Title: ドラゴンエイジ (Dragon Age) December '04
Issue Date: 12/10/2004
Publisher: Kadokawa (Fujimi Shobo)
Pages: 754

Having caught up on most of the manga that I'm interested in this magazine, it's taking me longer and longer to read it. I have 9 series I'm following this month (including the new series), and that's not even counting the fact that Someday's Dreamers and Nodoka Nobody is taking a month off.

The new Maburaho manga starts this month, titled Maburaho Colorful Comic. Because it's by a different author, the artwork is slightly different. I like this new artist's characters better. It sticks a little more closely to the original character designs.

I've decided to go ahead and continue reading Zero In even though I'm missing chapter 11 (vol. 2 ends on chapter 10 and my first issue, August, starts on chapter 12). What a shocker at the end of chapter 13.

The new series this month is "The Masked Maid Guy." It's about a girl who's about to turn 18 and will an heir. However, her grandfather is worried about her being targeted, so he hires a girl maid for her brother and a guy maid for her. At first, I was doubtful given the title, but I decided to read it anyway. It's not as bad as it sounds. The guy maid is a lot like Sosuke in that he's overprotective and that gets him in a lot of trouble, especially from the girl he's protecting.

The bonus is chapter 2 of the Zero In drama CD. The way they're doing this is that they're releasing the first 3 chapters (full 20+ minutes each!) of the drama CD with the magazine (next one is next month). The final chapter will be included in the limited edition of Zero In manga vol. 3 along with the three previously released tracks. Like the drama CD is just as cool as the manga. I'm becoming a bigger fan of Sanae Kobayashi. The first drama CD (last month) is named after the first chapter and follows it, although it does take liberties. The second drama CD is named after the second chapter in the first volume, which is technically a side chapter, but includes events from multiple chapters. It covers the time that Mikuru and Kou are training. Kina also has a different debut in the drama CD.

Maburaho Colorful: 1: Rin, Kuriko, and Mariho Kurioka (probably a newer character) quickly recap their intentions with Kazuki. They overhear that Yuuna has gone to the river with some other guys. They find out that the guys want the matching "K" and "Y" sweaters that she made for Kazuki and her (the guy's name also starts with a K). In her anger, she unleashes some magic and ruins the clothing, but Kazuki tells her that it's the thought that counts.

Karin: 恥の２０「雨水くんの風邪とおばあちゃんの企み〜Intrigue〜」 (Kenta's Cold and Grandma's Plot): Kenta's been missing school due to the cold and Karin pays a visit (although she tries not to think of it as something so romantic). Having heard from her parents that her grandma doesn't like humans, she warns him about the situation. At home, grandma finds out more about her granddaughter although the family tries to hide the fact that she's more of a normal person than a vampire. She makes the connection that Karin's school has young people and goes there at night where Kenta sees her again, but this time knows she's not Karin.

Tsubame Syndrome: ACT12[チェンジ・マインド] (Change Mind): Taiga doesn't tell Tsubame that he's training with Ura and she becomes worried because he always comes back late and tired. She follows him one day to Ura's ship and discovers he's training. A phantom appears and according to Ura's analysis, it's shield is too tough for Tsubame to penetrate. Taiga then transforms into a phantom himself (from the power of his origin heart) and defeats the beast, but remembers none of it. Ura's cameras just happened to freeze at that point, so there's no footage of it either.

Full Metal Panic: MISSION54 One From the Heart: Thinking that Sosuke won't come, Kaname tries to fight off her captor in the submarine (Dunnigan, I think is his name). Sosuke does come through and rescues her and they have a quiet moment where she admits that she feels like excess baggage and Sosuke tells her that he wants her to have a normal life. Meanwhile, Tessa is witnessing the torpedos that Galon launched whiz by.

Zero In: Piece15 Feeding Trouble: A halloween killer is on the loose and with the Minkei short a person, they add a new recruit, Zou Hanatomo and have a new police officer managing them named Misono Shikie. After a little remembrance for Kina, they go out and find the criminal. Mikuru does her Zero In Burst attack to disable the guy, but rather than apprehending him, Zou just kills him on the spot.

Love Dog: 第２話「真ちゃん熱をだす」 (Shin-chan Has a Fever): Because of all early morning walks in the cold, Shinichiro has a fever and is now in bed. As he's sleeping, he has a dream about his late grandmother who tells him that he's no longer alone because he has the 4 dog/girl companions.

Maid Guy: 1: Naeka Fujihara will be 18 in half a year and will be an heir. However, due to the fear that she'll be targeted, she has maids who protect her. After some strange events (due to the zealous maids), she gets called to meet with his grandfather who wants her and her little brother, Kousuke, to live with him. She refuses and wants to live alone with her brother. However, they live in a pig-sty. So, the grandfather makes them live with a maid, Hubuki. Because Kousuke is an otaku, he has an obsession with maids. Naeka contends that having a maid in the house with only allow him to live in his fantasy world even longer, so the grandfather unveils the maid he has for her, Kogarashi. He's is a tall, built man who wears a maid uniform and a mask.

Girl Following: 第２話「さがしもの」 (Lost Item): After coming back from her date to the aquarium with Eitaro, she realizes that she's lost her precious keychain. She and Eitaro ask for Miori's assistance as she practices the occult. They first try dowsing with a crystal necklace. This leads them to a tree. They next try an Ouija board, which gives some scrambled letters, but gets decoded incorrectly. Lastly, the crystal ball says a beautiful sunset. She finally finds the keychain on top of a tree which overlooks the city (she's there at sunset).

Supasu-pa: 24春奈のラブモード事件 (Haruka's Love Mode Event): Another spirit is chasing Itsuki again, so he and Haruna are hiding out while Suzu tries to exterminate it. While they're hiding, Haruna becomes uncharacteristically brave and open. She confesses to Itsuki and then tries to embrace him but gets shocked after touching his necklace. He remembers his father telling him that the necklace repels spirits and sure enough, a spirit emerges from Haruka. Suzu comes in to exterminate it and finds Itsuki and Haruka in an awkward position. The next day, Haruka tells him that what she said yesterday was true (the spirit just gave her the courage to say it).

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