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Re-feel (Kanon & AIR)
This CD has tunes from Key's games, Kanon and Air, re-arranged and performed on the piano. I can't comment on Kanon's themes, but for the Air songs, I think they did a wonderful job in picking songs that would sound well on the piano. Of course, they have the intro song, which sounds great, but being a piano mix, sounds a lot more mellow. The other tunes sound good as well. It doesn't have the original piano theme that plays during the gameplay intro. What it contains (for AIR) is the theme when Yukito walks around town, Kanna's theme from the past, the tune that plays when Misuzu falls into her mom's arms at the end of "Air," and the nighttime theme at the Kamio house. I have those songs so ingrained that I know where each track is played. I don't know whether that's impressive or just obsessive. Bonus comes with the sheet music played on the CD for the main themes of Kanon and Air. |
Title: Re-feel: Kanon AIR Piano Arrange Album |
ゼロイン (Zero In) Vol. 2
This series is just too cool. Maybe I should be reading more action stories so I won't be so easily impressed. This volume has Kou joining the private police. He doesn't do much besides offer some distractions while the others do their work. There's also a new girl, Kina, who made an appearance at the end of last volume who now is Mikuru's rival in love. She herself has past that haunts her. Can't wait for volume 3 and the drama CD. Bonus includes color pages and two side stories. 6. Blown Primer |
Title: ゼロイン (Zero In) Vol. 2 |
美鳥の日々 (Midori no Hibi) Vol. 1
I'm still loving the series. The situations are as cute as ever. While all the chapters are great, my favorite story probably has to be when Seiji tries to buy Midori some warmer clothes and meets the otaku, Shuichi, at the store. Bonus comes with a 4 panel comic on the back flap and a bonus author manga where he recounts being visited by the god of manga. 11. さよなら美鳥（前編） (Goodbye Midori, First Part) |
Title: 美鳥の日々 (Midori no Hibi) Vol. 2 |
櫻の一番 (Sakura's Best) Vol. 1
This series the author's first published series with her second one being one of my favorites, "Karin." Her artwork in Karin seems a little more refined than this first volume, but the style is the same. Storywise, I didn't have too high of expectations as most artists's first work is usually average at best. However, I was pleasantly surprised with this book. It has a trained teenage swordswoman (using wooden swords), Asami Hinomori, who comes to Tokyo to attend a girl's school. She also has a brother, Ikuro, who works as a detective in the city. She finds out that there's a serial killer targeting young girls in the area and decides to take actions herself when classmate gets killed. That story arc finishes in this volume, which has me a little afraid because I have a feeling that things can only go downhill from here. Have to wait and see. 1. 朝見、上京 (Asami, Going to Tokyo) |
Title: 櫻の一番 (Sakura's Best) Vol. 1 |
やえかのカルテ (Yaeka's Karte) Vol. 1
This series had a brief revival a couple of months ago in Dragon Age with a one-shot and sample CD along with the sale of a drama CD. The artwork is great, character design is pretty, but the story is a little lacking. The volume has many short chapters. Between each chapter is two pages of text where Yaeka and Sena have a conversation and introduce other characters in the series (Yaeka's friends who attend the same school, but study veterinary elsewhere). The problem is, most of the characters introduced don't show up in the manga until the very last chapter and don't really have a story. Maybe in next volume. The text pages also have some tips about animals and some background info about the story. Bonus comes with a color page, the text pages mentioned above, and an afterward. 1. EVERYDAY WITH ME |
Title: やえかのカルテ (Yaeka's Karte) Vol. 1 |
月詠 (Moonphase) Vol. 2
If I had read this volume by itself, maybe it would be tolerable. However, with all the stuff I read today, this volume for Moonphase seemed pretty dull. Hazuki is staying Kouhei and as usual, she's obiedient around everyone else except for her "slave." A new rival appears at first wanting to take Hazuki back, but then goes after Kouhei. Bonus includes a color page and two pages of preliminary character sketches. 6. 新しい生活 (A New Life) |
Title: 月詠 (Moonphase) Vol. 2 |
フルーツバスケット (Fruits Basket) Vol. 14
The primary focus for most of this volume is on Isuzu (Rin) with her past and her affections for Hatsuharu. I'm sure all the members of the zodiac had a tough time growing up as they were different from everyone else. That theme appears pretty regularly now with the different characters, but it has yet to interest me. Contains chapters 78~83. |
Title: フルーツバスケット (Fruits Basket) Vol. 14
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