, Beauty Pop, Angel Lips.
My personal favorite is Beauty Pop. It tells about this one guy and girl who both are excelled in hairdressing. When this was released in my country, it was VERY famous. All my friends bought the manga, but i didn't, and i regretted it.. T^T

- Shiina Ayumi: Penguin Brothers, Baby Love, A Fairy Tale For You.
I love PENGUIN BROTHERS and BABY LOVE.
Baby Love was a hit too! It's a girl who loves a guy that's 6 years older than him. She came back after the guy told her that "to come back and find him when she's older." and she did! But the guy has no idea who she is. You know what's better? They live under one roof in the guy's house! Along with his lil sis and parents!

Penguin Brothers is more like a frienship thing but I-LOVE-IT!

- Oobayashi Miyuki: Angel Hunt


- Riko Onoe: My Name is Miiko!
For me, this manga is like a replacement for Doraemon for teenagers. You know like, when you were small you read Doraemon; but when you are older you read this. Because it kinda falls under the same category as Doraemin except that there's 1/8 more romance than Doraemon, and they are just CUTEEE!!
I swear, go and try reading them!



- Igarashi Kaoru: Gakuen Alice
I'm sure a lot of you have heard of this one. It was on the top 3 in Mangafox EVERYTIME i opened Mangafox.. =_=



- Komuro Eiko (i don't know about her but by looking at her profile, she is a horror manga author)



- Chitose Yagami: Falling in Love Like in a Comic.


- Mori Chikako ( no idea )


- Kagari Junko ( no idea..)


So try reading it :))

 

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Manga Recommendation: Faster Than a Kiss

2 comments Posted by JacQk at 4:05 AM


OH MY GOD... what the f am i thinking for not reviewing this manga yet..??

Score: 10/10 no doubt!! idk why but everytime i read the chapter, i go all doki doki. lol

Plot: 8/10
The plot is just like another typical student-teacher love. But what makes it interesting is that how they are married and the teacher always did many perverted things but he always avoids a 'kiss'. The meaning behind it will be revealed in chapter 32. ;)

What makes it interesting and fun to read is the comedy they put there and the MOE moment they insert in almost EVERY chapter. So which is why it makes me go all DOKI DOKI. Like this one:



this one is a less OMFGIWANTTOODOKIDOKIMOEEEGOSHOMGOSHIMFKINMELTING! version.


Characters:
Gosh there are just too many bishies in here!!!!!!! I love the girl too. I can't complain! I mean, come on! You've got 2 hot siblings!

Kazuma Ojiro aka sensei

 

Trust me, he's just too perfect as a man.
The reason why i like his character is because he's KIND OF like the man i wanted. When you read u'll understand.

and lol. I always love it qen his delinquent side awakens: 


  The ex-biker gang, Kazuma. 
Now ended up as a teacher. lol
 


 His half-little brother, 
Shouma Ojiro.


No, don't be deceived. 
Since i like him so much, i tried to put up a picture where he looks nice. 
But this is his true self:

 



Yup, that blunt, cold icy expression..

But you just gotta love him if you read the manga. He's tsundere type. and yes he got a lot of fangirl around the school!
and you'll love EVERY action, EVERY movement he does! It's just too awesome and unexpectedly romantic!
For example, when Meg tried to 'seduce' Kazuma: 




OMFG!
WHAT HAS JUST HAPPENED?1?!?!??! 
But i gotta admit, i love Shouma x Meg couple ;)



There are many other characters but these are the two that i love the most!!
I'll make another post later when a new chp comes out! ;)

Btw, for more manga recommendation, go HERE.

 

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Monday, October 18, 2010

Shiki

0 comments Posted by JacQk at 8:16 PM

Yup another manga recommendation.

Summary:
Shiki (Corpse Demon)
This series is about a village with a population of about 1300 people, and during one fiercely hot summer, many mysterious incidents happened one after another...

Shiki is based on a best-selling horror novel by Ono Fuyumi. Fans may know of her other novels such as Twelve Kingdoms (which has been animated) and Ghost Hunt (adapted as both a shoujo manga and anime). Fujisaki Ryuu is a long-time JUMP mangaka of series such as Houshin Engi (recently released by Viz), and Waqwaq, both of which ran in WJ.



First thing first, the people who are most likely interested in this manga is shonen. Shoujo maybe, but gotta be the type who loves mystery.

Ok let's do it the easy way. If you think you can watch it after seeing the picture below, then it's okay.
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Ok?

not THAT scary right?



Score: 8/10 mainly bcs of the plot.

Plot:
I really like the plot, maybe because i read all 32 chapters in a day. But it really digs out your curiousity and makes you kept on guessing on the mystery.
There is no much thing i can comment on the plot since idk why why i just can't =_=
Well i can't really tell you guys on what this manga is about whether it's about magician, werewolves, vampires etc, bcus that's pretty much spoiling the story and the whole mystery.

Characters:
There are alot of characters in here.. because it's a story taken place in a small village with a population of only 1003 (?).
So they introduced the villagers one by one. I doubt that they will show you all 1003, maybe just the important ones.
And there are 2 main heroes. They are both boys :D

my fav!! kyaa kyaa kyaa!!!

The doctor (above) and a boy (below right)
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Tooru my 2nd fav! KYAAA!

I do think that they are cool but i'm liking the boy's friend aka Tooru (above left) better. He's too good to die!! ARGH!


Drawings:
Not good.. not crap... it's okay.
The sketch is pretty simple.
But there are some graphic drawings in it. It's not THAT graphic or scary compared to Parasyte.
Like.. urgh.. even at the very very beginning.. there was a drawing of a fly flying (duh..) and landed right on the eyeball of a corpse. I'm like WTF! It's disgusting! (i'm the type who imagine things to reality)
so here here here if you want to see.


Anime:
I DO NOT recommend you guys to watch the anime. It's on hiatus at the moment i think.
But i tried watching the 1st episodes.. and i cant stand the drawing.. ask why?
The girl's hair is PINK, the boy's PURPLE, etc etc.. those colorful anime hair.. i just cant stand it.
And it was kinda meehhh.. when you watch the anime. I guess manga is better.

Btw, for more manga recommendation, go HERE.

 

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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Manga Recommendation: Angel Densetsu

0 comments Posted by JacQk at 6:14 AM



 Please remember: "DO NOT JUDGE THE BOOK BY ITS COVER"

This manga is GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT. It didn't waste any single hour, minute, second of my frikkin life!


I know that the drawing itself is already a turnoff, but you know how i always only recommend good stuff to read to you guys ;)
well sometimes it does not match your taste.. but.. ('=3=)..


Summary:
The story is of Kitano Seiichirou, a very kind and pure-hearted young man, with a horrifying, monstrous face. People being what they are, they think he's a terrifying delinquent, and there are plenty of chance misunderstandings (coupled with Kitano's convenient inability to understand what's happening around him) that propel him into the position of "school guardian", a.k.a. head thug on campus. 
(From Manga-Sketchbook)


I'm not the only one who's been recommending this manga. Truthfully, i've checked out this manga before but after seeing the drawing i lost interest in it. And just a few days ago when i was bored, i was searching for manga and came across these, then i found this topic on mangafox:


I was like "fine...*sigh*.." 
and so i tried to read the first chapter and i got addicted into it :)
If you see other manga info pages or forum that are reviewing this manga, most of the review turns out to be good. Like Baka-manga updates. Check out the page and you'll see people praising this manga.


So, first of all, you guys might think that this will be a serious drama manga.. but it's NOT.
it is a COMEDY.

It's about this guy named Kitano Seiichirou who got a monstrous face:
(that's when he got cut)

But deep down, he's a true angel...
Those type of pure kids/boys that we rarely found in this universe!!!

The story are telling us about his life and his school life, how he claimed the throne of the school's guardian and the strongest guy just by his face.
He did not do a single thing but he ended up getting all those title. 

Confused?

I'll give you a small spoiler: (Sorry Mangafox.. i stole some stuff from u guys.)

 


convinced enough that this manga has the comedy factor?
If yes, then if you read it you'll find that this manga has the BEST comedy factor.
If no then... forget it.. =_=

After reading a few chapter.. i really pitied him because people really does judge him from his own looks. I think if he ever exist in real life.. i would have done the same thing.. because his face is just too scary.. but now that i 'know' him.. i'll change my mind.
So people!!
If you are not giving this manga a try, then you're the same as these paramedics!
You're judging people from their cover!!!

Trust me, this manga is the type that you read it, you laugh, you don't read it for a 2 weeks, you read it again, you laugh.. etc etc..
Yes, it's the type that you can read over and over again and will still find it funny.


Give this manga a try.

Btw, for more manga recommendation, go HERE.

 

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Chocolate Cosmos

1 comments Posted by JacQk at 8:00 AM

Chocolate Cosmos *completed*

Summary:
Sakurai Sayuki was born with sharp eyes that make her look like she's always angry, even though she's not. Because of her looks, students around her misunderstand her as a bully and scary girl when in fact she's "a romantic". After 15 years without a boyfriend, she started off her high school year with hopes of love...
[Baka-manga updates]
Warning: my review contains spoiler.. and it always is..
I'll give a score of 8 / 10 for this manga, and this has officially become one of my top favorite manga! I was kinda upset that it ended really fast.. only 4 volumes.
and i think that the author a little bit hurried at the last chapter.. i really hoped it was longer..

Anyway, the main character is Sakurai Sayuki I love this girl! ... at the beginning... i thought she was cool and all.. but she slowly turning into a normal shoujo girl..

She was born with sharp looking eyes which made people think that she's staring angirly while she was simply gazing into space. Apparently she never had a boyfriend and has always expected a romantic relationship like those in a manga/drama (same!!).
Thus her friends and her decided to go to the beach for the summer holiday, and that's where she met... her love interest Hagiwara Katsuya.
 Sayuki and him met at a coincidence.
Katsuya was selling choco banana at a stand on the beach where Sayuki went to, and he helped her getting away from guys who tried to pick her up. She was mesmerized/ fell for his handsomeness. She had quite a private time with him at the beach and she painted his nails (for fun), but he somehow refused telling her. So she decided that she'll find out by herself.

Later.. She found out that he's actually her teacher when she overheard another teacher scolding Katsuya for having colored nails even though he's a teacher..

I'm sorry about the crappy picture...

This guy here is Muuto Yuushi.
He's Sayuki's childhood friend who she USED to like.
But she gave up on him because he acted like an asshole in front of her the whole time, like saying that her dress looks boring, not sharing this and that with her.
Apparently that's how he expressed his love towards her (like those childish thing: a boy bullies girl he likes). yup he likes her.

Sayuki is a bit of a slow person in terms of realising someone's feelings, so she doesnt really know until he confessed.
Their relationship are pretty much like cats and dogs..




I seriously do not know which i guy i'd prefer since i LOVE THEM BOTH!
Sayuki x Katsuya ♥
Sayuki x Yuushi ♥
Yuushi x Katsuya ...wtf....




Yuushi can be a good boyfriend.. or not?
He seems to be the type that can't really express his feelings very well.. and you nee dto be very patient with him.

While Katsuya is rather mature and gentle.
Who wouldn't want him? He's famous with the girls at school too. =p

......but she ended up with Katsuya.

This manga is very typical for shoujo, but i liked this story because of the drawing and the girl's character and each moment she shared with both of them are romantic! o(>w<)o

Btw, for more manga recommendation, go HERE.

 

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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Shonen Manga Recommendation

0 comments Posted by JacQk at 8:00 AM

Hello again :D

This time, i'll be recommending some Shonen manga for mainly girls.. and boys too of course.
Well the boys might find this post abit.. meehh.. since i'm sure you guys have read it before.

But after this post, i'll post another recommendation of good shoujo mangas.


1. One PieceSummary:
From Viz:
As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming the King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber… at the cost of never being able to swim again! Now Luffy, with the help of a motley collection of pirate wannabes, is setting off in search of the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world...



This one is definitely a must read!
I think for the people who are born after 1995 are currently obsessed with Naruto since it is more of their generation. But One Piece is my generation.
I started following One Piece since 2004.. I was.. 13 years old.
I know it's quite late but 13 is the age where i can understand enough english.
Reading the manga at that time was abit of a challenge to me because it was already up till 100 chapters, so i ended up watching the anime first until the Chopper's story then started to read the manga from the beginning.
and i seriously fell in love with this. :D

And i know asking you guys to catch up now is a very challenging stuff, but if you are really lookign for a good manga to read since you can't find any good one, then read this.. you will be able to catch up in a month if you read at least 20 chapters a day.. hahahaha
because currently they are up until chapter 598.




2. Fairy TailSummary:
Celestial wizard Lucy wants to join the Fairy Tail, a guild for the most powerful wizards. But instead, her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of unsavory pirates led by a devious magician. Her only hope is Natsu, a strange boy she happens to meet on her travels. Natsu's not your typical hero - but he just might be Lucy's best hope.
Fairy Tail won the 2009 Kodansha Manga Award for shounen manga. It has also won The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation's Industry Awards for best comedy manga.



No, it's not by the same author as One Piece.
The author for this manga is Mashima Hiro, who also drew Rave. Does that ring a bell?
I'm sure that the author is very much influeced by One Piece's author..

The story is interesting, duhh..
So basically there are a number of magician guilds, and each mage (magician) there can pick a job to do with a reward (aka pay) from the notice board. That's how they got money.
and the story pretty much telling the mission/ job that the main character chose, as well as their friendship.

I don't really know how to recommend this manga to you guys.
But i suggest you to give it a shot, at least the first chapter.
The first chapter already captivates me enough.. and the appearance of other characters are very likeable, esp Erza!! I'm Erza's fangirl! oh and Gray too!




3. Nurarihyon no Mago
Summary:
Rikuo Nura, a middleschooler who is three-fourths human and a quarter demon, lives in a house full of spirits along with his demon grandfather. Trying to keep his human and demon sides separate, Rikuo does good deeds in order to seem more like a "good" human and avoid his classmates' suspicions. However, the older he grows, the more difficult it becomes to avoid both his demon persona and his obligations as the grandson of not just any demon, but the master of all spirits! Rikuo's grandfather is looking to make him into his successor, but what does Rikuo want?

Rikuo Nura is about to find out that becoming the master of all spirits isn't as easy as it sounds.



READ READ READ READ IT!! if you like ghost story like i do.
Dont worry, it is not scary at all.. it's more of a comedy.

Truthfully, i would love it more if the author would insert some more chapters about his life at school while trying to hide his identity as a quarter Yokai. The chapter when they went to school at night was hilarious for me.

At the first few chapters, you might dislike the protagonist because he's abit hard-headed and weak. Do not worry my people.. later in the middle he will start to get stronger and stronger. and when i say he's getting stronger, he really improves ALOT.
These days this manga is at the peak of its intensity. I can't wait for the next chapter already!!




4. Parasyte
Summary:

Parasyte centers on a teenage boy named Shinichi Izumi who is an ordinary teenage boy. He lives with his mother and father in a rather quiet neighborhood when, one night, an alien invasion occurs. The aliens are called Parasites. They are worm-like creatures that enter human "hosts" through their ears or noses, and take over their brains. A Parasite attempts to crawl into Shinichi's ear and take over his brain while he sleeps, but is stopped by his headphones and accidentally burrows into one of his hands instead. In the Japanese version, it takes over his right hand and it is named Migi (ミギー), after the Japanese word for "right".[4]
Because the Parasite infected his hand instead of his brain, Shinichi and Migi each retain their own, separate intellect. This gives them an edge in battling the other Parasites, who frequently attack the pair. Initially other parasites see them as an aberration that needs to be destroyed, but eventually come to see their pairing as a threat. Shinichi also feels compelled to fight other Parasites, who kill and eat humans for food.


The summary was long but that's the best that i can found.
Yes, this is a HORROR manga. Not horror as in Ghost, but like the movie Saw. Since there are many scenes of them got their head cut off, sliced into half.. and the author actually drew it.. =_=
And the picture that i put up is the most not scary one out of all. The other covers are fine for me but i'm sure there are girls reader out there who doesn't like seeing it.
So i don't recommend this to girls who can't even stand seeing a human opening their mouth and shaping into an octopus to devour another human.
Boys, if you think you're brave (which i'm sure you guys are), read it.
I actually finished it till the end, and i was hoping there is one more chapter to tell the story of Migi (the alien residing in the protagonist's hand).
There are some part where the story is quite of a tragedy and it almost teared me up (i think it's because i read the whole manga in one go, so the influence of the emotion in the manga is quite high).
For a better review on the overall story, and there are spoiler as well, click here.
The blog is good since it pretty much covers most of the manga, but i barely saw the famous one.. I'm not really using it since there aren't many stuff that is more of my taste..
This series is complete.


5. Psyren
Summary:
Yoshina Ageha is a high school student who offers to help people with their problems for 10,000 yen. He'll take care of your stalkers, find your lost animal, whatever you want. One day when he's heading home, a nearby pay phone rings, and he picks it up. The only thing he hears however is his own voice echoing. After finding a mysterious card with the word 'Psyren' printed on it, his life suddenly changes as he is drawn into a crazy new world.

By reading the summary, it makes you want to read it, isn't it?? Let's forget the drawing for a second.
If you are the type who prefer a good drawing over the plot, please bear with it. The art gets better in every chapter.
As much as the story interest me, i only read a few chapters like 20?
It frustrates me waiting for the upcoming chapter and the story just seem to go a bit downhill for me. So i stopped reading.


6. The World God Only KnowsSummary:
Katsuragi Keima is known on the net as the god of getting the girls while in real life he’s known as otamegane and he hates all real girls. However he is approached by Elsee, a devil from hell, to help her in catching runaway spirits that hide in people. Apparently the spirits only hide in the hearts of girls and the only way to get the souls out is by making the girl fall in love so the spirit gets forced out. And he’s not allowed to fail or he will lose his head.



Man.. This manga's idea is hilarious, and the story too!
They will release the anime version of this and i am so watching it!!!
Who else could win a girl's heart by relying on the experience of playing a dating simulation? Only Keima!!

The character himself is a Otamegane (Otaku + Megane), those nerdy type, who cannot let go of his PSP for a second. You will notice that he always carried a PSP along with him EVERYWHERE. yes, everywhere.
Class... Swimming... Shopping..
He did not pay much attention to the class yet he's the top student.. How i wish i was him.. T^T

Each chapter / story are interesting.
Since it's about runaway spirits hiding in girl's heart, and you know how many girls there are in the world, and how different their personality are. So Keima has to use different approaches to make the girl fall in love with him, starting from the Tsundere.. Idol.. etc etc..
It's funny how he always calculate his next tactic by using his knowledge of his games.
and how he hates REAL girls and preferred 2D girls.
He's not gonna be the next man to marry his DS right... in his case will be PSP. ;p

This manga suits both boys and girl.
It's a MUST READ!




7. Hayate the Combat Butler
Summary:
Hayate Ayasaki, 16, world's unluckiest boy. Currently working because his parents are unemployed and heavily indebted to yakuza and already sold his body to them. His mistress saved him from that fate and employ him as live-in butler. Now is the beginning of an age filled with beautiful underage mistresses who crazy in love with the world's handsomest butler... Who am I kidding, of course not! Now is the challenge of being servant to a dark mistress whose lair filled with minions, wild animals, dangerous seductresses, and lost manuals of forgotten treasures... hang on, it's not right! Let's try again! Now is the beginning of the age of shut-in hermits, indoor neets, murderous harems, cursed treasures of ancients, unrequitted love, and double suicides.... maybe not the doublesuicides then. Ah well, just read it, will you?



Umm..
Don't complain about the drawing first.. It does looks like an elementary students' drawing (i'm sorry), but let's just think of the plot, kay?

The plot itself is okay..

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But i stopped reading till chapter 14.. hehe

and i forgot what the story is all about.. SORRY!!!! *punch myself*




8. Naruto
One of the most popular manga.
Don't think i have to say much about this but i read Naruto from the beginning and watch the anime but i stopped up until Sasuke was 'kidnapped' by the slytherin guy aka Orochimaru.
His name sounds cute though but he's bad guy.

Anyway, i stopped reading up until there because it gets.. boring for me..
These days though it gets better and better but i haven't read it yet. That was a quotation from a girl friend of mine.




9. Bakuman

Summary:
It's not easy to become and live as a mangaka, as Mashiro knows from his late uncle.

At 9th grade, while trying to keep up with reality, school and then a normal job, he left his notebook with a sketch of Azuki, a girl he likes. Takagi, a first-rate student found it and tries to convince Mashiro to draw a manga with his story. Mashiro doesn't like the idea and declines.

Takagi, however, sticks to his dream and found out that Azuki wants to be a voice actress and has already gotten a good reply from a production company. Takagi then brought Mashiro to her house and told her his dream... Mashiro then tells her that he will write a manga with Takagi and will ask Azuki to voice their anime.

Out of confusion, Mashiro asks her if their dreams become reality, will she marry him? She says yes, only if their dreams become true, and not otherwise!! Now, the lives of wannabe mangakas begin!!!

Nominated for the 3rd Manga Taisho Award (2010).



For those you mangaka-wannabe, read this to make sure you are aware of what's ahead of you.
The same author from Death Note which means: messy, too many dialogue, crowded, and more and more and more reading.

I couldn't stand it anymore so i stop reading it.
Death Note was okay because of the story plot but the dialogue in Bakuman are mostly about explaining the manga system, how to draw, technique, the publishing company, which i am not so interested in. But not bad for a knowledge.
Treat it like a fun history book.




10. Itsumo Misora *completed*
Summary:
While on a field trip in the 3rd grade a group of six students rescue an artifact from a burning temple. The God of the shrine grants them special powers that will come to life when they turn 13 years old. Reunited by chance in Junior High the six students are each bestowed with a single unusual power and struggle to find the proper use of the power both alone and with each other. But time is running out because they are not the only ones granted powers by the God of the shrine...




I always love manga by Mitsuru Adachi.
Most of his/her manga is about sports but an exception for this one, even though there are a little bit of sports in it.
I like how they draw it very neatly and simple.

If you like simple arts but good story then i recommend this. MUST READ
Try give it a shot of the author's other story:




11. Cross Game - baseball *completed*Summary
Kitamura Koh has known the Tsukishima family for years. One of the Tsukishima daughters was even born on the exact same date as Koh! What will become of Koh when his best friend is no longer around?




12. Niji-Iro Togarashi - ancient times about samurai but fun. *completed*
Summary
We start with our main protagonist, Shichimi, bidding farewell as he readies for his journey into Edo (on our Earth, Edo was the old name of Tokyo before it became the capital of Japan). His mother has just died, only leaving him a walnut and a request for him to go to his half-siblings. Shichimi bids farewell to a sternly old man, who is a firefighter. We can tell this from the symbol on his cloak. This symbol is also on Shichimi's cloak. Upon reaching the town of Edo, Shichimi meets a mysterious man, who ridicules the peace of the world as an illusion.


MUST READ! The color page sucks but the real manga is good.



13. H2 - swimming *completed*Summary
Hiro has two loves: baseball and porn. But due to an elbow injury he gives up baseball choosing a school with no baseball team. His childhood friend Hikari attends a different school with baseball ace Hideo and the two wish Hiro had not given up baseball. Hiro joins the soccer team but meets Haruka, a very clumsy girl, who is manager of the unofficial baseball club. When the soccer team challenges the baseball club to a game, with hopes of humiliating them, the baseball club nearly loses until Hiro, disgusted by the soccer team's arrogance, switches to the baseball club.


14. Katsu - boxing *completed*Summary
Satoyama Katsuki is a carefree 15 year-old high school kid, and a pretty lazy one at that. However, he secretly has a crush on a girl who happens to share his name: Mizutani Katsuki. Upon finding out that Mizutani's father used to be a pro-boxer, and she herself infatuated with the sport, he reluctantly joins a boxing gym in order to impress Mizutani. Satoyama is quick to find out he may have the blood of a genius boxer running through his veins...


15. Rough - swimming *completed*Summary
Rough is a romance/sports story by the great Adachi, and this time he seems to have been inpired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Yamato Keisuke, a promising freestyle swimmer, and Ninomiya Ami, a talented diver, are the offsprings of two rival families owners of confectionery shops. Two generations ago, Grandfather Ninomiya came up with an idea for an owl-shaped cake, but Grandfather Yamato quickly raised to the challenge and thought of a similar cake--but in Yamato's the owl had ears. Because they're priced the same, Yamato's extra ears were crucial, and that made the business of the Ninomiya confectionery suffered. Grandfather Ninomiya then fell ill worrying about his shop. Before his death, his last words were "I was killed by the Yamatos", and since that moment the two families have been sworn rivals.

16. Touch - baseball *completed*
Summary
Touch follows the lives of three people: Kazuya and Tatsuya Uesugi (identical twin brothers) and Minami Asakura. They've lived next to each other since they were babies, and their parents even built a playhouse in the yard between the houses in order to keep them outside and not destroying the regular houses. As they grew into their teens, they suddenly noticed that one of them was a girl, and Kazuya and Minami became closer. Kazuya, the younger twin, was an excellent student (as was Minami).
Tatsuya is really talented but also a bit of a slacker. Since middle school, Kazuya has received awards and recognition for excellence as a pitcher and baseball player. Tatsuya, however, is more inclined to let his brother take the limelight, as he is unwilling to directly compete with Kazuya. This includes Minami as well; while most people (including their parents) suggest that Minami and Kazuya will make a perfect couple, Minami tends to prefer Tatsuya.




That's all.. i guess.. for now?

I'm sorry if it is not really a review, it is more of a recommendation.
Sorry if it does not suit your taste. :D

Btw, for more manga recommendation, go HERE.

 

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