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いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Vol. 12
While I still believe that there are way too many girls in this series already, the newest, Kozue Mukai cracks me up. While I wouldn't trade the original 4 for her, she has a "unique" personality that makes her worthy of being one of the main characters. The fan-service in this volume is...umm...impressive. News is that the anime will be presented at some tour and drama CD #3 is coming out in December. There's a bonus Ichigo 6~7% manga where the gang eats has some soup that enlarges there chest. Same effect for girls and guys. 99. 放さないで (Don't Let Go): While the two of them are stuck in the ferris wheel, Tsukasa thanks Junpei for everything he's done. He interprets this as a final farewell. They then have a brief incident where she almost falls off the ferris wheel, but Junpei hangs on to her. Later at school, while he's giving chocolate to Aya for White Day, he follows her all the way to her cram school and falls down the stairs with a new girl, 向井こずえ (Kozue Mukai). 100. 走り出した運命 (Sprinted Fate): After the encounter, Kozue runs away and tells her classmate, Aya about the incident. Having failed, Junpei decides to give the chocolates to Tsukasa at work. However, his boss at the theater eats it all up and when she opens the box, it's empty. She says he has until the end of the month to re-fill it. After Aya finishes her cram class, Junpei meets up with her and gives her the chocolates. Aya tells him that it'd be nice if he could attend cram school and end up at the same university. 101. ここは別世界 (It's A Different Dimension Here): After listening to Okusa talking, Junpei decides to get Tsukasa some strawberry underwear. However, being embarrassed to shop as a man, he and Komiyama dress up as women. When the clerk realizes that he's a man, she falls back and hits her head and so Junpei then has to take on the role as store clerk. Meanwhile, the customers, including one of his teachers as well as Satsuki come in and want him to help fit them in new bras. When he finally escapes, he meets Tsukasa and gives her the gift, forgetting that he's still dressed like a woman. 102. 妄想少女 (Delusional Girl): Kozue and Junpei happen to be on the same train to the cram school's placement test. She gets groped on the train and Junpei jumps into help without knowing that he's met her before. At the test, he sits up at the seat next to her and is told that Kozue is bashful but also has a dirty mind about guys (as she's never had much guy experience since she's only attended girl's school, I forgot where that's mentioned). After the test, she asks Junpei to explain to her what "ecchi" is. 103. SMILE FOR ME: Aya, Junpei, Kozue, and another friend meet up at a burger shop a few days later after finding out their respective levels (Junpei and Kozue are in class B, the others in class A). Afterwards, Junpei sees Kozue off at her subway stop even though it's beyond his and compliments her on her smile. She remarks that it's the first time she's smiled like this to a guy. 104. 純情シネマ交差点 (Youthful Cinema Crossing): It's the start of a new semester and Aya and Junpei are now in the same class, but Satsuki is not with them. That evening, she decides to try out her new bathing suit and goes to Junpei's workplace to show him. The boss tells him he's no longer working as he's at cram school. She leaves and sees Junpei and another girl coming out of a video store and decides to follow them. 105. 追いかけてトナイート (Following Tonight): Junpei and Kozue come to realize that they're being followed by some strange person in a trenchcoat, so they dash off into the park. Satsuki sees them running into a park at night and find it highly suspicious. Junpei and Kozue manage to hide behind some bushes but land in an awkward position and can't move as they'll make a sound. 106. UNDER THE MOONLIGHT: Although tension is high as they don't know who this stalker is, Kozue enjoys being in this position with Junpei. The cops arrive and see Satsuki so the two show themselves and find out it's only Junpei's friend that was following them. The next day, Junpei asks Kozue how the movie was. Aya realizes that it's the same movie that Junpei recommended to her previously. 107. 目覚ましGIRL (Awake Girl): Tsukasa comes over to Junpei's house and invites him out to the beach and on a short boat ride. |
Title: いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Vol. 12 |
双恋 (Futakoi) Character Single #4
Mmm...Kanako and MayuMayu. So I got an issue of Dengeki G's Magazine just to see what it's all about as Fukakoi originated from that mangazine. If I wasn't so shoulder deep in everything else, I'd probably subscribe to that magazine too as it preview many of the popular (non-hentai) bishojo games available. A little lacking on content though, but in the issue I had, it featured a novel based on Clannad. While I know both the seiyuu on this CD, I probably could not tell who they were if I didn't have the liner notes to help me. I like the first song as it has a nice soft rock feel to it. The second song starts off with the girls doing a flirtish laugh. Bleh. The rest of the song is pretty good and is a bit slower than the first song. Not really at the level of the first CD, I don't have many complaints about this one. |
Title: 双恋 (Futakoi) character song series #4: Chigusa Ui & Koi |
永久アリス輪舞曲 (Eternal Alice Rondo) Vol. 1
This series in a new series from the two guys who created Kurumi and also requisite reading for me to catch up my Dengeki Daioh subscription. I had guessed that this story had something to do with Alice in Wonderland, and it does to a certain degree (even though in the epilogue, Kaishaku states that they changed the name of the author from Lewis Carroll), but as of this first volume, I can't make out much of the connection. Unfortunately, there's nothing on the reverse side of the dust jacket. There is, however, a color page and a bonus mini-comic at the end with a little explanation of the story and a preview of the next volume. 1. 桐原有人 (Aruto Kirihara) has been fascinated with the story of Alice and thinks about it all the time, even to the point of writing his story. His little sister who suffers from a bit of a brother-complex, きらは (Kiraha) gets annoyed because she can never get his attention. One night, he sees a girl out in the moonlight who he recognizes as *the* Alice. At school, Aruto seems to have a girl who has a crush on him, キサ (Kisa). However, as she tries to talk to him after school, he spots the girl he saw last night and follows her to the library. There, she reveals herself 有栖川ありす (Alice Alisugawa) and says she's looking for the third, hidden, book of the Alice story. Aruto enthusiastically responds saying that he also wants to read it, but soon finds out how the book is compiled. Kisa comes into the library where they are in a transformed state and challenges Alice who also transforms herself. After a little duel, Alice "unlocks" Kisa's story from within her and pages materialize. By fighting and winning like this, Alice explains, they'll be able to gather the stories for the lost book. 2. Aruto has been spending too much time with Alice, or so Kiraha thinks. She tries her hardest, but can't seem to get his attention away from his beloved Alice. As Alice and Aruto are walking along the street one day, a new enemy appears to defeat Alice. She's revealed to be Kiraha. 3. Kiraha eventually gets defeated and Alice unlocks her story. A quick perusal shows that her brother occupies many of the pages, but Aruto tells Alice not to read it as it's his sister. Alice obeys without hesistation and the three of them now decide to join forces to find more pages of the story. 4. Another one member who possess the power of "Alice" is 篝木キリカ (Kirika Kagarigi), an older student at Aruto's school. After Kiriha and Alice both destroy the office she works in over a slight misunderstanding, Kirika asks for their help in continuing her research into the Alice Syndrome. She also tells them that another quality of the 3 book is that the person who reads it can have their wish come true. 5. Recently, bookstores have been burnt down and another one has just been terrorized. Aruto happens to meet a strange girl tells Aruto that his name "Anderson" and her name is Akane. She seems to also like burning books. Alice senses that sometimes not right and transforms to fight Akane. During their fight, a group of "Alice" police interrupt the battle. |
Title: 永久アリス輪舞曲 (Eternal Alice Rondo) Vol. 1 |
Girls ブラボー (Girls Bravo) Vol. 1
With the DVD release coming out later this month, I wanted to see if it was worth getting. While I'm not over-the-top enthused about this series, it's funny and has qualities that I would enjoy in animated form, so the DVD box is still on (pre-)order. Kirie should take a chill-pill though, a little too violent there. First four pages are colored. There's also an extra chapter not related to the plot where they mix Japanese folklore with the characters of Girls Bravo. 1. 佐々木雪成 (Yukinari Sasaki) is an undersized boy for his age and has a fear of girls because they've always picked on him for his size. He comes home one day and goes to take a bath when he finds that his childhood female friend, 桐絵 (Kirie), is currently occupying the bath. She punches him, causing him to fall into the tub of water where he then warps into another bath in a distant world. In that bath, he meets an innocent young girl, Miharu who explains to him about her country. She lives in the land of Selen where there are only females. The other girls catch wind of this and come after Yukinari, so Miharu and Yukinari take a dive in the bath again and end up back on Earth in the bathroom again, interrupting Kirie's washing. 2. Miharu is staying with Yukinari, but he keeps her in his room so that his parents doesn't find out. While he's out at school, Miharu gets bored and decides to go outside. She finds her way to the school where she catches the attention of the guys there. Yukinari hears of this and runs to find Miharu before anything bad happens. In his panic, he goes into the girl's changing room as well as bump into Kirie and land in an awkward position. 3. Miharu takes Yukinari and Kirie to a supposed hot springs. There, they meet the ghost who years to be embraced by a guy. After some indecision, Kirie allows her body to be possessed and embraced by Yukinari so that the ghost's wishes can finally be fulfilled. 4. 福山和春 (Kazuharu Fukuyama) is the popular guy in class. This Valentine's though, despite having every other girl drool over him, he wants to get chocolates from Miharu. While Miharu is giving her homemade chocolate to Yukinari, Kazuharu steps in and intercepts the delivery. At first, Yukinari acquiesces, but Kirie later tells him that Miharu tried her best to make the chocolates, so he decides to fight the tall and handsome Kazuharu for it. 5. A new girl is coming to Yukinari's school. The night before, according to her horoscope, the person she'll fall in love with will have a checked handkerchief, bandaid on his face, and a special keyholder. The next day on her way to school, she bumps into Yukinari who has all those characteristics. She makes it know that she loves Yukinari at her self-introduction. The others find out that he's Lisa, Kazuharu's little sister. 6. For someone who used to disliked by girls, he's got a full plate with Lisa and Miharu. During dinner, when he realizes that he and Miharu could be a happy couple, his confidence increases. However, Lisa then enters his house and competes Miharu for his attention causing ruckus and havoc. |
Title: Girls ブラボー (Girls Bravo) Vol. 1 |
すぱすぱ (Spas-pa) Vol. 2
Nothing too out of the ordinary in this volume. The stories are sweet and the character designs are cute as always. There are omake comics on the cover, back flap, some in the back pages too. The first few pages are colored. 7. 大きな桜の木の下で (Under the Large Sakura Tree): Itsuki, Suzu, and Itsuki's father go have a picnic underneath a sacred large tree at their shrine. Itsuki eats Suzu's bento even though it doesn't taste good. Suzu then becomes drunk and tries hitting on Itsuki. A phantom appears and in her drunken rage, Suzu eliminates it and then asks for a reward from Itsuki. She gets her kiss. And during all this time, Itsuki's father was on the sidelines observing the relationship between the two. 8. 子猫たちのファーストコンタクト (First Contact with the Kittens): 燐 (Rin) and her little flying ball 焔騎 (Enki) have come back to be with her family after a 3 year departure. She's particular excited about seeing her brother, Itsuki. She affable enough when she first meets Suzu, but when Suzu leaks out that she's his fiance, Rin explains that she's too small to satisfy her brother and won't accept her. When Suzu transforms into her real self, Rin realizes that she's no match, but tells Suzu that she won't give up. 9. 想い寄せおう願掛け祭り (Remembrances, Festival and Prayers): Haruna and Chihaya have come to help out at the shrine during this busy time. After the guests all leave, Suzu takes Itsuki to a place to pray for wishes. She prays for his safety and to always be by his side. As they're about to leave, she slips and Itsuki falls on her, giving her a kiss. Haruna and Chihaya see Itsuki and a passed out busty woman. 10. 海と水着と洞窟と… (The Sea, Swimsuits, and Cave...): At the beach, Suzu and Itsuki go explore a cave but get themselves buried in when an apparition appeared. She explains that her parents both could use magic, but she's hasn't honed her skills in. She tries though, causing a hole in the wall and having the ocean water flood them out. When Itsuki awakened, he noticed that Suzu was grabbing her chest. When Suzu wakes up, he carries her back. 11. 鈴の里帰り (前編) (Suzu's Parent Visit, First Part): Itsuki and Suzu go back to visit Suzu's parents. Despite Suzu's suspicions that something embarrassing about her will be revealed, her mother, 詩織 (Shiori) continues to tell Itsuki more about Suzu's past. She tells him about the scar on Suzu's chest from the attack 10 years ago and how she's waited all this time to be reunited with him. 12. 鈴の里帰り (後編) (Suzu's Parent Visit, Last Part): Itsuki and Suzu's family attend the local festival where her dad, 修士 (Syuji) asks Itsuki how he really feels about his daughter. Itsuki can't come to a concrete answer just yet. |
Title: すぱすぱ (Spas-pa) Vol. 2 |
ひみつのルージュ (Secret Rouge) Vol. 1
The artwork in here is identical to that of Akane. Despite the different characters and their different roles, the main lead, Ai and Daisuke, look exactly the same as Akane and Shinpei. I don't think this is a problem as I enjoy the author's character design, but it's something I noticed immediately. The story itself is similar with a guy in love with a girl, but for some reason, he has reservations about going through with it. This time, it's because of social status and employee rank. First page is colored with Ai dressed in pink. Like Akane, this volume has many little chapters which all contribute just a little bit to the simple main plot. As such, I'll just do a paragraph overview. 一二三大輔 (Daisuke Hifumi) has just been hired to be the secretary of a famous and very gorgeous young president of Rose Ballerina Cometics, 花園愛 (Ai Hananozo). He is obviously attracted to her but won't let his own lust interfere with his role as an employee. She likes him too, but occasionally gets annoyed at his reservations. She's also surrounded by the executive director of her company and friend, 氷堂冴子 (Saeko Hyodo) who hates men (at least the poor ones). And then there's Ai's mother who Ai doesn't particularly like. The mother has had troubled relationships in the past so she's not too fond of the opposite sex either. As a secretary, Daisuke sees many of his company's clients fall in love and try to hit on his boss. These are the people that Saeko would prefer Ai be with rather than Daisuke. While he's jealous, he doesn't let his personal life interfere, but occasionally, he steps in to help her if things go awry. Near the end of the volume, a new girl, 黒姫美貴 (Miki Kurohime) gets employed at the company and falls in love with Daisuke posing some competition with her boss. Ai's mother also drops by to visit and sees that she's apparently in love with Daisuke. |
Title: ひみつのルージュ (Secret Rouge) Vol. 1 |
少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine), '04 Vol 44
They're pimping School Rumble as the anime is going to start this week. CLAMP is (yet again) taking the week off. Is it just me or are do they take more weeks off than everyone else? This week's tour of Kodansha has the characters visiting the recording studio for School Rumble. Full Swing: ２おもしれーじゃん (It's Fun, Ain't It?): Tama sees a tennis player practicing against a wall by himself and is doing pretty well. He sees Tama and gives him a racket to try hitting against the wall, but Tama fails miserably. By accident, Tama finds out that he's a fan of card collecting and has one of his favorite baseball player. They come to an agreement where if he can consistently play against the wall, he'll give Tama the card. Later, Tama has a rally with Koto and she explains how the strings on his racket are too tight for him and that his racket is a mid-size, not an oversized like hers. He then goes and practices against the wall some more, but this time, turns up the music and he's able to rally with the beat going. King's Sword: ５黄巾迫る (Kokin Gaining Ground): The bandits have gotten the news about their messengers being killed and are preparing for an attack. Back at the villiage, people are contemplating running away, but their leader prevents them from doing so. Ryuhi, Ahi, and Kanu make it to the bridge, but the bandits are also there just waiting on the other side. Suzuka: ＃３２花火 (Fireworks): At the water park, Honoka keeps trying to get closer to Yamato, but never seems to succeed as she's always distracted and Yamato seems fixated on Suzuka. After their day of fun, they start walking back, but Yamato has to tie his shoelace. The other walk on ahead, but Suzuka stays behind. The fireworks start bursting, and Yamato tries to grab Suzuka's hand. She pulls away, but not before Honoka seems his actions. Negima: ６９時間目 出撃！ネギと小太郎 (Attack! Negi and Kotaro): Asuna is the only one tied up while the girls are encased in liquid jelly. Wilhelm explains that he wants to see what the bond is between Negi and Asuna. Negi and Kotaro come storming in and after a slow start, they manage to defeat Wilhelm's three little hench-jellies. However, when Negi tries to seal in Wilhelm, something happens with Asuna's necklace and the magic proves ineffective. Changing Now: ＃２２乱入！！悪の華 (Bursting In! The Evil Flower): Velvet Rose has now replaced Crimson Bunny in their organization and shows her stuff defeating the current enemy at hand while Dog Fighter and Bunny look on. Hamanaka Ai: ０５４本の仮面 (Book Cover): The pupils are all reading and Nakamura tells Masahiko that guys usually wrap their sleezy books in plain looking covers so that they won't get noticed as well as protecting it from wear and tear. He covers his book, but accidentally picks up Nakamura's book instead which is a sleezy romance novel. Ayaka isn't too pleased when she asks and flips through the book. |
Title: 少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine) Vol. 44 |
KaNa Vol. 3
Being the penultimate volume, the story is quickly coming to it's climax. Despite the simple artwork most of the time, the action sequences, especially the fights, are drawn very well. Kana and Yuji's relationship is pretty simple, but the main story about who/what Kana is and why she's so important drives the story. There are a couple of color pages in the front and back of the book. 12. 告白 (Confession): Yuji tells her sister about Kana and in return, she tells him about their ancestor, Seimei Abe, who was a priest who lived with the beasts and so their family is tightly connected with the non-human creatures. She hands him a keepsake that has been in the family for generations called the "Hihiirokane." It looks just like a piece of metal, but according to his sister, it contains the power of the beasts. Yuji runs out to find Kana to apologize to her, but he is met by members of the 7 heads. 13. 告白２ (Confession 2): They attack him, but his keepsake suddenly emits a power that repels the enemies away. They recognize it as the "Hihiirokane." Kana, as beast, then jumps in to the fight causing the enemies to flee. She then runs away with Yuji chasing her. When asked, she responds that Yuji is the one running away. 14. 告白３ (Confession 3): Yuji tells Kana that he loves her. 15. 母 (Mother): Yuji and his sister Yuko get invited to Kana's place to party. After Ro and Yuko get wasted, Beth explains that she knows a bit about the item Yuji is carrying. Kana then invites Yuji to see her mom. 16. 母２ (Mother 2): Kana brings Yuji to the room where her petrified mother stands. This time, the statue speaks to the two of them, asking Yuji to take care of her daughter. 17. 宇治拾遺物語別巻 (Ujishui Story's Other Chapter): The leader of 7 heads finds out about the missing chapter of Ujishui's story which contains lost information about their kind and is informed that Mutsuo Abe (Yuji's teacher from first chapter) might know something about it. Meanwhile, Yuji is trying to do some research to find out more about Babylon and it's relevance to the non-humans, but Yuko tells him that he won't find it in human history books. The leader of the 7 heads visits Mutsuo at his cabin. 18. 宇治拾遺物語別巻２ (Ujishui Story's Other Chapter 2): Kana has been waiting to talk with her mother again after hearing her when Yuji was there. At the cabin, Mutsuo is questioned, but manages to convince them that he knows nothing about the missing chapter. After they leave though, he goes in his library and shows that he has the scroll. 19. 宇治拾遺物語別巻３ (Ujishui Story's Other Chapter 3): Kana is trying to learn how to cook. Mutsuo summons Beth and tells her to hand the missing chapter to the rightful owner and descendant, the one who possess the Hihiirokane. As she's about to leave, another member of 7 heads, Kousuke (the brawny one), appears. 20. 宇治拾遺物語別巻４ (Ujishui Story's Other Chapter 4): Beth and Kousuke scuffle a bit. Mutsuo jumps in but gets mutilated pretty quickly. Beth does a super transformation into a demon and dishes out the punishment, but Kousuke retreats. 21. 宇治拾遺物語別巻５ (Ujishui Story's Other Chapter 5): At Kana's place, Yuji comes in to see that Kana's brother is passed out from tasting her food. Beth comes back with the scroll in hand and sees Yuji in a different light now that she knows his lineage. |
Title: KaNa Vol. 3 |
フルメタル・パニック！ (Full Metal Panic!) Vol. 3
A mix of a few interesting and funny chapters, but nothing too significant. I really do like Sosuke's unique abilities in dealing with people though. The book comes with a foldout page featuring Kaname. 15. 疑惑、困惑、球技大会は大迷惑！？ (Suspicion, Confusion, The Ball Game Festival Is a Big Mess!?): A note has been left stating that the author, a student, will commit suicide if the ball game festival is to proceed. Kaname and Sosuke investigate and find out it's the co-captain of the basketball team who has become worried that Kaname's skill will surpass hers. Sosuke, using his own techniques, convinces Mizuki not to commit suicide and the games goes on. 16. ナゾ？謎？転校生は何者ナンゾ！？ (A PUZZLE, A Puzzle, Who Is This Exchange Student!?): There's a new person who's going to be sitting Kaname and Sosuke's class named Teresa. Whiel Kaname doesn't know it, she's actually Sosuke's colonel, the girl who had the same reaction when Kaname was being interrogated in Korea. As a boss, Sosuke has started paying more attention to her rather than Kaname. With some stalking, Kaname sees the two of them walking into his apartment late at night. 17. ふたりはひとつ屋根の下！？ (The Two Are Under One Roof!?): Feeling a bit bummed, Kaname runs off into the equipment room at the gym to blow off some steam. She falls asleep and wakes up with the doors locked. After some loud banging, Teresa and Sosuke come to her aid. At this time, Teresa finally explains to Kaname that she's part of the Mythryl organization and has the same characteristics as Kaname in that she also has some hidden knowledge in her brain. The week that Teresa has been here investigating Kaname is now over. 18. ミラクルアニマル大作戦！！ (The Miracle Animal Big Plan): Kaname and Sosuke go to the zoo alone (because her other friends couldn't go). Kaname finds out late in the day that it's the deadline to turn in money for the summer trip. They rush out of the zoo, followed by a group of monkeys and make it just in time. 19. バカンスはロマンス！？ (Vacation is Romance!?): At the beach, Kaname is picked up by a servant to a really rich little boy. Sosuke comes to her rescue, but she purposely tells her new admirer that he's a stalker so bodyguards are dispatched after him. Sosuke manages to defeat each one and rescues Kaname, who despite causing all the trouble, feels happy that he always comes for her. 19. 幽霊なんて怖くない！無人島ドキドキ探索隊！！ (I'm Not Afraid of Ghosts! The Nervous Search Party on No-Man's Island): That night, they see a twinkle of light from the supposedly haunted island a bit off shore. Sosuke and Kaname go investigate and find that it's just a practical joke. |
Title: フルメタル・パニック！ (Full Metal Panic!) Vol. 3 |
フルーツバスケット (Fruits Basket) Vol. 7
I didn't really mind the first few and the last chapters in this volume, but I found the middle portion with Alyssa and Tohru's mom quite heartwarming. No bonuses in this volume. 37. Kisa's brother, Hiro is pretty jealous that Kisa has been been spending most of her time with Tohru, so he goes out and abuses Tohru a bit by calling her names and running off with her wallet. Kisa finds out about this and scolds her brother, who despite being a misfit towards Tohru, listens obediently to his sister and explains that he felt terrible that he couldn't help Kisa in her time of need. Tohru finds this all cute and just has to give Hiro a hug, who turns out to be a goat. 38. Tohru talks with Kisa and Shigure with Hattori about Hiro's background. Later, Tohru, Kisa, and Hiro go to a park where Tohru and Hiro have a talk about Kisa while waiting for some crepe where Tohru praises Hiro for being a prince to his sister. In return, Hiro decides to treat Tohru to the dessert. 39. After seeing Tohru still wearing her school bathing clothes, Alyssa and Saki decide to invite Yuki and Kyo to buy Tohru a new outfit. At the store, they encounter some of the biker girls Alyssa used to be a part of. At the cafe, she starts explaining about how she met Tohru. She used to be a biker girl and her hero was Kyoko, aka Red Butterfly, the most revered in the organization. However, she finds out that she's become married and has a child. At school, she bumps into Tohru, Kyoko's daughter, and asks to see her mother. Alyssa is surprised at how motherly her hero has become. 40. The Honda mother and daughter treat her as a guest, but she refuses to accept such familial treatment. However, she seems to yearn for it in private. Later, Tohru finds Alyssa beaten and helps her escape back to her house where Tohru treats her wounds and her mother comes back with some dinner. 41. Alyssa wants to leave the gang now, but they start beating her at the meeting. Kyoko got a word of this and made her presence at the nightly meeting to rescue Alyssa. Since then, she's been good friends with Tohru and shared the same loss when Kyoko died. Meanwhile, the punks currently hanging around them try to attack Alyssa, but to no avail and in fact, Alyssa manages to have them turn a new leaf. 42. The leader of Yuki's fan club is going to graduate soon and so she makes a last attempt at trying to rein him in. |
Title: フルーツバスケット (Fruits Basket) Vol. 7 |
美少女戦士セーラームーン (Sailormoon) Vol. 9
These few chapters remind me of how Sailormoon is supposed to be. One bad guy every week and then repeat. Unfortunately, Fisheye and Tigereye are expended too soon. The stickers included have SD depictions of the characters with dialogue bubbles. 40. 夢２ マーキュリー・ドリーム (Dream 2, Mercury Dream): Usagi and Chibiusa have changed bodies so Chibiusa is now the older and taller of the two. Mamoru has been a little sick recently and Chibiusa wonders about whether she's the princess Eriol is looking for. Meanwhile, Zirconia has a brief chat with Neherenia and they have Fisheye go attack Ami. After Ami brings back a gold fish, they possess her mother trying to bring out Ami's insecurities about her family, but the Sailor Mercury inside her prevails and she transforms and defeats Fisheye. Usagi and Chibiusa come help out and change back to their normal selves, but now Chibiusa doesn't think she's the one for Eriol. 41. 夢３ マーズ・ドリーム (Dream 3, Mars Dream): Chibiusa meets with Eriol who reveals himself as a man this time. The Circus sends Tigereye after Rei. While the others are attending the circus and becoming hypnotized, Rei ends up in the house of mirrors where she's confronted with her own uncertainties in life and what she wants to become. With the help of her two crows, Phobos and Deimos, she overcomes her challenge and frees the other girls at it. 42. 夢４ ジュピター・ドリーム (Dream 4, Jupiter Dream): Mamoru's illness has become worse to the point where he's coughing up blood. The next person, after the two previous failures, is Makoto. The next one is disguised as a new spice store owner, knowing that one of Makoto's hobbies is cooking. Makoto comes back to the store and starts talking with the owner at which time she reveals that she's has other aspirations too. Using her wavering heart, she gets attacked, but the scout within her and Haruka's works strengthen her again to defeat this new enemy. Eriol shows up by the terribly ill Mamoru. 43. 夢５ ヴィーナス・ドリーム (Dream 5, Venus Dream): Eriol shows them that there's a black rose growing inside Mamoru which is the cause for his illness. He tells the scouts about Neherenia and himself, how they have to defeat her to save the earth and get the Golden Crystal to save Mamoru and himself. Meanwhile, Minako has been depressed that she can't transform so she gets herself sucked into competition to become an idol. It's a trap set up by the Amazon Quartet to get her and they end up having her hanging from a tall building with only Artemis preventing her from falling. But then a large boulder falls from the sky right above them. 44. 夢６ ニュー・ソルジャー・ドリーム (Dream 6, New Soldier Dream): It's been six months since the outer scouts have adopted baby Hotaru and she's been growing very fast. In the house, she witness an apparition of Eriol with Chibiusa chasing after it which awakens her to become Sailor Saturn. She then restores the powers to the other 3 outer scouts. Meanwhile, Artemis transforms into a human form and deflects the boulder and apologizes for not lending enough support, hence not allowing her to transform. With that, she's now able to transform and goes to safety. Soon after though, the 4 scouts get caught by the Quartet. Back home, Usagi has started coughing. |
Title: 美少女戦士セーラームーン (Pretty Guardian Sailormoon) Vol. 9
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