In 1908 Vienna, opera singer Dmitri [I can't figure out how to transliterate his last name レヴァンドフスキ] is a bit in love with his best friend Theo's fiance, the angelically beautiful Agnieska. Unfortunately, he gets run over by a carriage and unknowingly turned into a vampire. One hundred years later, Kikukawa Azusa is a teacher being romanced by her ( Read more... )

(original title: 失恋チョコラティエ ( Read more... )

While wandering around in Kinokuniya today, I got my greedy hands on Ooku 4 (finally!) and Hoshi wa Utau 6 (both in Chinese). But! OMG! Mizushiro Setona has another new series out that is not Kuro Bara Alice? Baka-Updates says it is about a boy who tries to perfect his skills at making chocolate to get the girl he likes! Awesome. I think I will ( Read more... )

Ichihashi Nanao has just transferred into super preppy Mehabia Academy, where one of the strange traditions is having a student judiciary club pass judgment on cases brought before them. She ends up being roped into the club by the charismatic Hanegi Reika, who plays the judge ( Read more... )

(１００万ドルの女 ( Read more... )

Wow, end of the series!

( Series-destroying spoilers! )

My internet access has been really spotty of late, and I can't stay on the computer long anyway because of my eyes, so I may be concentrating more on posting and less on commenting and reading for a while.

More on topic: I am not even sure why I am bothering to write this up, since no one will read it for a couple of months anyway. Still!

( Spoilers are spoilery )

( Spoilers are fascinating )

( Spoilers for both volumes )

So far, I've liked all the Mizushiro Setona manga that I've read, and this is no different. Mizushiro seems to be particularly good at focusing on the small and the everyday, on the moments that make you think your world is ending, even if it's just your skanky boyfriend breaking up with you and immediately going out with another girl. Because as ( Read more... )