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GiriKoi, by YAMADA Daisy

Title: GiriKoi
Author: YAMADA Daisy
ISBN# 978-4-06-364195-0
Kodansha Comics, 2008
This is another one of those series that I passed up several times at the bookstore before buying it. It always caught my eye, and I picked it up several times, but always ended up distracted by something else. Finally, I decided that I obviously really wanted it, since [...]

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Romance

Mama no Koibito, by KANESADA Yukio»

Title: Mama no Koibito (Mother’s Lover)
Author: KANESADA Yukio
ISBN# 978-4-09-131180-1
Flower Comics, 2007
I bought this one for the title! I think the title alone does a pretty good job of describing what the main story in this volume is about ^_^ This is a collection of 3 unrelated romantic short stories. The art is simple and nice, [...]

Smutty Romance

LoveHo no Ojousama, by HIBIKI Ai»

Title: LoveHo no Ojousama
Author:HIBIKI Ai
ISBN# 978-4-09-132006-3
Flower Comics, 2008
Smut time! Well, ok, not exactly, but with a title involving Love Hotels, I had hopes that the stories would be a bit smutty ^_^. *sigh* Actually, this could have been a lot smuttier. XD This surprised me, considering these stories ran in Cheese! magazine, one of the [...]

Teacher-Student

Onegai Sensei, by Taamo»

Title: Onegai Sensei (Please, Teacher)
Author:Taamo
ISBN# 978-4-09-131897-8
Flower Comics, 2008
Here is another title by Taamo, a mangaka I am starting to like a lot. Once again we have a cover with a distinct delicate style. The colors are light, and the white background makes the cover stand out on the shelf. And hey, with a title [...]

Crossdressing

Puri x Puri, by KIRITANI Miki»

Title: Puri x Puri
(Prince x Princess)
Author: KIRITANI Miki
ISBN# 978-4-592-18561-1
Hana to Yume Comics, 2008
I think there must be a rule somewhere that says all shoujo mangaka must, at some point in their careers, do a story about an idol singer. And bonus points are awarded if there is crossdressing involved. Seriously, it is amazing how [...]

Fantasy

Kamisama Hajimemashita, by SUZUKI Julietta»

Title: Kamisama Hajimemashita
Author: SUZUKI Julietta
ISBN# 978-4-592-18506-2
Hana to Yume Comics, 2008
Ahhh, too cute, too cute! Fox ears and a kitsune mask on a cover will almost guarantee a purchase by me :) SUZUKU Julietta is the author of another series I enjoyed, Akuma to Dolche and one that I look forward to reading eventually, Karakuri [...]