Title: マブラヴ (Muv-Luv) Vol. 2
Artist/Author: 高雄右京 (Ukyou Takao)
Original Creator: Age
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 137pp., w/o furigana
Original Serialization: Monthly Dengeki Daioh 4/03-12/03
First Printing: 8/15/04
Rating: 4/4

The more I'm in contact with this game, the more I want to play it. First it was volume 1 of this manga, then it was the bonus story on the Kiminozo fan disc, and now it's volume 2. There's also a new series starting in this month's Dengeki Daioh (I started my subscription just in time!).

Anyhow, even if I didn't have the game, this volume was pretty good as it finished a coherent story. This volume has two primary stories, the first two chapters is one plot, and the other chapters make up the 2nd plot. I'm getting a feel of what the characters are like, but I'll probably know them better once I start the game.

There's a bonus 2 chapter manga where the Takero dreams of a mecha battle.

7. Episode 7: 珠瀬壬姫 (Miki Tamase) has been challenged 天野原水子 (Harasuiko Amano), mostly because their fathers have a long grudge and are title with 99 victories a piece in head to head competitions. The challenge this time is in archery. Takero, Meiya, and Takero help her train, but she's very self-conscious and can't perform while people are watching her. Takero gets the idea of using dolls facing her, but even with that, Miki still obstructs the dolls view.

8. Episode 8: With the help of some more dolls, including a cursed one stolen from Mana, Meiya's maid, Miki enters the competition. They end up tying with the parents declaring the next competition being which daughter gets married earlier.

9. Episode 9: In an argument with Kei, Chizuru falls from the stairs onto Akane, seriously injuring her. Being the popular person Akane is, the other students blame Chizuru for hurting Akane. At the hospital, Akane's doctor seems to know Kei, and Kei dashes off immediately. They don't listen to her even though she's the class leader and spread rumors about her,

10. Episode 10: Takero bumps into Kei on the street while looking for Chizuru and takes her to see Akane in the hospital. Kei asks Takero to be her boyfriend as the doctor is a stalker, or so she says. After Kei disappears again, Takero and the doctor have a talk and Takero finds out that the doctor had a relationship with Kei's mom when she was a nurse previously, so that's why Kei is so bitter. Takero goes to Chizuru's house just as she's about to leave home. He tells her that her mom is worried about her, but Chizuru gives him a slap saying that her mom doesn't care. He later sees Kei and tells him what the doctor said and he gets slapped again for meddling in other people's business.

11. Episode 11: Kei apologizes to Takero the next day, and sorta accepts the doctor's explanation. In front of the hospital, Takero notices Chizuru's mom walking by. She says she's just out shopping, but in the hospital a few minutes later, they see her being wheeled through. Akane, who's awake, hears the story about Chizuru and the abuse she got from her classmates as well as Chizuru's mom searching all night for her and finally collapsed. Akane gets enraged by this news. Takero asks Suzumiya and others to try and find Chizuru. They find her in a sketchy part of town being dragged into a love hotel.

12. Episode 12: They save Chizuru and Akane goes to class and yells at the classmates. Things are back to normal and friends are friends again.

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