Rabbit Doubt

Rabbit doubt (or Doubt) by Yoshiki Tonogai is a horror manga that might not be for everyone. I first read this manga years ago on Onemanga.com I believe. I was sitting on the edge of my sit waiting for the next chapter to come out only to see my guess as to who the killer is was wrong each and every time.

The manga was first serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan on July 12, 2007 and ended its run on February 12, 2009. Square Enix also released the first volume on December 22, 2007 and released the fourth and final volume on February 12, 2009. The series has continued with a sequel, titled Judge. (Wiki) 

 I have not read the sequel personally only because I didn't know there was one until now.

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Psychological, Thriller

Summary:  

Doubt revolves around a fictional cell phone game called "Rabbit Doubt", in which the players are rabbits in a colony; one of these players is randomly chosen to act as a wolf infiltrating the group. Each round, the rabbits guess which is the wolf as the rabbits are eaten one-by-one until only the wolf is left.

In the story, four players of the "Rabbit Doubt" game Yū Aikawa, Eiji Hoshi, Haruka Akechi, Rei Hazama and a non-player Mitsuki Hōyama meet to relax together. They are knocked unconscious and awaken in an abandoned psychiatric hospital to meet Hajime Komaba and discover Rei hanged. The group find Rei's cell phone and realize that they're playing a real-life game of "Rabbit Doubt". To survive, the wolf, described as the liar, must die.

Picture found on Google*
Summary found on  Wikipedia*

Ai Yori Aoshi

     No, way;I remember this manga/anime~! I can't believe I found this on Funimation's channel on Youtube.com uploaded this ^^ I just wanted to share really quick because I haven't posted anything in a while.

Ai Yori Aoshi  is a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Kou Fumizuki and serialized from 1998 to 2005 in Hakusensha's Young Animal. It is a love story between two characters who haven't seen each other in years but were once childhood friends. (Wkipedia.com)

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Harem

Summary: 
 
Kaoru Hanabishi appears to be an average university student, but in reality, he's the eldest son of Yūji Hanabishi, the head of the Hanabishi Zaibatsu, and was set to take over the zaibatsu after his father retired. His mother, Kumi Honjō, and his father never married, making life difficult for both him and his mother. Kaoru's father died when he was five years old. Since then, Yūji's grandfather, Gen'ichiro Hanabishi, took Kaoru under his wing and began educating him for the eventual succession. Yet Kaoru never felt at home in the Hanabishi family and left to live alone in self-imposed exile after his mother died. Day by day he felt alone, thinking that he was living life with no reason pushing him on.
There was, however, a person who loved Kaoru so much that she had to do whatever was necessary to be with him.

Her name is Aoi Sakuraba. Aoi is the only daughter of the owner of the Sakuraba Kimono (Dry Goods in the manga) Store (later renamed to Sakuraba Department Store). Kaoru's family and Aoi's family had accepted for Kaoru to marry Aoi, but after Kaoru walked out, the marriage was canceled. Both families had a friendly relationship and Aoi had been in love with Kaoru from the start, which Kaoru was unaware of. The Sakuraba family had already been searching for someone suitable, but Aoi was unwilling to marry someone else and walked out, chasing Kaoru.

Both were freed from their families' affairs, but did not know how to make their living. Miyabi Kagurazaki, who had been looking out for Aoi, offered the two a way. Aoi and Miyabi would live together in a grand western style summer house owned by the Sakuraba family and Kaoru would live in a house for servants next to it. This would prevent a scandal, much like the one that had made Kaoru's life difficult, as the two would be living separately. But soon, Kaoru's friends, who just happen to be attractive females, took residence in the house, and it quickly became a dormitory. Very soon, Aoi became a landlady of the dormitory.

(Spoiler for some who haven't read/watched this manga/anime) 

Kaoru eventually comes to terms with his painful past by confronting the Hanabishis. Later, Kaoru's half brother attempts to gain control of the Hanabishi Zaibatsu by marrying Aoi, but Kaoru meets her father who accepts Aoi's relationship with him, foiling his half-brother's plan. The series ends with Kaoru and Aoi having their long awaited wedding.

Ai Yori Aoshi on youtube

Picture found on Google.com*
Summary found on Wikipedia.com*
Link to Funimation on Youtube.com*

Suggestions?

     Do you have a manga or anime that you love and want to see it on this blog? Please leave a comment or email me with said manga/anime (plus the author) and I'll post it up :3 See my complete profile for my email and leave your name so I can put it in the post as well~
 

Inuyasha

Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi is one of the most popular anime/manga series I grew up with. With the combined elements of romance, comedy, and time travel it has good reason to be. However, the flip side is the annoying whining the lead female character: Kagome, does over the lead male character: Inuyasha. I would have been a hell of a story with Kagome as a strong woman - uh, teen... But even with that Inuyasha is remains one of the top Shoujo mangas/animes.

Inuyasha has also been made into four anime films: InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time, InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass, InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler, and InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island. I own all four and I would have to say The castle beyond the looking glass and Swords of an honorable ruler are my two favorites.

Genres: Adventure, Romance, Comedy, Shoujo, Supernatural

Summary:

Kagome Higurashi is a 15 year old schoolgirl who lives at a history-filled Japanese shrine. She is also the reincarnation of an ancient priestess named Kikyo, who guarded the sacred Shikon no Tama (Jewel of Four Souls), and who sealed away the half-demon Inuyasha who had tried to steal the jewel in order to become a full demon. Kikyo died of her wounds and had the jewel burned with her body. Kagome is one day pulled into the ancient well on her family's shrine and thrown into the past, 50 years after Kikyo's death. She befriends Kaede, the late Kikyo's sister, who realizes Kagome is Kikyo's reincarnation. They are attacked, and learn that Kagome has the Shikon no Tama, but it's actually inside her body! Kagome accidentally awakens the dog-demon Inuyasha, and frees him after the jewel has been ripped from her body. Now Inuyasha wants the jewel back, but Kagome can't let him have it. He is forced (by Kaede's magic) to wear a necklace that allows Kagome to control him with one word, "Sit!", which sends him face-first into the ground. Kagome accidentally shatters the jewel, and now she and Inuyasha have to work together to find all the pieces before they fall into the wrong hands. Only Kagome can "sense" where the shards are, and only Inuyasha is powerful enough to get them from the demons or people who have them. But can they stop fighting long enough to work together? 

Picture found on Wikipedia.com*
Summary found on IMDB.com* 

Junjou Ramantica

Junjou Romantica by Nakamura Shungiku is definitely one the more popular yaois. I can't go anywhere online without seeing this manga posted somewhere. With its cute drawings and steady plot at has taken yaoi fan girls by storm. I actually read this manga way before it became so big and loved it then.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of life, Yaoi

Summary: 

Takahashi Misaki is suddenly having some unexpected and odd problems. What started as a need for some college entrance exam tutoring has somehow led him to being romanced by a suave older man who also happens to be his big brother’s best friend. Confused by all of his brand new emotions, Misaki struggles to deal with his suddenly very odd life. And if that wasn’t enough, his suitor, Usami Akihiko, has plenty of issues of his own. A man-child who decorates his room in giant teddy bears and toys, Usami is a famous novelist who also writes steamy boys’ love novels on the side. When Misaki cracks open one of these books and reads sentences like “Usami licks every inch of Misaki’s hot body”…well, let’s just say that all hell breaks loose.

This story also has two other primary stories:

Junjo Egoist
Summary:


Kamijou Hiroki is a broken man, consumed by unrequited love for his childhood friend, Usami Akihiko (the boys' love novelist). Along comes Kusama Nowaki, whose name "Nowaki" means "typhoon", an orphan working his way through life since middle school. Like the typhoon he is named for, he whirls into Hiroki's life and heart, blowing all resistance away before him.

Junjo Terrorist
Summary: 


As fate would have, Miyagi You (the professor that Kamijou Hiroki works for as an assistant professor) and Takatsuki Shinobu, Miyagi’s boss’ son AND his ex-wife’s younger brother, would cross paths. Shinobu, who says whatever’s on his mind, tries to break into Miyagi’s world, saying things like, “its destiny!” While the 18 year-old tries to invade Miyagi’s world, the 35 year-old still harbors a deep-rooted love for his late teacher. Being the Terrorist he is, Shinobu breaks down the walls that Miyagi has caged himself in, dramatically changing the Professor’s heart and demanding Miyagi take responsibility and face destiny…

Picture was found on Google.com*
Summaries found on Mangafox.com*

Webtoons

     My general opinion of webtoons is pretty simple, I don't care for them. I have tried reading many; different genres and plots, but it doesn't matter. Whenever I read a "chapter" (which almost always consists of six long pages) I feel like a child was written it. There isn't really a plot, the author is trying too hard to be funny, and the characters are bland. To be blunt, I feel like it was waste of time to even try and read it.
     That is just my opinion though and if anyone has found webtoons that are in fact interesting please let me know. I'm starting to feel that webtoons is a wasted "genre" on Mangafox.com.

Egoism

Egoism by Ryouwa Kasumi is one funny yaoi with a bit of drama thrown in the mix. It does seem like more drama will be coming soon, however, when is the question as it was released in 2002 and the status on mangafox.com remain to be "ongoing" even though it was dropped by all groups uploading it.
     On a different note, I seem to be running into a lot of incomplete mangas lately, which sucks. I like knowing that when I pick up a book it will have an end already (like a novel). Manga are entirely different though so I'll just have to get over it like I did the last time. Be prepared for one-shots in the future.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Yaoi

Summary: 

A popular series of very cool model/actor and his lover, a cold writer of stories for children.

Picture from Google*
Summary from Google*

Flowernoid No Shuufukushi

Flowernoid No Shuufukushi by Sakura Roku was pretty cute and kind of reminded me of Chobits with the idea of humanized robot however it was more clear in clamp's version who was a robot as far as behavior. Nevertheless, this manga was good but could have been taken to many different places and, who knows, maybe it will in the future. I read this manga on Mangafox.com.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Shoujo

Summary: 

Satsuki Kasumi is a girl has an extreme fear of people. Though she is like this, she is a repair man whose job is to help flowernoids, dolls that are designed to calm the human heart.
One day, she runs out of cup noodles and is forced to leave her home to buy more. On the side of the street, she finds a box with a label that says: "Please pick me up. My name is Sora." Opening the box expecting to see a cat, but it is instead a popular Flowernoid?! What will happen to her life together with a Flowernoid?

Picture found on Google*

Summary found on Mangafox*

Love Stage

Love Stage by Eiki Eiki and drawn by Zaou Taishi is the latest manga I have stumbled across. It is absolutely cute and funny. Long story short, I'm happy I couldn't sleep last night or else I never would have found it :]  I was reading it on Mangafox.com and there it's status is "ongoing" so I'll keep my eye on it.

Genre: Comedy, Gender Bender, Romance, Yaoi

Summary: 

With a father who’s a singer, a mother who’s a movie star, and an older brother Shougo who’s the lead vocalist for the super-popular band ‘The Crusherz’, Sena Izumi–an otaku college student–is the only dull one born into this super famous and talented family. He loves “Magical Girl LalaLulu” and is working hard to become a mangaka, but one day he winds up appearing in a TV commercial he just can’t turn down. There, he’s reunited with Ichijou Ryouma, the super-popular young actor he costarred with on a project ten years prior.

Picture found on Google*
Summary found on Mangafox*