Friday, February 21, 2014

Monthly! Real Account 1

This is one of the new series that came out this week and one of the series that I will pick up. It's about our current situation with SN (Social Networking) websites. Well, for me, it was like more than 5 years ago with Friendster. Yeah, I know! Anyway, fake friends are wide spread and this just shows you how many REAL friends (people who really care about you, family, friends, lovers and other people) that care about you. Yeah, be sad now.

I have searched the googles and I haven't found a magazine cover for this series. Sorry!

It's like Sword Art Online in a way because their consciousness gets taken out of their body and into a virtual world while dying inside the virtual world kills you in reality. It has that same hook that SAO had, a virtual world taken for granted, creating a fake persona, dying in the virtual means death in real life. So why not?

Spoiler Alert! If you are gonna read this post, please read the actual manga first!

Warning! This series contains intense gore and graphic violence!

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Monthly! Amagi Brilliant Park 1

This is one of the new series I'm picking up and it's a monthly! The story is quite unique where it looks like it revolves around a theme park "Amagi Brilliant Park" (hence the title). The theme park was a built during the *bubble economy of Japan and it has been a mess after the burst. I'll get into more details but for now, all you need to know is that it's a theme park that looks run down. No "guests" and no people around to enjoy their time. What is going to happen?

Monthly Dragon Age March 2014 Issue 3
(I did my research!)

From the colored splash page for this series, it says that they need to get a lot of people to go to that run down theme park. The time limit given is about 2 weeks so for someone in high school in his third semester, that's a lot of things on his plate (it's third semester, finals come rolling in).

Spoiler Alert! If you are gonna read this post, please read the actual manga first!

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Weekly! All you need is Kill 6

Keiji rejecting a possible date from the very hot babe that is, Rachel the lunch lady! Back in ch. 5, we are greeted by Sergeant Bartolome's corpse and the reason is that the Sergeant was trying to save Keiji. Keiji's mistake made him depressed and have that face. Back to the battlefield, after 158th respawn, he finally manages to wield a battleaxe properly with only one hand. Beast mode Kiriya go!

*Updated Magazine Cover


Previously on: All you need is Kill 5: Sergeant Bartolome is seen dead and after some time, Kiriya inevitably follows. We get to see Keiji's schedule and it doesn't change except for this day. His depressed expression on his face made him a target for a tough guy as Rachel complained about it. He was forced to engage in combat yet he only dodges the tough guy's punches. Ultimately, he ends up with a black eye and a praise from Rita about his dodges.

Spoiler Alert! If you are gonna read this post, please read the actual manga first!

Monday, February 17, 2014

Weekly! Fuuka 2

Who starts a chapter with fan-service? Seo Kouji. I don't mind the imouto/onee-san fan service but was that really necessary?! Anyway, Yuu's first day as a tenkoosei (transfer student) and Fuuka is his classmate. After school, Yuu is pulled away by Fuuka to get cellphone straps. The catch is, they can only buy the straps if the buyers are a couple. What a weirdo!

*Updated Magazine Cover.

PHONES ARE BAD! P.S. They haven't released the 12th issue of Shonen Magazine yet so this is what you get for now...

Previously on: Fuuka 1: Yuu Haruna--a teenage boy who loves to post on a certain SN (Social Network)-- encounters Fuuka Akitsuki after bumping into her in the middle of the street. They meet again after Yuu talks to a teacher about his transfer. Two times has he been caught looking like a pervert who secretly takes pictures of women and both times, his phones were thrown. Both become friendly with each other after Yuu tries to "save" Fuuka from what seems to be like rape--which turns out, is just a recruitment for the track team of the school. Tons of stuff are left out, if you want to check out my review on the first chapter, click here or!

Spoiler Alert! If you are gonna read this post, please read the actual manga first!

Warning! This series contains mild-nudity!

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Weekly! Fuuka 1

Since I saw this after downloading a ton of weekly magazines, I decided to pick it up for a review. I love Seo Kouji's Suzuka (I have only read up to volume 3 since that's all I bought, but I have 5 now, including 4 and 6) and the story of it. I looked at his other works and what do you know? He wrote Kimi no Iru Machi, which just finished airing last year. I'm really looking for something that started this year to review so I have a ton of stuff to post while the real reviews are still incomplete. I know, I need to stop wasting time and get on with the regular reviews. Anyway, here you go! Summer Wind!

風夏

The title is FUU KA ( FUU = WIND [or KAZE] and  KA = SUMMER [or NATSU]) which is really hard to translate but thanks to the FURIGANA beside the Kanji, I can translate it (after 10 years) to FUUKA.

It's basically the same story as Kimi no Iru Machi and Suzuka where a boy comes from a different town and gets involved with some girl somehow. I'll let you in on more of the story if you come with me... I don't offer candy though so your expectations are broken!

Spoiler Alert! If you are gonna read this post, please read the actual manga first!

Warning! This series contains mild-nudity!