Horimiya

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Name: Horimiya ホリミヤ
Author: HERO

Status: On-going 
Chapters: 40 (for eng scans)
Release Date (for eng scan): Once a month


Summary:

Hori may seem like a normal teenage girl, but she's a completely different person after school. In her workaholic parents' absence, Hori has been like a parent for her little brother since she was young herself. Between taking care of her brother, feeding them both, and housework, she doesn't have much time for a usual teenage social life. One day, she meets someone else who does not present his true self at school: a quiet, glasses-wearing boy called Miyamura. She'd assumed he was bookish, and possibly an otaku, but Hori couldn't have been more wrong. Outside of school, Miyamura is a friendly guy with many piercings, and he's not very good at academics. Now the two of them have someone with whom they can share both halves of their lives!

Summary Source: MangaHelpers
Summary from: http://myanimelist.net/manga/42451/Horimiya


Personal Ratings: 4.5

When I saw a random page of this manga from tumblr, I just had this gut feelings that it would be awesome. So I went to mangareader to find this manga.

Totally fell in love with the manga after the first few pages. Really cute manga. 

I totally love how each characters are so carefree and so flexible, yet so adorable all at the same time. 

I totally love the story. A really unique Shoujo (girls) manga. If you read a lot of Shoujo mangas, you would realise that there is always a certain pattern to it. But for this manga, I think it's a very unique and fresh idea. Really like the idea about them knowing each other's halves that they won't not want others to know. Really makes them closer then they seem. 

The main thing why I really like this manga is probably because of the fact that it's not very girly. (Psh, hate those type of mangas.). 

I also love the way they put their jokes. It does not seem forced, but seem very very natural. (not like those comedy mangas, most of them seem very forced.) It seems like this manga has the power to make most of the irritating character not irritating. 

Most anime or manga, when the girl or the guy is really dense, it's always irritating to watch or read. But for this manga, even though both of them are kind of dense, it does not take it to the extreme level of what you would call a total idiot. In fact, it really seem to fit naturally into their character, which kind of makes things easier to accept, and less irritable. 

Though one thing that kind of bothered me, was the fact that even though the main character was suppose to be the girl, it seems like as the manga progresses, she gets lesser scenes and the manga seem to shift its focus mostly on the main guy. 

Comments on recent chapter:

Their picking it up, but I can tell that there isn't much that they can write anymore at this point of itme, except for more irrelevant things. I'm hoping they develop the side stories more. Chapters were really quite funny. Loved them.


Art Ratings: 4

Not a unique art.

At first, I really thought the art kind of sucks, but as I read the manga, I thought it really suite the theme. Rather then the art, I thought that the colouring kind of sucks, it seems kind of messy.

Really cute art with balance, though it lacks dimension. 

Recommended for:
Gender: Female & Male
Age: 13 and above
My Ratings: PG-13

1/2 Prince

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Name: 1/2 Prince ½ 王子

Status: On-going
Chapters: 67
Release date (for eng scan): -


Summary:
It is the year 2100 A.D., and humans have developed a virtual reality game with a realism level of 99%. Feng Lan, due to a bet with her twin brother, vows to succeed in playing the game without using her "female benefits." Due to this, she becomes the first and only female to play as a male character in "Second Life." As her infamy rises as a bloodthirsty warrior, can she keep her identity a secret from her real life acquaintances whom she has beaten up?

Summary from: http://mangafox.me/manga/1_2_prince/


Personal Ratings: 3
This is actually quite nice and entertaining.
I really love how the main girl is not like all the other typical main girls. Really liked how she depends on herself in the game and also help and care for others in the game. Although the starting was a little to exaggerating and comedy-like, as the story progresses, it showed more of the action and series side. 
Really loved the atmosphere in the middle of the series so far. But as they were going towards the part where by prince's comrades and friends started dying, i feel that she was crying way to much, and that, in real life, will cause many people to start suspecting if "he" was really a girl. 
I think what i really like most about this manga was relation between the virtual and the real world. In other animes like swords art online, they only focus on the virtual world (in the first arc, and later in the 2nd arc, way to much on the real world). Loved how they really balanced between showing the real and virtual world (it's really hard to grasp the timing and the amount).
Really love the suspense the author is keeping about finding out Feng Lan's true identity. I also liked how it's more realistic then the other animes or manga of the same genre. 

One thing that i found lacking in this manga is probably the depth. This manga lacks depth, in other words, maturity. Sure many teenagers and kids would like to read this kind of manga, but it would be easily pushed aside (from my point of view.). I think adding a little depth would make the manga more interesting. 
Also, from what i see, i feel that even though they author did plan things out from the beginning, it does not really show in the manga. I think that the author could use this to make the story more interesting and intense.


Art Ratings: 3
Slightly unique and simple art. Love how they draw the side view of the characters (the face shape). Other then that, i think that the art is a little to edgy. And i also think that Prince should have blond hair not white.


Recommended for:
Gender: Male & Female
 Age: 13 and above
My Ratings: PG

Akuma to Love Song

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Name: A Devil and Her Love Song, Akuma to Love Song 悪魔とラブソング
Author: Miyoshi Tomori

Chapters: 91
Chapters (Online): 75
Status: Completed
Release date (for eng subs): Random Timings


Summary: 
Touzuka High School is a public school with a pretty low grade point average. One day, a girl who has been expelled from the state's top class St.Katria Girls School transfers in.... Her name is Kawai Maria. The reason of her expulsion was "violence against the teacher." Because of her non-adorned, straight comments, Maria starts to become isolated from her class....What is hidden in her past and what will happen to her?

Summary from: http://myanimelist.net/manga/1896/Akuma_to_Love_Song
Summary source: Serenus Dreamers


Personal Ratings: 3.5
I find that this manga is really different from the other typical mangas out there. It requires alot of understanding. But i realized that halfway through this series, its starting to go back to the typical mangas out there. I'm so curious as to what will happen next, but it seems like no one is posting it up out on the net. I'm hopping to find the english version of it in the book stores.

One thing i found weird in this series was that the school itself was portrayed very badly, like the teacher picks on the main girl, maria. I really think that this manga shows to much of the negative sides of people. How they are cruel and how they use others to their advantage. Totally love how the whole story does not seem like it is in different arcs and seems to connect smoothly.

Love how each and every main character has a special unique personality that leaves a very strong impression on the viewers.

Comments on Recent Chapter:
In the recent chapters, I find that it's getting really weird.... Especially the weird change of mood. 


Art Ratings: 3.5
Really love the art, the chibi is drawn so cutely :3. But I really dont like how the panels are being drawn. Its like there is too little white spaces in between the panels, and too little overlapping panels. I also dont see them adding shadows to some of the overlapping panels which i find, should add to make it stand out more. So sometimes i find that the pages may look alittle crowded and complicated.


Recommended for:
Gender: Female
Age: 15 and above
My Ratings: PG-13

Bleach (Manga)

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Name: Bleach ブリーチ

Author: Tite Kubo

Status: On-going

Chapter: 582

Release date (for eng scan): Once a week, Every Thursday

Summary: 

Kurosaki Ichigo is a normal high school student with abnormally high spiritual powers (reiatsu), because of that, he is able to see things that normal people can't. Like ghost, hollows and shinigamis (death reaper). One day, he meets Kuchiki Rukia, a shinigami who happens to be passing his house in search for a hollow. When the hollow attacked Ichigo's family, he was given power from Rukia to turn him into a temporary Shinigami (subsitude Shinigami). However, he takes all her power, which awakens his true Shinigami's powers within him. With Rukia left powerless, Ichigo agrees to help her eliminate hollows. While hollows aim to kill Ichigo because of his high spiritual powers, the people around him started getting involved. Unexpected event took place and he found himself deeply connected and involved in the Shinigami world.

Summary by: AngelaAgness

Personal ratings: 3.5

Truthfully I almost gave it a 3 because of the overwhelming amount of unexpected turn of events. However,  I really found that this manga, compared to the other popular Shounen manga (e.g. Katekyo Hitman Reborn), very well planned out. I could really see the deep connection between the arcs. It really gave me a very good impression that everything was planned out since the beginning. Many events that occurred in the beginning was shown and link back to the other arcs after that. 

I have to say that the first and second arc has to much of a connection that they seem to be as a single arc. (the one about Aizen). Although the purpose and main point of the first two arc is totally different, one incident led to another and it made it seem like it was connected, unlike the third and fourth arc. The third and fourth arc really made it seem like it has totally no connection to the first two arc at all. However, in the third arc, they really solved all the questions that we had in the first two arc, which really surprised me, because it really made me think that the author planned way ahead, and connects the whole story together, which is what i really liked about this manga.

However, as i said in the beginning, there was too much unexpected turn of events. Some of it really ruins the whole manga. The fact that the author made Aizen to pro and strong was really a mistake. They made him seem almost invisible. I really hated how they showed that Ichigo was totally no match for him, they should have at least shown something more realistic. Also, the part about Espada, Uluqiora (sorry if i mis-spelled it), he was the only one in the whole espada that could transform into the final stage, and i cannot see how he is only the 4th. In my opinion, the 3rd and the 1st epspada was really weak compared to him. 

Also, what i didn't like about this manga was about Inoue and Chad. Even though the author said that they have unique powers awaken by Ichigo's strong Spiritual powers. However, I'm wondering about under what power groups are they classified into. They should explain how come these people have these kind of powers and are there any more out there that have this. 

I totally loved the way they slowly revealed bits and pieces about Ichigo's family in the different arcs.

Art ratings: 2 to 5

When Bleach first started out, the drawing was terrible. I cannot say why, but it just looked terrible, the whole thing. However, in the later chapters, there was a drastic improvement from the artist. The art became more unique, more complex but in the simple way. Totally in love with the art now. It is such a huge improvement that i could not believe that the artist then was the artist now.

I think right now, the artist is able to express a lot of feelings just through the art itself, which makes it very valuable.

Recommended for:

Gender: Male & Female

Age: 13 and above

My ratings: PG - 13

Pandora Hearts (Manga)

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Name: Pandora Hearts パンドラハーツ
Author: Mochizuki Jun

Chapters: 90
Status: On-going
Release date (for eng scans): Once a month

Summary:
Oz Vessalius, is heir to the Vessalius Duke House, and has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, everything changes when the clock that was silent for 100 years rang. For no reason that he can discern, Oz is cast into the prison known as the "Abyss", only to be saved by a "Chain" known as Alice, the Bloodstained Black Rabbit, B-Rabbit for short. The mystery there begins as Oz unravels the mystery behind Alice, the Abyss, the strange organization known as "Pandora" and his "Sin" that brought him to Abyss.
Summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_Hearts
Added on by: AngelaAgness

Personal ratings: 3.5
Though i think that this manga is nice, I also find that it has many confusions and almost too many unexpected turns. 

This manga really likes to talk about the past and the present at the same time. It also has many "virtual" world (or things that happen in the Abyss) that i do not really understand. 
When it's time to reveal something, they like to throw chunks of information at the reader, which makes things very confusing. Also, because of the time lagg in Abyss, i was really confused of the character's age and everything that happened before they were thrown into Abyss.
In this manga, there were to many unexpected turn of events that made the whole manga lose it's suspense. (or so i find that.) There were many cliff hangers that did not really mean a thing in the next chapter (after the cliff hanger).

What i really liked was that they tell us parts of the past, leaving suspense, and later, show us the whole truth. 
I also liked the fact that there were little crying scenes and that the main character is not always the best. In the end it was found out the Oz, was not someone who is considered 'good' but a chain, which i found very interesting. 
Another thing was the past of Jack. Instead of being a Hero, he was the reason that the disaster started.

Art ratings: 4
I love the art, totally in love with the Chibi art. :3 but for some scenes, i find that i can't really make out what the author is trying to draw...

Recommended for:
Gender: Male & Female
Age: 15 and above
My ratings: PG - 13

SummarySY,Summary: Oz Vessalius, is heir to the Vessalius Duke House, and has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, everything changes when the clock that was silent for 100 years rang. For no reason that he can discern, Oz is cast into the prison known as the "Abyss", only to be saved by a "Chain" known as Alice, the Bloodstained Black Rabbit, B-Rabbit for short. The mystery there begins as Oz unravels the mystery behind Alice, the Abyss and the strange organization known as "Pandora".

Love so Life

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Name: Love so Life
Author: Kouchi Kaede

Chapters:62
Status: On-going
Release date (for eng scan): -


Summary:
Shiharu is a high school student who loves kids, lives in an orphanage, and works at a daycare... Until the handsome uncle of two-year-old twins offers her a raise if she'll be their babysitter. Often relying on memories of her mother's actions for guidance, Shiharu quickly finds herself falling in love with her new makeshift family.
Summary from: http://myanimelist.net/manga/14236/Love_So_Life


Personal ratings: 3.5
This show is really cute, though not as cute as Gakuen babysitters. Really love the part where they show Shiharu's school life.  Each chapter is really unique. However as of the recent chapters and books, the quality of the story line seems to be dropping (no offence) as compared to the first few books.


Art ratings: 4.5
Really nice art, love the way they draw the twins. The eyes are very nice (sparkle sparkle).


Recommended for:
Gender: Female
Age: 11 and above
My Ratings: PG

Gakuen Babysitters

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Name: School Babysitters, Gakuen Babysitters 学園ベビーシッターズ
Author: Tokeino, Hari

Chapters: 44
Status: On-going
Release date (for eng scan): Once a Month



Summary:
After their parents are killed in a plane crash, Ryuuichi and his younger brother Kotarou are taken in by the chairman, who they never met before, of an elite academy. Ryuuichi becomes the school daycare's new babysitter.
summary from: http://myanimelist.net/manga/16922/Gakuen_Babysitters


Personal ratings: 3.5

Super cute and fluffy manga. 

The story is about Ryuuichi and his daily experience in the babysitting club. 

Each chapter i read, it's always so cute and fluffy, i can't help but let out a little scream. =3 Super suitable for children. But the unexpected thing is that the first chapter ended sadly :( I think this manga really shows a deep meaning for what children thinks and feels. Even if they are small and seem to understand nothing, they actually do understand our feelings. Maybe even better then our-self.

I really think that this manga is kind of aimless. There is no true purpose in this whole manga. It's like just telling us what happens in the day care.

Comments on recent chapter:

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Art ratings: 5
=3 It's just to cute to resist. I can say that this art is unique.


Recommended for:
Gender: Female 
Age: 10 and above
My Ratings: PG

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Tonari no Kaibutsukun

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Name: The monster next door, Tonari no Kaibutsukun  となりの怪物くん
Author: Robico

Anime: http://strawberryshortcake-reviews.blogspot.com/2012/10/tonari-no-kaibutsukun-anime.html Chapters: 48
Status: Completed
Release date (for eng scan): Once a month


Summary:

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun focuses on the relationship between Shizuku Mizutani, who has absolutely no interests except for school and her plans for the future, and a boy named Yoshida, who sits next to Shizuku, but rarely attends school. One day, when Shizuku is task with delivering the class printouts to Yoshida's home, he assumes that the two are friends.

Summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonari_no_Kaibutsu-kun

Personal ratings: 4.5

I cannot stop wondering when the next chapter would come out. 

Really really love this series. It talks about love relationship between different types of people, and high school life. 

Really unique character created, both the main girl and main boy. Totally in love with this series <3 However, I think that sometimes the chatacters say werid stuff, that people would not normally say in those kind of situations.

I think what i really like about this manga is that, even though there are many characters liking the two main character, which i would usually find it irritating, i liked it. And i could not bring myself to hate any characters in the manga. I think it's because the author really shows how the people in the manga liked the main characters, and how the main characters are very faithful to each other. 

I think in this manga, these kind of situations helps us understand both the main characters and sub characters feelings, and personality.

One thing that bothers me is the overwhelming amount of words in each page. Even though in some panels, the drawings are small, the author still fit in alot of words. This can sometimes make the manga get abit boring.

Comment on latest Chapter:

OMG I totally loved how they fast forward time, without really missing the major events. I love the non-speech part of the manga. Really nice and cute. Though I wanted more Sasayan and Natsume scenes (keke). But the last part was actually quite touching XD

-Update coming soon-

Art ratings: 4.5

Love the art. Unique to me. I totally love the way they draw the eyes and hair. Some people may not really like it, but i'm totally in love with the unique drawing. At some angles, the eyebrowns can look werid....

Recommended for:

Gender: Male & Female

Ages: 13 and above

My ratings: PG-13

We were always...

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Name: We were always... Bokura wa Itsumo 僕らはいつも 
Author: Ayu Fujimiya

Chapters: 51 (Chinese), 29 (eng scan)
Status: On-going
Release date (for eng scan): -

Summary:
This story talks about the high school love life of 2 pairs of couple. The story shows one couple facing troubles with love (due to some interference of some people) and a couple that are slowly getting together but cannot admit their feelings.
Summary by: AngelaAgness

Personal ratings: 3
I love this manga. I really think that it should receive more love and supporters then it is now. It talks about love life in high school. Really like how it is more realistic (not every single character loving a single girl or guy) then some of the popular mangas. Even though it may be a little draggy along the way, i just cannot stop loving this manga.

Art ratings: 4
Unique art. I don't think many people consider this good art, but as u read, i just love the art more and more. I like the way they draw chibi. It's really cute. something to look forward to =3.

Recommended for:
Gender: Female
Age: 13 and above
My Ratings: PG