Mangaka: Moto Hagio Genre: Sci-Fi/Romance/Psychological/Gender-Bender Review Status: Complete (1 Volume/1 Volume) Licensed: No, this is unlicensed in the US. Art: Very 80′s shoujo, with big galaxy-sparkle eyes and pretty guys. This still retains the nice, detailed backgrounds that modern shoujo lack. Summary: A volume of short sci-fi shoujo stories all featuring a new race of [...]
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Mangaka: Hitoma Iruma (Story), Satou Atsuki (Art) Genre: Mystery/Psychological/Romance Review Status: Complete (1 Volume/1 Volume) Licensed: No, this manga is unlicensed in the U.S. Art: This is very much a modern manga, with clean lines, good shading, and solid detail when needed on the characters and background. Summary: The setting is a rural city in [...]
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Mangaka: Hye Jin Kim (Art), Na Che (Art), Han Yu (Story) Genre: Romance/Slice-of-Life Review Status: Complete (1 Volume/1 Volume) Licensed: This is unlicensed in the US. Art: This is done in a fairly typical manhwa style, but in lovely pastels and with a delicate watercolor look. Summary: Yun-lee is a girl who is carrying a [...]
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Mangaka: Kanoko Sakurakoji Genre: Romance/Drama/Supernatural/Shoujo Review Status: Incomplete (4 Volumes/19 Volumes) Licensed: Yes, this is licensed in the US by Shoujo Beat. Art: It’s standard. I liked the judicious use of toner, backgrounds, and really thought the tengu designs were interesting. But the art really doesn’t stand out in any way. Summary: There is a [...]
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Genre: Comedy/Drama/Shoujo/Shounen-ai(?)/Slice-of-Life Review Status: Complete (12 Episodes/12 Episodes) Licensed: Yes, this is licensed in the US by Nozomi. Art/Animation: I can’t say much for the OP, because it’s carboard cut-outs against a dollhouse background, but the actual series looks quite good. It’s a more airy/sketchy look to it, rather along the lines of Honey and [...]
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Mangaka: Kotaro Mori Genre: Fantasy/Comedy/Action/Supernatural/Shoujo-ai Review Status: Complete (5 Volumes/5 Volumes) Licensed: Yes, this manga is licensed by DrMaster Publications. Art: It’s modern, it’s simple and unremarkable. But the characters do look pretty unique, and the clothes look pretty cool. Summary: Meet Pam Akumachi, an energetic 13-year-old junior high student who has just turned into…a [...]
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Genre: School/Slice of Life/Romance/Drama/Josei Review Status: Complete (12 Episodes/12 Episodes) Licensed: Yes, this is licensed in the US by VIZ. Art/Animation: This goes for more sketch-like art and done in pastels. It’s kind of artsy itself. Most everyone and everything looks delicate, and works in so many ways. The chibis are also incredibly cute. The [...]
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Mangaka: Izumi Tsubaki Genre: Romance/Comedy/Shoujo/School Review Status: Incomplete (4 Volumes/9 Volumes) Licensed: Yes, this is licensed by Shoujo Beat Manga. Art: Typical shoujo art. It could be a template for other shoujo. Summary: The star of her high school’s Massage Research Society club, Chiaki Togu is otherwise a normal, quiet girl until she falls in [...]
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Genre: School/Slice of Life/Romance/Drama/Josei Review Status: Complete (24 Episodes/24 Episodes) Licensed: Yes, this is licensed in the US by VIZ. Art/Animation: This goes for more sketch-like art and done in pastels. It’s kind of artsy itself. Most everyone and everything looks delicate, and works in so many ways. The chibis are also incredibly cute. The [...]
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“If All You See Is How I Look, You’ll Miss The Superchick Within” – “Superchick” by Superchick Genre: Sports/Comedy/Slice-of-Life/Historical/School/Romance Review Status: Complete (12 Episodes/12 Episodes) Licensed: Yes, this is licensed in the US by Sentai Filmworks Art: It’s super-cute! The girls are all fairly recognizable, which says a lot because of how large a cast [...]
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