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Aa Itoshi no Bancho-sama, by FUJIKATA Mayu

By Emily • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Aa Itoshi no Bancho-sama, FUJIKATA Mayu, Lead Story

Title: Aa Itoshi no Bancho-sama
(My Darling! Miss Bancho)
Author: FUJIKATA Mayu
JAPAN ISBN# 978-4-592-18854-3
USA ISBN# 978-1-40122055-6
Japan: Hana to Yume Comics, 2006
USA: CMX Comics, 2010
I was very happy when I heard that this series was going to be licensed, because it is a fun and sweet little story that deserves more attention. I own this series in Japanese, [...]


Only By Chance, by HARA Chieko and Betty Neels

By Emily • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: HARA Chieko, NEELS Betty, One-Shot, Only By Chance, Romance

Title: Only By Chance
Author: HARA Chieko and Betty Neels
ISBN# 4-7767-2326-3
Harlequin 1998, 2007, Digital Manga
I thought I would try something new this week, and talk about a title that CAN be read online in English. This book, Only By Chance is part of the Harlequin line of Josei manga licensed and released in the US [...]


Tokyo Rock Shounen, by KIKUCHI Kamaro

By Emily • Feb 17th, 2010 • Category: KIKUCHI Kamaro, One-Shot, Romance, Tokyo Rock Shounen

Title: Tokyo Rock Shounen
Author: KIKUCHI Kamaro
ISBN# 978-4-09-132719-2
Flower Comics, 2009
There is something I really enjoy about Kikuchi Kamaro’s works. Her art is clean and distinctive, and her stories are fun. She seems to really like rock and roll stories. This book is a spinoff of another series which started as a one-shot ane eventually expanded into [...]


Waruiko no Mikata, by HATTA Ayuko

By Emily • Feb 11th, 2010 • Category: HATTA Ayuko, One-Shot, Romance, Waruiko no Mikata

Title: Waruiko no Mikata
Author: HATTA Ayuko
ISBN# 978-4-08-846470-1
Margaret Comics, 2009
I must say, yet again, that I absolutely love this author’s artwork. There is something unique about it that I can always recognize it when I see it on the shelf. It’s clean and simple, and all the characters look so cute. This cover has such bright [...]


Kokoro Button, by USAMI Maki

By Emily • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Kokoro Button, Romance, USAMI Maki

Title: Kokoro Button
Author: USAMI Maki
ISBN# 978-4-09-132717-8
Flower Comics, 2009
As I am sure I have mentioned before in every other USAMI Maki title I have talked about here, this author is one of my favorites. I don’t know why, but there is something I find adorable about her artwork and stories. I like the rounded faces and [...]


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