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Typhoon hits Tokyo

Advantages: further character and plot development within the Junjou Romantica and Egoist story arcs
Disadvantages: mature content, not for the easily embarrassed, must read first volume before this one

The second instalment of the Junjou Romantica manga franchise brings us the more of the same two couples we first met in volume one. But while the cover once more features Misaki and Usagi-san, a large portion of the book actually focuses on the lives of ...

Shroud 12.02.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Junjo Romantica: v. 2 - Shungiku Nakamura

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Love Found and Love Lost

Advantages: thought provoking stories on the nature of love set during the Meiji era
Disadvantages: Not a book to be read quickly and put down as the stories are deceptively deep

What if you suffered the loss of your one and only true love? Could you ever again find light to fill your life or would you pine your way to oblivion? And what if you had never experienced true love? How and where could you find it? Whether in the past o ...

Shroud 14.04.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Hybrid Child - Shungiku Nakamura

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The Only Scared Rabbit is Misaki!

Advantages: very imaginative rom com, art is distinctive and enjoyable
Disadvantages: it is yaoi, so not for the young or the faint hearted

For me to explain this book properly, I really need to give a bit of background on genre in general for the uninitiated. This is manga. Often called a Japanese comic book, but graphic novel is really more appropriate. Now, say comic book and mention Japan ...

Shroud 16.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Junjo Romantica: v.1 - Shungiku Nakamura

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