Anime Fall 2014, Aldnoah.0, Timmy Failure 3, Artemis Fowl 7, Shirayuki, Yona, Gokusen, Yen, and Viz

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• Anime: All watching on CrunchyRoll
  
  1. Your Lie in Spring - Epi 11
     - Arima now has a piano teacher who was his mother's friend.
     - Open ended. The manga is ending as well. I look forward to reading the manga when Kodansha USA releases it next year.
  2. Wolf Girl and Black Prince - Epi 12
     - Kyoya's mother is cute and nice. I like his sister in this episode better. He's better in this episode as well, helping Erika looking for her pendant.
  3. Akatsuki No Yona - Epi 12
     - Blue dragon and his sad story.
  4. Sailor Moon Crystal - Epi 12
     - The story continues.
  5. Orenchi No Furo Jijo - Epi 8-13
     - Fun short episodes.
     - my favorite is the one about bath :) - different flavor.
  6. ALDNOAH.ZERO - Epi 1-12
     - I don't really like meccha story, but this one has friendship, love, betrayal, and good characters in it.
     The ending is very sad. Main characters killed off - or maybe they are just very injured?
     - I wonder what will be in 2nd season.
• Chapter Book:
  
  1. Timmy Failure: We meet again by Stephan Pastis
     - Borrowed from APL - oneclick
     - Read by Jared Goldsmith
     - Fun silly story of kid detective. The kiss.
  2. Artemis Fowl Book 7: The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer
     - Borrowed from APL - overdrive
     - Read by Nathaniel Parker
     - Orion is so fun. I love his chivalry :P
  3. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden
     - Borrowed from APL
     - Read by Cary Elwes and others voice their lines
     - A fun and interesting read on how The Princess Bride.
     - Looks like they had fun making that movie. I want to watch the movie again and soon.
  4. The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1: Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
     - Borrowed from APL, overdrive
     - Read by Gerard Doyle
     - I'm very annoyed that Cat kept hiding the truth and got into more troubles as results because he was scared of telling Chrestomanci the truth until the end it turned out that he had known all along.
     - I'll enjoy the reread later knowing the ending :)
     - Borrowed #2 of the series.
• Manga:
  
  1. Shirayuki aux cheveux rouges 11 by Sorata Akiduki - in French
     - Kiki had a hair cut, everyone was shocked.
     - Zen's brother got a lot of proposals for Zen. I like how Zen, with his brother's subtle help, solved the problem without conflicts.
     - Prince Izana is so cool. I like him better each time he made an appearance, I wonder if he/the author fooled me good. He always implied his meaning instead of saying it directly. It seems that he supported Zen's and Shirayuki's future.
     - We know the reason that he's on the cover for #12. Lys, have you read #12? Some spoilers, please : I can't wait for #12. There's preview at the end of #11 but that wasn't enough!!!!
  2. Yona, Princesse de l'Aube 4 by Mizuho Kusanagi - in French
     - The french version has a different cover than the Japanese one - Hak is replacing Yeon.
     - The story is at anime episode 12, and went a bit further.
     - Blue dragon story is so sad, so was his predecessor, Ao!
  3. Gokusen 5 by Kozueko Morimoto - in French
     - The school is in danger of being closed. The teachers tried to save it with the students' help.
     - Boxing and playing dirty.
     - Shin's family turned out to be in the law enforcement, his father is head of police or something like that
     - I can't wait for #6!
  4. Master Keaton 1 by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki
     - Finally, it's available in English.
     - I own the first 4 volumes in French, haven't finished book 1, when Viz announced the license. I also watched and own the anime, too.
     - Stories are standalone cases. Fun read. I can't wait for more.
  5. Barakamon 2 by Satsuki Yoshino
     - I really appreciate that Yen Press put the inside cover of the Japanese version inside of the cover instead of leaving it blank as usually the case. Thanks Yen.
     - The fun continues.
     - Fan service or no - that was a good laugh.
     - Fujoshi was fun, too.
     - Seishuu realized that he cared for other people for the first time in his life.
     - Troublesome (?) people showed up :) I can't wait for #3
  6. Love at Fourteen 1 by Fuka Mizutani
     - Oh, such nice kids and so awkward at times.
     - I really enjoy this story, looking forward to #2
  7. Lie to me by Youngran Lee
     - A collection of 3 short stories.
     - They are all fun fast read, but my favorite is the last one :) because of the twist
     - The art is nice, but the bangs covering eyes bothers me a bit!
  8. Kiss of the Rose Princess 2 by Aya Shouoto
     - Very funny. Especially Anise's father when he showed up, didn't get to take seriously, even though he's supposed to be the villain :)
     - Yellow rose knight showed up
     - It's obvious that Kaede and Anise like each other :)
     - I'm not sure about the white and black roses. There's something subtle between them at times.
     - I'm reading this series for the humor and art.
  9. Meteor Prince 1 by Meca Tanaka
     - Yes, finally. Thank you Viz for licensing this series.
     - This first volume is wacky fun and lots of good characters. Alien!!!!
     - The author talked about her trips and they area fun, too.

• Hakusensha's February 2015 releases Very early this time
  • イデアの花 - Idea no hana 5 by Emura
  • 忘却の首(しるし)と姫 - Boukyaku no Shirushi to Hime 7 by Tsukarou SOURou Soutsuka, #6 was released this month, I've read that the series isn't complete because the author passed away, MU's author page confirmed it. That's so sad. I can't imagine working while being that sick.
• New French license via Manga Conseil Rokka Melt Rei Toma, the author of Dawn of the Arcana coming out March 2015, Kazé.

Happy New Year 2015 to everyone. See you next year!!!!