Wednesday, November 30, 2011

3 Hearts


3 Hearts by Ichinose Kaoru has an interesting story line that could have been taken farther. The ending was funny too ^^ This manga is a one shot and hard for me to give my opinion without giving away the plot, so read it!

Genre: Action, Fantasy, One Shot, Romance, Shoujo

Summary:

Thief Jin Tonic seeks the mysterious treasures known as "The Three Hearts". One night a mysterious woman falls from the sky claiming to be an escaped Princess from a sacked castle. As fate would have it, she has one of The Hearts. But is she really who she says she is? And will Jin Tonic let her live to fulfill her mission?

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Chintsubu

Chintsubu by Yamato Nase was one of the weirdest mangas I think I read in a long time. It was original, I'll give Yamato Nase that. All in all it was cute, strange, and didn't make any sense but had me glued to its pages all the while. 

Genre:  Comedy, Mature, Romance, School Life, Supernatural, Yaoi

Summary:


Toride has always loved his cute classmate, Ayase. Due to an accident, Toride's spirit went to Ayase's penis, a weird couple then was made ^^' They both have feelings for each others, but is it really a blissful thing for a relationship such as this? The accident not only changed Toride and Ayase's life, but also Iwabuchi- the emotionless, and Kamiya- the playboy? Unlike Toride and Ayase's situation, Iwabuchi and Kamiya have their penis switched, and their penis can talk?

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Desire


Desire by Kazumi Maki and drawn by Honami Yukine was super cute ^^  Two awesomely drawn teens trying to figure each other out and no one against them being homosexual. I wish the real world was this open minded actually TT~TT  Sure they had their problems but it was only because they kept secrets from one another.

Anyhow (let me stop babbling...), this was an awesome read right before bed. An easy going story with a few necessary dumps to keep the plot going. I can't wait to read more from Kazumi ^^

Genre: Romance, School Life, Shounen Ai, Yaoi

 Summary: 


Toru is a shy and quiet student who has developed a special crush on his close friend Ryoji, the most popular member of the high school swim team. In front of Ryoji, Toru hides his feelings and acts as if he is just one of Ryoji's good friends, but in a moment out of the blue his world will be turned upside down as Ryoji will confess a secret desire for Toru. Dazzled, Toru can barely hide his excitement for Ryoji and quickly accepts his offer. As time passes, Toru's happiness begins to fade knowing that his affair with Ryoji was just a fling based out of Ryoji's sexual curiosity.
Toru, adamant about his feelings for Ryoji, confides in another one of his close friend, Kashiwazaki, about his dilemma. The two set off to devise a plan to test Ryoji's true intentions by faking a romantic relationship. Soon after, a frustrated and jealous Ryoji attempts to pry Toru out of the arms of Kashiwazaki. Is it just as they planned? Yeah! That is of course until Toru realizes Kashiwazaki wasn't really faking! How could he not have seen it coming?
Both Toru and Ryoji have hidden their feelings from each other in the past, but now they have discovered that they were not the only ones. Will Toru and Ryoji be reunited or will their true feelings for each other go unfulfilled?



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Hanamai Koeda de Aimashou



Hanamai Koeda de Aimashou by Kazumi Maki and drawn by Kano Ayumi was so cute and sweet. I somewhat knew what would happen but it was still a good read :) The drawing style was adorable as well. It was nice as well to get away from girls with big breast trying to be a man in the gender-bending world lol.


Genre: Comedy, Drama, Gender Bender, Shounen Ai

Summary


Ever since he was young, Mizuki's mother raised him up as a girl and forbade him from being close to other kids. Always dressed-up in a female kimono, this youngster is actually a successor to a wealthy clan. His mother hid his existence from Mizuki’s own father to prevent him from being caught in the crossfire of succession.

Appearing on behalf of Mizuki’s maternal father, young lawyer, Hatano tries to convince Mitsuki, who he first thought of as a girl to meet ‘her’ long lost father. This homosexual lawyer has some devious plan to use the female Mizuki to gain success for his own good. What’s worse is that Hatano is a frequent customer in Hanamai Koeda, the restaurant which Mitsuki is working as his boy-self. Oh boy, Mizuki better watch out or his cover will be blown!


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Love Pistols




Love Pistols (Sex Pistols) by Kotobuki Tarako was definitely unique, I'll give it that. I loved this manga; full of romance, drama, and comedy - it was the perfect escape from the real world. My only problem was after a while I felt like we lost the main characters and everyone was having a baby. But putting that aside, its been a while since I read it so I'm going to reread it now :)

I loved the drawing style so much too, it was cute yet Kotobuki made sure the semes and ukes were told apart.  

I also just found out there is a OVA of this manga as well that can be seen on youtube (but all the good parts are cut, FYI). 

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen Ai, Supernatural, Yaoi

Summary: 


Certain people have evolved from animals other than monkeys, and they can sense each other’s animal souls! Filled with love, romance, and even male pregnancy (?!?!), this boys’ love series is too crazy to be believed...which is why you’ll keep coming back for more!

At first, young, girlish-looking Norio doesn't understand why everyone around him seems to have the hots for him Ð schoolmates and even strangers on the train are constantly trying to touch him. When he stumbles down a flight of stairs, right into the arms of sexy older student Kunimasa, Norio learns the truth: he's a member of Zoomanity, and in fact, one of the rarest breeds of all

Manga only for mature readers**

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Dragonaut the resonance

Manga
Anime

Dragonaut the resonance by Kinoshita Satoshi was so much better in the anime vs. the manga. Sure Toa got on my nerves (getting kidnapped every two seconds) and I loved the idea of Jin getting with Gio in the end vs. how it really happened. Then there was Jin's crazy ex best friend... but in the end the anime was still better. I didn't even read the whole manga it bored me so much. I started just looking at the pictures after a while...

 Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-fi, Shounen

Summary: (manga) 


Twenty years prior to the story's beginning, an asteroid headed for Earth destroys Pluto. Due to Pluto's destruction, the asteroid, which is dubbed Thanatos, becomes temporarily stagnant in Pluto's orbit. Now, in order to avoid Earth's impending destruction, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the "D-Project", and secretly creates weapons called "Dragons" after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. However, they soon find out that the asteroid is not their only threat, as powerful, destructive dragons from Thanatos appear on Earth.

(Anime)

Twenty years prior to the story's beginning, an asteroid headed for Earth destroys Pluto. Due to Pluto's destruction, the asteroid, which is dubbed Thanatos, becomes temporarily stagnant in Pluto's orbit. Now, in order to avoid Earth's impending destruction, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the "D-Project", and secretly creates weapons called "Dragons" after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. However, they soon find out that the asteroid is not their only threat, as powerful, destructive dragons from Thanatos appear on Earth.

After witnessing what looks like a murder by a strange creature, Jin Kamishina, a lonely 18-year-old boy who lost his family in a shuttle accident two years ago, gets involved with the ISDA and their efforts to battle the dragons from Thanatos. Helping him is Toa, a mysterious girl who saves him from falling to his death after the creature attacks him. As they delve deeper into the mysteries of the dragons, they encounter new friends and enemies, and also develop a closer relationship.

Nononono


Nononono by Okamoto Lynn is, first and foremost, on going (on mangafox.com). I was completely heartbroken when I came to the last chapter and that's how they left me (TT~TT). To put it simply, I'm sitting on the edge of my sit until the next update. This manga had highs and lows but all in all a great read. I can't really say much more or I'll ruin the story ;)

The art work was sometimes questionable to me: like how were her breast so big and no one noticed she was a girl?! I don't care how much binding she did those things should have still been seen lmao. But that's one of the perks of being in a cartoon I guess.

This manga is for mature readers only!

Genres: Drama, Ecchi, Gender Bender, Mature, Psychological, Romance, Seinen, Sports

Summary:

Nonomiya Yuuta, a Skii Jumper aiming for Olympic Gold, bursts onto stage with his exceptional skills. However, his biggest problem is that he is not really a "he"... This Yuuta is actually Nonomiya Yuuta's twin sister, Nonomiya Nono... And with Women's Skii Jump not being an Olympic catagory, hiding her true identity is the only way for her to achieve the dreams of her father and brother. 


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