Posts Tagged ‘parents conveniently absent’

LDK, by WATANABE Ayu

By Emily • Aug 5th, 2009 • Category: LDK, Romance, WATANABE Ayu

Title: LDK
Author: WATANABE Ayu
ISBN# 4-06-365281-5
Kodansha Comics Betsufure 2009
I picked this one up for both the cute cover, and the author. I have enjoyed Watanabe-sensei’s works in the past (see my summaries for Otomegokoro and Kimi ga Suki) and the characters here are in an interesting position. I was also attracted by the title, LDK, which [...]


Mainichi Kimi ni Koishiteru, by YAMADA Komomo

By Emily • Mar 17th, 2009 • Category: Mainichi Kimi ni Koishiteru, Romance, YAMADA Komomo

Title: Mainichi Kimi ni Koishiteru
(Secret Roommate)
Author: YAMADA Komomo
ISBN# 978-4-09-132200-5
Flower Comics, 2009
I am too poor to afford a running subscription to any manga magazines at the moment, so the first time I discovered this series was when I found a wallpaper for it on the publisher’s (Shogakukan) website. I use a part of that wallpaper over [...]


Konya, Kimi ni Ai ni Iku, by Kaori

By Emily • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Kaori, Konya Kimi ni Ai ni Iku, Romance

Title: Konya, Kimi ni Ai ni Iku
Author: Kaori
ISBN# 978-4-09-131859-6
Flower Comics, 2008
Hm, I admit, I actually passed this manga up several times when shopping for new books. The cover seemed a bit too…. loud for me. Look at those bright colors. Seriously, if I saw a couple walking together in clothes like that, I would probably [...]