Title: かりん (Karin) Vol. 3
Artist/Author: 影崎由那 (Yuna Kagezaki)
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 161pp., w/furigana
Original Serialization: Monthly Dragon Age 3/04-7/04
First Printing: 7/1/04
Rating: 3/4

This may be the last tank of Karin I do a review for. I have a subscription to Dragon Age now so I'll do a review from the magazine. I currently do this for Negima, Tsubasa, and Suzuka where I buy the tanks, but don't review them as I've already do it weekly. I didn't realize that vol. 3 had already been published. I was under the impression it would be released 8/10 (today), but that's for the 3rd Karin novel. The comic was released last month.

Nothing terribly exciting happens in this volume, but I realized how much I had forgotten since I read it last. Had to do a little refresher from reading what I wrote up for vol. 2. As I read more of this series, it reminds me a lot of Narue no Sekai, despite the completely different scenario.

Bonus is a couple of 4 panel comics with the author.

7. かりんの進歩と煉の微笑み〜Smile〜 (Karin's Progress and Ren's Smile): Karin and Kenta are studying together for her makeup exam. They're a bit uneasy as Kenta knows her true vampire self and that if he gets too close, her blood might swell up and she may have the urge to fight. As they call it quits, she gives him a bento. After class at work, Karin is surprised that she hasn't had the urge just yet and thinks it might be the box lunch that she gave Kenta which removed his unhappiness and in effect, removed her urgings. Working at the love hotel, Kenta's mom, Fumio, meets Ren, Karin's brother. Karin and Kenta meet Ren and he tells them that he hasn't seen his mom, but has a mysterious smile. Back at the love hotel, Kenta's mom is cleaning out a room she thinks is empty and sees a girl's school uniform. She tries it on and then gets caught by the guest.

8.　かりんの思案と微妙な２人〜Thought〜 (Karin's Thoughts and the Touchy Couple): Karin asks her little sister, Anjyu, whether Ren was lying. They conclude he was and that he's after Fumio, which Karin won't allow. Meanwhile, the girl living in the love hotel is Miharu, the girl who Karin was "filling" when Kenta discovered her. She had run away from home because of her parents divorce. Due to Karin, she's living by herself and according to Fumio, she's working as a call girl living in the love hotel. However, she waits for her dad's phone call.

9. 文緒の選択と晴美の決意〜Resolution〜 (Fumio's Choice and Miharu's Determination): Karin gets picked on by her brother for trying to prevent him going after Fumio. At work, Karin sees Miharu's dad sobbing. Meanwhile, Fumio takes it upon herself to expose the love hotel management providing lodings for these young girls and tells Miharu to go home. Miharu has a heartful reunion with her dad, but Fumio is now tired and Karin's effect has worn off on her.

Special Chapter 1. 杏樹の学校とブギーくんの帰還〜Anjyu's Special〜 (Anjyu's School and Boogie's Return): One of Anjyu's classmates, Teranishi, takes one of Anjyu's dolls, Boogie. Teranishi refuses to return it and takes it home. At home, the evil spirit that inhabits the doll is released and terrorizes the family until Anjyu comes and puts the spirit back inside the doll.

10. 一家のナイショと”のけもの”かりん (A Family's Secret and "Outcast" Karin): Karin comes back home from work reeking of garlic. She can't smell it, but her parents tell her to take a bath. After she's done, she takes out the leftover gyoza but that contains garlic too. Karin decides to give it to Kenta and leaves it on his doorstep. At home, Anjyu helps Ren take some books to the basement and asks whether Ren is going after Fumio. He is. The next day at work, Kenta thanks Karin and suddenly, she has urges again.

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