Anime Winter 2015, lots of chapter books, and Honey Blood

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• Anime: All watching on CrunchyRoll
  
  1. Your lie in April - Epi 20
     - A break from contest
     - Kousei admitted his feelings to his best friend.
     - Tsubaki awkwardly confessed to Kousei indirectly and confused the guy even more.
  2. Kuroko's Basketball - Epi 57
     - Conclusion of the game between Shintarō's school and Seijūrō Akashi's school. I guess right, the later school won.
     - Next up, Kise's and Kuroko's, Kise has grown leaps and bounds and there were surprises, but I think his fate is sealed! Please prove me wrong.
  3. Akatsuki No Yona - Epi 22
     - Conclusion of the pirate arc and Awa province.
     - Yona exercised her skill as a shooter to save Jeaha.
     - Yona met with Soo-won!
• Chapter Book:
  
  1. Mistress Series, Book 1. More than a Mistress. by Mary Balogh
     - Borrowed from bpl, overdrive
     - Read by Rosalyn Landor
     - Jocelyn's story. I would like Jane, but some of her decisions are very questionable.
  2. Dragons At Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales by Terry Pratchett
     - Borrowed from apl, oneclick
     - Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt
     
     Fourteen fantastically funny stories:
     • Dragons at Crumbling Castle
     • The Great Speck
     • Hunt the Snorry
     • Tales of the Carpet People
     • Hercules the Tortoise
     • Dok the Caveman
     • The Big Race
     • Another Tale of the Carpet People
     • The Great Egg---dancing Championship
     • Edwo the Boring Knight
     • The 59A Bus Goes Back in Time
     • The Abominable Snowman
     • The Blackbury Monster
     • Father Christmas Goes to Work at the Zoo
     - I enjoy the stories immensely.
  3. The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett and Jory John
     - Borrowed from bpl
     - Read by Adam Verner
     - A fun book about a kid moving to a new town and meeting with the school mate who's a prankster. I hope there's a sequel. This is book 1 :)
  4. Ghosthunters #1: Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost. by Cornelia Funke
     - Borrowed from bpl
     - Read by John Beach
     - Story about how a boy became a ghosthunter. Quite fun.
  5. Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints: A Brothers Grimm Mystery by Paula Brackston
     - Borrowed from apl, oneclick
     - Read by Kate Reading
     - A fun book about a grown-up Gretel and her brother. She is a private investigator hired to discover the missing Frog Prints. I look forward to #2 which, according to amazon, is called Once Upon a Crime: A Brothers Grimm Mystery and will be out July, 2015.
• Manga:
  
  1. eat The Boys Over Flowers Season 2 chapter 2 by Yoko Kamio
     - Chapter 1 is available on Viz manga website: here
     - Isn't he moving to fast? to avoid being blackmailed, he was advised by his friend to make her fall for him! So that's what he tried to do in this chapter. <- insert eye-rolling!
  2. Honey Blood 1 by Miko Mitsuki
     - Borrowed from ILL
     - Cute art, even cuter chibis. I don't like the story as much since it's vampire and older male character (who does seem to tease her a lot) and highschool girl. I suppose it's good fantasy for teenagers, so admittedly, I'm not the target demographics :)

• Hakusensha's april releases
  • 赤髪の白雪姫 - Shirayuki 13 by Sorata Akiduki
  • ふくろう荘 空きあります 1 by Kou Matsuzuki, new series by author of Happy Cafe
  • Gakuen Babysitters 11 by Hari Tokeino, which I'm still on the fence about following in French
  • Kamisama Kiss 21 by Julietta Suzuki, which Viz is publishing.
  • Oresama Teacher 20 by Izumi Tsubaki, which Viz is publishing.
• eta 6/29/15: License from Viz that I'm excited about: Via ANN Honey So Sweet by Meguro Amu, 4 volumes on going, 1st volume out Jan 2016.