Originally posted Aug. 27, 2009
By REBECCA P.
In volume one we’re introduced to Takuya, Minoru and their father Harumi. We’re introduced to their daily lives not long after the death of Takuya and Minoru’s mother and Harumi’s wife, who struggle to deal with raising Minoru and moving on without her. Aside from the pain of loss, we see different aspects of Takuya’s life (and how much it has changed) as well as the effect Minoru has on all their lives. Japanese culture plays a huge role and we see pressures on the boy’s father to marry as well as how their relationships with others play a role in their lives.
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Originally posted Aug. 3, 2009
By REBECCA P.
My thoughts
I picked up From Far Away on a whim. I’d heard about it before and decided to give it a read. From reading the cover I could tell it would be a lot like Fushigi Yugi. Even from the first few pages I felt like I was reading a watered down copy of Fushigi Yugi. I even looked at the dates they were released. Fushigi Yugi came out in May of 1992, Far Away in November of 1992 (hm… I could do a lot of comparisons). However, that aside, does Far Away stand as a notable title or a “been there, seen that” title?
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Originally posted Aug. 19, 2009
By REBECCA P.
“Meet Nana Komatsu and Nana Osaki, two girls with the same last name, but very different lives and personalities. Nana Komatsu is naïve, childish and not the brightest crayon in the box, but she knows about love. By moving to Tokyo, will she find happiness with Shoji?
Nana Osaki on the other hand is a singer in the popular band blast. She’s tough, cool, and just needs her music. She’s currently with the love of her life Ren and everything is going right in her life until Ren is offered the deal of a lifetime to play for the band Trapnest leaving Nana behind.
How will the lives of these two opposite girls clash and more importantly will they survive each other and find their true loves in Tokyo?”
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Originally posted June 22, 2009
By REBECCA P.
After losing both her parents, Tohru Honda finds herself living in a tent in the woods. While most people would have a dreary position to being “kicked” out for house renovations at her grandfather’s house, and being too afraid of being a burden to stay with friends, Tohru has an unbeatable optimism. On her way to school that particular morning, she stumbles upon the Sohma house, where the “Prince” lives.
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Originally posted July 17, 2009
By REBECCA P.
My thoughts
If you can, just skip reading the first volume of Chrno Crusade. The second volume of Chrno Crusade is set to a different tune and is a pretty well-rounded volume. The story really picks up in volume 2 as we’re introduced to how Chrno and Rosette met, their past, and a boy named Joshua (Rosette’s “brother”).
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