August 31, 2009
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Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, vol. 1 By Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka Co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki Supervised by Macoto Tezka With the cooperation of Tezuka Productions Translation by Jared Cook and Frederick L. Schodt Viz, 2009 Original Japanese edition: Shogakukan, … Continue reading
August 27, 2009
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Split By Swati Avasthi Young Adult Fiction Knopf, 2010 Hardcover $16.99 978-0-375-86340-0 When Jace Witherspoon is kicked out of the house by his abusive father, he hits the road and drives until he finds himself on the doorstep of his … Continue reading
August 25, 2009
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Story and Art by Fumi Yoshinaga Translation and Adaptation by Akemi Wegmuller Rated M for Mature Viz, 2009 (First published in Japan in 2005) ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-2747-5 List Price: $12.99 Review In Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Fumi Yoshinaga (Antique Bakery, Flower … Continue reading
August 25, 2009
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Kojiro, a high school kendo instructor at Muroe High, has made a risky bet in a moment of desperation. If his all-girls kendo club can beat the Machido High club coached by his old friend, Kojiro will win a year’s … Continue reading
August 17, 2009
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Comments Off on CLAMP: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 22
The last time I reviewed Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle for this site I noted that CLAMP had just kicked the plot of the series into high gear. Well, after many chapters of high drama, volume 22 finds our protagonists enjoying a … Continue reading