OhHaiDer :]
Really sorry about being late
Just a few more weeks
Maybe I'll even do a big series after all this crap is shunted out of the way
Who knows ;D
Anyways
Today I bring you
Tama Hiyori~
Tama Hiyori
Story & Art: Hiyohiyo
Publisher: Media Works
Rating: 18+ (NSFW)
Synopsis: (mangaupdates.com) As a boy, Taishi saved a tiny chick (as in an actual bird) that was being bullied by its brothers and sisters. And now it’s grown up into a hot girl who wants to cater to his every whim! Did we mention she lays eggs, too?
Art Review: 5/5
It's an epicly cute style. It's very pretty, and majority of the angles are pretty well done. The detailing is pretty amazing, and the censorship, no matter how obvious, is pretty good, I say. However the eyes (once again) kinda bug me out, especially Taishi's and Mike's eyes.
Story Review: Prolly one of the oddest ecchi I've ever read. And there are really odd things that I have read, trust me. And I knew just how this one would move along too with the first front page. On a side note: Those boobs could make someone go blind. Or the reason why there are so many blind people in the world. And we see where Taishi meets Hiyori.. She blushes when she sees him... Since when do chickens blush? Directly after that, Hiyori gets bullied by the other chickens. I don't really understand why, it's not like Hiyori has any lunch money or anything.. We can tell from Taishi's actions that he is going to be very chauvinistic, as he saves Hiyori from the other chickens. And upon my learning that Hiyori turns into a human, the following is my reaction: Whoa whoa whoa whoa... Whoa... Your chicken turned into a human? What kinda farms do they have in Japan? They must put something in the grain. And already, with the morning wood jokes. I know that happens naturally to people but I feel kinda sorry for Taishi.. Always getting blueballed by Hiyori. At least he doesn't get stuck in situations like this. Wait, she was just flashing him to... lay an egg? I know that girls have eggs inside them and they release one every month.. But this is NOT what they meant. And with the description they're giving it's something that might debut on 4chan.. Yeah, the manga seems dirty enough to have a 4chan reference tied to it. I don't wanna know if she actually manages to do that, but I have the feeling she actually will. Taishi's the man, though, ordering her around.. "MAKE ME BREAKFAST" But one minor thing that's bothering me about Hiyori making him breakfast and food in general, that I think the people who read it have noticed.. Hiyori's a cannibal.. She's a chicken but she made him everything with eggs in it.. Aaaaand not to make anyone's appetite lost for eggs (or their libido rise, depending on who it is..) she just laid an egg, after some NSFW shots. I wonder who gets off on this? Using egg laying as a euphemism for an orgasm. I assure you a real chicken laying an egg is not nearly as erotic and if you do find it to be as such there MAY be something wrong with you. It kinda made me laugh and smile at the same time (try not to imagine what that would look like) that the idiocy produced by Hiyori is somewhat contagious. Poor Taishi. And you know you have excessive fanservice when they have Hiyori trying to breast feed the baby chicken. Somewhere along the lines, this doesn't make much sense at all, but (paraphrased) as one man says to another,"Whatever gets her like that makes enough sense to me." When they lose Tama, they find her on top of a 20 ft pole. I fail to comprehend how a baby chicken got up there.. Did someone decide to be an asshole and say,"Hey look, a baby chick." *throws* It's kinda sad how Taishi is almost immune to being flashed in this chapter.. Hiyori climbs up a pole not wearing any panties to get Tama and all he has to say is that he's amazed that she somehow climbed up the telephone pole. I didn't know that chickens get fevers too.. What, is the next chick that is born going to have the ability to spew diarrhoea when it's sick? And since Hiyori's a chicken, I hope she isn't just going to go ahead and lay 12 eggs. That would remind me of the chicken version of that series 19 Kids And Counting.. (no seriously lady your vagina is not a clown car.) Ok, I'm relieved, there really isn't such thing as chicken - human puberty. I mean, human puberty is already terrible enough.. In the manga, before Tama learns English, all she says is cheep. That might seem cute in the manga, but can you imagine a girl screaming cheep all the damned time? I'm surprised no one arrests her for acting like a complete loony. But now something has suddenly popped up in my head.. Where on Earth are Taishi's parents? Why is he allowed not just one but TWO random girls in his house? But that's not even the weirdest thing here (clearly). Sumitaka is not even going out with Taishi and and she knows already how she smells? He barely touched Tama while she was at home.. Going back to Tama's speech development, that's a very forward first sentence. "I want Taishi's thing!" You know, seeing in full body Sumitaka reminds me of Sakura Ganbaru from Street Fighter. She's all built.. I'm telling you, she looks like she could kick some ass, she does. Ooh, random mysterious feather, foreshadowing *dun dun dunnnnn* Ohohoho, ecchi, you and your oh-so-conveniently-loose-kimonos.. Loads of fun.. And speaking upon loose kimonos, one sure fire way to ruin the mood for your confession at the stereotypical confession place AKA. the cultural festival is to have a ninja sneak up behind you AKA. Tama with a mask. Not to mention she was asking for it, not wearing any undergarments while starring in a ecchi manga. Back to the foreshadowing, apparently you can go backwards in chicken puberty. Kinda reminds me of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Well, the laws of manga state that anything goes, I suppose. Taishi wonders to himself if they should make her wear clothes.. They make her clothes in the style she started in.. And for whatever reason, it looks like a S&M costume... Speaking upon gross, ugh, baby fanservice.. To what lengths will this ecchi go for fanservice? TO INFINITY, AND BEYOND~ And I told you Sumitaka would be kicking ass, she kicked a can to Taishi's head and it was an instant KO. Random cat on the roof, more obvious foreshadowing *dun dun dunnnnn* (see above) [yes, I'm that lazy] And I'm saying this again, Taishi's prolly the luckiest man alive. Two chicks always *ahem* greeting him in the morning. And yet they are so painfully naive. Ok, for a second when a girl by the name of Mike appeared I thought "well this manga can't get any stupider because I thought Mike was a transvestite. Turns out you have to just place the English name out of your head, it's pronounced Mee-Kay. Hiyori, even under school uniform you don't wear panties. Promiscuous much? And this Mike is pretty pervish. Somewhere in the world, someone else is reading this and is now pitching a tent. When Hiyori describes who molests her, however, I also thought of a bodybuilder.. And is now a bit more scarred than before. Sumitaka, you know you're a crazy cat lady when you bring your own cat to a swimming pool. I know cliff hangers are terrible in the first place.. But the way they worded this one just sounds wrong.. "His childhood friend, or his pet? Which will Taishi choose?" I don't know if this is some sort of childhood thing or a bestiality vs. Real life women. In an effort to keep Hiyori at a distance, Taishi says he loves Sumitaka. And she says thanks. What is he supposed to say, you're welcome? I love how the guys that get labelled as the "guys who harass the heroine" pop up more than once even though they got their asses kicked, even to the point of becoming side characters. Overall, this manga was ok, it certainly was very strange, it was a little humorous at times, but a little awkward, even when reading by yourself. I will warn you though, when I say it's NSFW, I really mean it is.
7/10
OhHaiDer :]
My friend put a bindi on my head today.
A couple people asked if I was Indian.
Just goes to show how many people know me these days.
Sorry for being late
I was tired =u=;
Anyways
Today I bring you...
Wasurerarenai~
Wasurerarenai
Story & Art: Yukari Kawachi
Publisher: Kodansha
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Synopsis: (mangaupdates.com) A story of love and loss. Nae and Ryou have been going out for almost three years, but then something changes...
Art Review: 2.5/5
I don't like it, I don't hate it. Although the faces look very odd at times with the chin angling, and the fact that their faces are sometimes all squished together like a Picasso or those cats with the squished up faces. The detailing is pretty, however, which compensates a little.
Story Review: The first couple lines of the manga... Juice, earlobes, not blessed... Wha? And the next couple pages is a flashback where she writes a letter to a boy she likes. "I only know you by name.." If that's so, how do you know you really like him, then? See, this is one of those things where you fall in love with a nice guy but then he turns out to be a huge dick. And as if this Nae person couldn't be more naive, she trusts in Ryo's promise to publish her children's book. You're buying into it, you're buying into it, ye dumb broad (this is the sort of person that is so foolish I'd like to punch her in the FACE.) What is it with people and thinking that sex on the beach is so romantic? Ooh, so lovey dovey, sand in places you didn't know you could get them into. So chafey, really. And when her dad does catch her for going on a trip with Ryo, I'd think that he would be a little more vulgar and mad. All he does is say,"YOU BAD KID" That's like going up to a serial killer and when it's time to intervene and tell him something to make him change, you just say,"That's not very nice. Now, we're not going to do this again, right? Good boy. Now go brush your teeth, it's time for naps." Also, with the fact that they found her out so easily, you really suck at making alibis. After being condemned she tries to call him. What I'm thinking is, why is it that Ryo seems confused when he answers the phone? "Na....eh?" Also, that's a really odd way to answer a phone. "I'm Higuchi" "Um, I know. Well.. hello there?" Since it is a tragedy manga, there are going to be scenes where you just see people fall over in despair. However I could never take it seriously in this manga when every time Nae dons her look of despair she looks like she's being anally probed. She says on the next page,"I have the saddest expression in the world." Oh, boo hoo HOO. WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN IN AFRICA I keed the over dramatic assholes I'm not the type to sic guilt trips on people. Whoa girl, easy there on the pills.. PILLZ HERE. Eiji says that he's loved as many there are cakes at the party. Does that make you a glutton/whore? And what's that supposed to mean, when you drop all of them? That all your ex's committed suicide? Eiji's kinda thoughtless, for the "new guy who's really nice". "Oh, you don't like my smoking? Well, you'll get used to it" Nice restaurant name. 'Italian HO' Is that the Jersey Shore restaurant? If only they were actually Italian, this joke would make much more sense.. Eiji's mindset: Prove to someone you love them by ripping off their clothes. Nae is superhuman. She escaped the car crash without a scratch. But something about this Takano guy seems a little suspicious... Like someone's she's met before... Or the mysterious hot 15 year old you met on the internet who suddenly wants to meet you in a forest far away from the city. Despite tragic and sad the ending is, with *spoilers* Ryo dying and whatever and him being Takano all along *spoilers* it's kind of a boring manga, with a boring plot, and a boring heroine who is just too dependent for her own good.
5/10
OhHaiDer :]
That shade of blue burns me eyes.
Anyways
Today I bring you
Onegai Twins!~
Onegai Twins!
Story: Please!
Art: Akikan
Publisher: ComicsOne
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Synopsis:(mangafox.com) Onegai Twins is a cute, incestuous love story between a boy and two girls who are supposedly his long-lost twin sisters. The story follows Maiku, Karen, and Miina. Maiku is a high school boy orphaned at an early age, now living in a house he believes is the house he grew up in.
Art Review: 4/5
An overall cute style. There's not much to say about it, except that I wished the mangaka would have spaced it out a little better, so that it's easier to read. Often enough I had to re-read the page so that it would make sense, although at times me having to re-read was on the pages with a tad bit of nudity and it sort of just made me look like a bit of a pervert. (I swear to you, I'm not as BAD as some people I know. At least I'm being honest, here)
Story Review: Since I've studied a wee bit of Japanese before my reading of this, the title both intrigued me and set me off, since it literally translates to "Please Twins!" The first 2 pages also set me off since there's a girl in a car, and then the guy driving randomly gropes her. The events that you are about to see are performed by professionals and should not be tried at home. ...no seriously don't try to grab some ass while driving, it might turn out worse than texting while driving. And Maiku makes a great impression, when Miina asks for directions you drive off while she's not looking. The student council president's kind of a creep, hiding in the cupboard, eavesdropping, with tea and cookies for whatever reason. Karen has this tear shaped monkey thing. It wasn't explained in the manga, so I'll ask now.. JUST WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT THING FOR? *ahem* Anyways... Man, the Japanese and their European complex.. As soon as someone doesn't have the standard asian black hair brown eyes they are exotic. After Miina claims to be Maiku's brother, of course the Karen girl shows up and says the same thing. And what a way to introduce oneself. Say "squeeeee" and then pass the fuck out. I should use that to introduce myself for job interviews. Interviewer: So... Hilary. What do you have to offer to our company? Me: Squeeeeeeeeeee -passes out- Interviewer:.....you're hired! Maiku, you're awful, thinking that way about your sisters. Redneck much? He seems to be the sort to go to family reunions to pick up chicks. Speaking upon creepy, Miina's a creep, sliding under Karen when she has no clothes on to check for her gender. Karen tends to faint a lot so.. Bad visual.. (or good, depending on the person) Expanding on creepy, I know that this is a incest based manga, but I think it gets excessive when the gag of the manga is just some other guy who has the hots for his sister. What with the incest and all, it's dramatic because it's so forbidden and wrong, but it's a dumb way to make drama by having both girls randomly take off. Miina, such a sleeping pattern you have there. You know, people usually kick in their sleep or drool all over the place but I don't think anyone nearly goes to first base in their sleep. Tsubaki's a creep and so is the student council. Another council that invades student privacy. I'm starting to think that this is regulation in Japanese schools or something. I'm still confused about the Marie thing, though. All it says "no". That's terribly inconvenient for conversations. "Do you love me?" "No" "Don't you care for my feelings at all?" "No" "Why can't you see you're being a jerk" "No" "That doesn't make any sense" "No" (if you want to see how funny the 'No' thing seems to me, take a look at this and imagine this sound every time someone says the word no) There are a lot of gay jokes made in this manga too. So, as a guideline: This manga is only for the sexually secure. Maiku's like Darth Vader in this, he hits people without even touching them. You know, Karen and Miina's plan to dress like adults to fool the employers remind me of the stupid tendency for children to sneak into places by standing on each other's shoulders and wearing a large trench coat. And I bring this up again, what's with the security measures of these highschools? It's like every bloody school has an army. Even the students have kendo swords to beat the intruders with. You know, even though it would have been a great plot device to deepen the relationships of Maiku, Karen and Miina by giving them reflecting time in Okinawa, but noooo. They decide to bring in almost every character in existence into this scene. Hell, they even brought a flamboyantly flirty guy in a speedo. Karen at one point says that it's no use and Miina can't win against Tsubaki's breasts. She makes it sound like they are pro wrestlers and you're the wife telling the husband that you can't win (in case you haven't noticed I fucking loved Cinderella Man) So that's what they call losing their virginity in this manga. "Climbing the stairs to adulthood" Random dude, stop trying to get laid with your sister. Again. And these guys are lightweights. One beer=drunk enough for regrettable sex. Way to go Miina. Say "Don't worry I'm fine as long as I don't fall in the ocean" and then fall into it. That's like walking into a gang filled area and bidding farewell to your grandmum and telling her you'll be fine as long as you don't get shot and then someone caps you in the face. What an ignorant mother. Only figures out who her kid is by process of elimination. ONE HAS RED AND ONE HAS GREEN HAIR. HOW HARD IS IT TO REMEMBER YOUR OWN KID? What frustrates me even more is that they accept that so freely. I know that they are orphans and such but I'm pretty sure that if I told a white orphan that some random Asian guy is his real father I'm pretty sure he wouldn't believe that. The ending is confusing and basically a mind rape and I don't even know who is allowed to like who anymore. I would also have appreciated instead of 10 pages of weak comedy a little more insight on the minor characters.
6/10
OhHaiDer :]
Isn't it funny how people change so drastically right before your eyes?
Just saying.
Anyways
Today I bring you
Caramel Diary~
Caramel Diary
Story & Art: Megumi Mizusawa
Publisher: Shueisha
Rating: Everyone
Synopsis: (mangaupdates.com) Hana loves the school, caramel and...drawing manga! Her speciality: Drawing romance stories! In real life, her heart beats for the cool Taro, but she's too shy to tell him...unfortunately, Marie, her rival, has decided to steal him!
Art Review: 3/5
A cute style. I'm confused as to what ages everyone are however, they say they're about to finish middle school but the bodies of the girls aside from Marie make them look like they're in first grade or something. The fact that Jiro is attracted to Hana just emphasises to the pedobear joke, and you and I both know I make that joke way too many times in these reviews.
Story Review: I've hit an all new record with shoujo. I was able to spot who she really loves in the first 3 pages. Since this is an entirely uneventful manga I'm not afraid to throw out the spoilers. It's Jiro. Why on earth shoujo has to be so predictable, I'll never know. Aww, poor Hana, you're buying into Marie's rival plans. Predictable. Also, why do the rivals always have to be white? Is there some sort of white superiority complex with the Japanese or something? ...Deja vu, I know I've complained about this before somewhere. -shrugs- Poor Taro, just because he doesn't like the main character doesn't mean you have to call him stupid multiple times. Obviously, the mangaka has an obsession with caramel. Which I will make it clear now, I don't like caramel. I don't like it here, I don't like it there, I don't like it anywhere, Sam I Am. Back to the topic at hand, I'm no caramel fan, but I'm pretty sure Banana Cream flavour and caramel is a disgusting combo. Like tomato cookies, or grape juice and milk. But it goes without saying, to each his own, unless it's necrophilia. Hana's like the Japanese Popeye: Eat caramel, do a sailor moon transformation of some sort. Hm, by the structure I know this is a shoujo manga, since when do shoujos get to make a reference to Bizarro? ....Bizzare indeed (someone please shoot me.) Jiro's obviously not that familiar with the structure of shoujo, after stealing her first kiss I don't think you should tell her that you did it because her face was just conveniently close to yours. It's like kicking someone in the ass, and then when the person angrily asks why you did it you just tell them that they were standing close enough for it. Yumiko, Hana's friend, is kinda dirty for a little girl. The whole manga, over the topic of Jiro she starts fantasising about him with his tie loose and his shirt undone with messy hair. You're only in middle school, shame on you. What's with this character Marie? Walking up to Hana out of nowhere saying "I'll accept your challenge" This isn't Pokemon where you'd walk past someone's eyes and they challenge you. Quit being so self centred (though if she did follow through with that request this wouldn't be much of a shoujo anymore, would it? ZING) I can't follow her logic, either. Drawing better manga = hotter and better girlfriend. Laws of reality state that's actually inversely related. Laws of manga state that's completely logical. Marie is frustrated and doesn't know why she's running out of ideas for her manga. Well, that's because even though you are aesthetically better in every single way, your personality sucks and therefore the underdog will always beat you. Wait a minute, the currency is Euros in this manga? I thought they were in Japan. That would explain all the white people in this manga (racist) but that still doesn't explain much. You know, the second time around they make the joke about Hana daydreaming during class makes me think of myself, her teacher must not have a lot of people who like him because he blushes like a school girl when she murmurs that she loves Taro and mistakes it as a confession to him. Marie is a terrible actor, you know. Scream for help in the haunted house, punch what is making you scream in the face, continue asking for help. And as her evil schemes continue I have the feeling she's not so much evil, as she is like Renge from Ouran High School Host Club. At one point in the manga Hana says "When I saw the empty box of caramels I cried." I know this is a metaphor for you having lost Jiro but you're just making yourself sound like a brat. And towards the end I think to myself, despite Yumiko being weird and creepy she's way more mature than Hana. Ironically enough, she looks even younger than Hana. And sorry, I have to bring this back up once more but how is it that the antagonist is even more stupid than the heroine? Or less normal. It's like a joke that's been told multiple times and isn't funny anymore. Overall, this manga was, once again, stereotypical and boring. I'm hugely under the impression that this manga was for children so I feel somewhat bad ripping on it. -sits for a second- Now I don't. Ciao, now.
4/10
OhHaiDer :]
Sorry for missing the last update.
I set my alarm to wake up a half an hour later due to a headache
And I ended up sleeping from 10 PM to 6 AM..
And then shit ensued..
Dear :]
Anyways
Today I bring you
Pink Innocent~
Pink Innocent
Story & Art: Kotori Momoyuki
Publisher: Kodansha/Del Rey
Rating: Teen (13+)
Synopsis: (mangaupdates.com) Cocona is a rich girl who doesn't seem to have a firm grasp of reality. She's in love with someone--but he happens to have a bigger interest in his laptop than in girls.
Art Review: 3/5
The style is very cute, however I do have one issue... The eyes are so bloody gigantic.. I know that it is a shoujo and huge eyes are common, and it's supposed to enhance the loli factor in this manga, but even the guys have huge eyes. It's like a whole manga dedicated to the puppy eyes gag or something.
Story Review: The title says innocence and it delivers. Right up to your door. In short shorts. With it's huge buggy eyes, and innocence that could attract pedophiles within a 10 mile radius. Evidently its about this rich girl who doesn't really have much of a clue. As soon as someone makes a commoner reference I remembered Ouran High School Host Club (*sniff* Such a wonderful anime... Tamakiii *sniff*) But holy crap, Cocona (what sort of name is Cocona, by the way? Is it a crack that she's about as bright as a coconut? Perhaps I am being too cruel.. The coconut's probably smarter.) You know you're spoiled when not only do you have a huge cleaning committee who sucks up to you, you drive up to school in a limo, but you also pull out a red carpet when you exit from the limo. And it doesn't help especially when people say,"Oh, they're doing that again?" Cocona's evidently not the brightest colour in the box when the guy who agrees to go out with her responds to it with "Fine by me" and is excessively obsessed with his laptop. Eari (what's with the names in this manga?) may be right. Renji, who is obsessed with his laptop and just so happens to have the privilege to be snooty since he's a bishie, may not be the right man for you. But of course, being a shoujo, they're going to end up together in the end (this isn't a spoiler, I assure you this is how it works out for 90% of all shoujo.) Cocona is cute and naive... almost to the point where I'd like to sock her in that plate sized eye of hers.. A little into the manga, she confesses to Renji again and cannon-balled out of a helicopter. Laws of physics say she breaks her legs. Laws of manga say that she lands like a ninja. Cocona is left in Renji's room, she touches the laptop and for whatever reason it explodes. Is this a PC otaku thing? Note to self: Don't ever touch a computer nerd's laptop. I am now fully convinced that the DVD compartment can fire shiruken and chlorine gas can come out of the AC adapter socket if I touched it. Once again, another shoujo manga uses the bloody Romeo and Juliet reference. Why do people never learn? And let's stop being mean to the fat kid who wants to play as Romeo. Let him play Romeo, I'm sure that's what he would have looked like in reality. Romeo is only said to be attractive, what if he was butt-ugly and Juliet couldn't reject him because there wasn't much selection or there was too much embarrassment of already having slept with him. I know that this manga is about a rich girl, but why does the gag have to be the dropping of a golden bar on her head? Is this only because she could be wiping her arse with $50 bills? What if this manga was about a poor girl? If every time the heroine gets to be the butt of a gag, does a garbage bag get dropped onto her head? Back to Romeo and Juliet (ugh), whoa, since when was the apothecary a sexy girl in leather? I'm pretty sure that guy was a dying old man, and kind of looked like the hunchback of Notre Dame. Why is it that when she does call for her butler to do something, I'm half expecting him to appear with jet packs? I know why. Because butlers are the shit. I mean, look at Alfred from the Batman series. Epic guy. Why do all of the makeovers and new outfits of this manga have to do with bondage or leather? This scares me, just a little, since this manga does come off as innocent. I swear, anyone who is an actual computer nerd shouldn't read this, every chapter a laptop explodes or something. But back to the poor fat kid who wanted to play Romeo, I take it back, now that I've read further and you locked Renji in a closet, you have betrayed me. You're just a evil, fat, creepy tamagotchi look-a-like (remember those things? Ah, the '90s.) By now, I'm guessing all the slutty things Eari wears is like the fan service of the manga? Shouldn't there be enough to go around with Cocona being so cute that you could get a cavity just by looking at her? What does annoy me about this manga and many shoujos is that the suspense is only created by her stupid assumptions. Although, Cocona does have a bit of right thinking that way, Renji kind of comes off as an ass at times. As you read on they eventually let Cocona meet his parents. He leaves her up in his room. WAIT RENJI DON'T LEAVE HER ALONE WITH A COMPUTER IN YOUR ROOM! It's not even as bad as your girlfriend finding your secret porn collection when you're not looking, this girl blows up laptops with a single touch. Fool you once, shame on her. Fool you twice, shame on you. And when he Renji came back he started acting all eccentric and cute. What, were there drugs in that tea? But of course this makes complete sense when you find out it was his brother disguising as him. Also, that's a complete mockery of a nun outfit you're doing there, Cocona. So slutty (whoa autocorrect, don't turn that to smutty, pedobear alert.) Does Cocona take steroids? She karate chopped a computer.. The lipstick ad Eari does looks a lot more like rape than attraction to me. And of course, what with the rich girl theme.. Kidnapping. Only classily done with a limo. What's with these pretentious rich people? They keep ripping on the poor fat kid. I said it once and I'll say it again. This girl is so dumb and naive. Just going abroad thinking it'll help her and Renji. He's stubborn, that'd never work. In the chapter where she does announce this, the ship breaks in half. So the Sakuranomiyas have a Voltron style ship? Or perhaps it could turn into a transformer. At one point after it breaks the crew tells people over a PA that the ship is not breaking. Haha, ship sinking with a lot of rich people on it. That sounds very familiar doesn't it? ....what, too soon? Cocona does hit an iceberg... Hey iceberg, you missed, you only hit ONE rich person. Enough with the Titanic jokes. Now, I know kissing underwater seems romantic but don't do it if you're sinking into the Japanese sea.. Back to the school, they seem more lovey dovey and what not and they nearly got caught by their English teacher. That teacher is a pedo and a cougar. And she walks off muttering that she wants a boyfriend soon. Lady, you have the complexion of a leather hand bag, therefore, the only person who wants to hold you is just another dumb old lady. Cocona and Renji go camping and his laptop explodes. Then again, you're in the outdoors, you kinda deserved it. But in the next couple of pages I failed to understand what happened. They were walking and then all of a sudden holyshittheytelloffofacliff. Throughout this manga, what really bothers me is that he doesn't even say her first name more than twice throughout the whole series. This manga was predictable and I wanted to punch the heroine throughout the whole thing. The ending was cliche and dumb. I'm sorry to be immature but that's what I thought of it.
6.5/10
OhHaiDer :]
My sickness has brought down my voice by at least one or two octaves.
Also, no idea why I'm posting at 3 AM ouo
Anyways
Today I bring you
Saesang Bring It On!~
Saesang Bring It On!
Story & Art: Hwang Mi Ri
Publisher: Samyang
Rating: Teen (13+)
Synopsis: (www.mangaupdates.com) HyoYi is a poor girl with a scholarship to one of the most exclusive private schools, attended only by kids from the richest families. Strong and resilient, HyoYi fights to protect her mentally handicapped brother whose illness makes him a target for bullies and beatings. Then she meets MinHa, who unexpectedly winds up making an agreement to protect the siblings. Bound together by their unusual arrangement, HyoYi and MinHa gradually learn what it means to love, one step at a time....
Art Review: 4/5
I always love the pretty detailing of manhwa, the hair is always so epicly awesome. However at times the girls look very ungraceful and the perspective seems to be a bit off. Nonetheless it was a well drawn manhwa, and I enjoyed the style.
Story Review: I don't read a lot of manhwa but I do find that it is somewhat similar to manga and yet so different. The manhwa opens up with a bunch of cheesy lines, and the first uttered lines "Take your best shot!" made me want to shout "FIRE AWAAAAYYYYYYYYY~" (but my voice is complete crap so let's not attempt that shall we?) I don't even understand the significance of the first scene. What the hell is she doing just standing in the middle of wherever she is, screaming taunts at the world? The only thing creepier than doing that is having conversations with yourself, and not just the people who walk with bluetooths plastered on to their face, jabbering on to themselves because they are forever alone. They're almost even worse than the people who go into blackberry trances in the middle of the hallway. Hyoyin's my hero! Punching stoic assholes in the face. I wish there were more heroines like this in manga and they'd turn out to be less annoying and 2-D. One can dream.. Hyoyin even punches the 'Ice' prince. You know, they make him out to be all intimidating but really, to me that just sounds really gay. Minha decides to be all manly and threaten Hyoyin. Whatever happened to chivalry in manga? Really, evil-bitch-who-is-a-pointless-obstacle-and-I-can't-be-bothered-to-remember-the-name-of, dumping your food on someone just because you're offended? What are we, 12? Then again, Hyoyi doesn't prove herself to be mature either as she starts to kick Minha's bike a couple pages later out of complete rage. I'm sorry to be stereotypical about people like Hyoyin but what? She can cook? Woman, get your ass back in the kitchen. I keed the sexist jokes (I AM a girl you know.) What does frighten me about this manga is that every other scene has something violent in it. Minha chokes Hyoyi, assholes beat up Hyojae. Even in a manga beating up people with mental challenges is pretty low and annoys me a little. And the teachers are allowed to beat the students still for punishment. My father remembers that treatment and he's 48 years old. Once again I mention, smooth Hyoyi, change your middle finger that you stuck up at Minha into a peace sign when he looks. You can only pull that off because you're asian. And while it seems to be at the point in a story where the love aspect is promised a blond girl from Minha's past just randomly comes out and makes out with him. PREDICTABLE. I laughed at Hyoyi's running at one point in the manhwa. Look at her. Doesn't she run like a Welshman? Doesn't she? As of now, I'm too lazy to read another series and the scanlations aren't out yet for the rest of this series, but in general it was actually an entertaining read, despite the fact you can see all the events coming from miles away.
7/10
OhHaiDer :]
I hate being sick.
By the way, have any of you played Ape Escape? (only the first one, the sequels are bollocks)
I missed that game
But that stupid fish and the T-Rex scared the living shite out of me
Anyway
Today I bring you..
Mousou Honey~
Mousou Honey
Story & Art: Mikuni Hajime
Publisher: Ichijinsha
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Synopsis: (mangaupdates.com) Nonoka enters a new high school and is drafted into the high-end and rather bizarre Student Council by a “cool beauty,” Nozomi. What will this mean for the decidedly average Nonoka? Hijinx and Wackiness, of course!
Art Review: 3/5
I kinda liked this style, it was cute, but why are the necks super emphasised? I know that it's a yuri and all and I guess they'll want people to pay attention to the girls giving each other a nibble but you didn't need to make it seem like every character is a giraffe. In the past, we've already made giraffe neck jokes so we don't need to speak on this again, do we?
Story Review: I've never actually read a yuri before so I'll try not to make an arse out of myself with something I'm not very familiar with. Nonoka just walks in a hallway for the first couple pages and at complete random (or so we thought) Mr.Giraffe Neck walks in and drags her away to the student council room. Oh, wait, this is an all girl school, my bad. On the topic of Nonoka, I'm given a very bad impression of her as she gushes about people confessing to her. I don't know about you but it seems to be a little self-centred to think about things like that. While I was unaware of what I was reading I was thinking to myself, these girls are touchy! And not in the bitchy PMS way. And as soon as Nozomi kisses Nonoka, I realised then just what exactly I was reading. Somewhat makes me wonder about the tastes of the person who has recommended me this. And poor Nonoka is naive and unable to make her own decisions. With that sort of persona she's going to get raped by this student council one way or another, made evident by the fact that almost every single girl that exists in this manga is just a huge horny flirt. Nonoka confesses her love over the PA, probably everyone's worst nightmare, right next to showing up at school with no pants on, and accidentally tucking your skirt into your panties and wondering why all the girls are laughing and wondering why all the guys are telling you have a nice looking bum. One thing that really bothered me in this manga is that they made a Romeo and Juliet reference. I understand, it's the most well known play by Shakespeare, and the famous scene on the balcony is somewhat romantic if you forget that Juliet is 13 and Romeo is more than 20 years old and all they did was go to a party and get seriously horny, but anyone who makes this reference in an attempt to signify cute love is a failure due to the fact that Romeo and Juliet KILL THEMSELVES at the end of the play. Sumako, with her lip design, just looks like she puts on too much makeup and often refers to herself as beautiful throughout the series. Reminds me of way too many people I know *shakes her head* Overall, I would have enjoyed this manga at a slower pace, and the ending is too quickly ended.
7/10
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