Danielle Leigh
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Children of the Sea vol 1
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at 5:40 PM EST
The first volume of Children of the Sea, by Daisuke Igarashi, is a mysterious and beautiful tale about the earth’s own undiscovered country — our oceans.
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Love Control vol 2
- by Danielle Leigh
- Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 5:37 PM EST
Love Control, by Ai Hasukawa, is a guilty pleasure yaoi read, but for me the balance definitely falls on the “pleasure” side of the reading experience.
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Shojo Round Up Post
- by Danielle Leigh
- Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 at 3:59 PM EST
Today I take brief looks at recent or upcoming shojo manga releases — Goong volume 5, Love Com volume 12 and NANA volume 17. (I discuss plot points of each book freely, so beware if you don’t want to know “what happens”).
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Il Gatto Sul G vol 3
- by Danielle Leigh
- Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 4:12 AM EST
Although it has been years since the last volume of Il Gatto Sul G, by Tooko Miyagi, was released, I found myself quite moved by the conclusion of the series. In spite of the very melodramatic storyline, I was completely drawn into the tender and moving portrait of the main couple’s relationship.
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — 20th Century Boys vol 2 and 3
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 at 5:57 PM EST
Michelle did a fabulous review of the first volume of Naoki Urasawa’s intricately plotted mystery tale earlier this year. While I enjoyed the first volume, I wasn’t completely sold on the series just yet. Having now read volumes 2 and 3, I am totally convinced protagonist and middle-aged disappointment Kenji Endo will save the whole [...]
Manga Before Flowers — June Manga Previews!
- by Danielle Leigh
- Monday, June 15th, 2009 at 12:20 PM EST
This month is a little light on interesting manga releases, but there are still a few gems to be found in the new and fairly trim version of previews.
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Gestalt vol 1
- by Danielle Leigh
- Sunday, June 14th, 2009 at 5:42 PM EST
Yun Kouga’s Gestalt imitates the format of a role-playing fantasy quest narrative, where characters are rated by power level and spell casting ability, but somewhere itching to get out is a narrative about the fall of an angel.
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Jack Frost vol 1
- by Danielle Leigh
- Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 7:00 AM EST
Jinho Ko’s Jack Frost is kind of like an undead!Battle Royale. Except because all the characters are undead they just keep killing each other again and again.
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Hey, Class President! vol 2
- by Danielle Leigh
- Sunday, June 7th, 2009 at 6:51 PM EST
Hey, Class President! vol 2, Kaori Monchi, is a bit of a surprise in that it doesn’t really break through any of the expected yaoi cliches (high school boys, smaller and not so bright uke, cool and controlled seme, sex that doesn’t further the plot, creepy stalker guy), yet I still found it an engrossing [...]
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Cirque du Freak vol 1
- by Danielle Leigh
- Thursday, June 4th, 2009 at 6:52 PM EST
Cirque du Freak — adapted from the young adult novels by Darren Shaw and illustrated by Takahiro Arai — is an engaging story about a two young boys whose lives are forever changed by their visit to a circus featuring “freak show” attractions.
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Shinobi Life vol 2
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 7:16 PM EST
Shinobi Life volume 2, by Shoko Conami, follows a modern shojo heroine as she falls in love for the first time…with a time-traveling ninja. The romantic tone of this time-travel love story deepens as the main couple discovers they are actually star-crossed lovers.
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Flower of Life vol 4
- by Danielle Leigh
- Sunday, May 31st, 2009 at 6:58 PM EST
Fumi Yoshinaga’s artistry and strength as a keen observer of life is on display in the satisfying conclusion of her slice-of-life series Flower of Life.
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Detroit Metal City vol 1
- by Danielle Leigh
- Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 6:55 AM EST
Detroit Metal City, by Kiminori Wakasugi, is about a boy with two personalities. One personality wants to be a trendy, pop musician who sings about love and happiness, while the other currently fronts a death metal band and sings about raping women. Oddly, Wakasugi completely makes this unlikely state of affairs work without having to [...]
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Tail of the Moon: Prequel
- by Danielle Leigh
- Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 at 6:26 AM EST
Tail of the Moon Prequel: The Other Hanzo(u), by Rinko Ueda, is a perfect reader test taste for the 15 volume series proper. Ueda weaves humor, danger, fun, silliness and romance in almost equal parts, and in order to enjoy the story one has to embrace the unexpected shifts in tone that I argue never [...]
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Object of Desire
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 at 5:26 AM EST
Object of Desire, by Tomoko Noguchi, is much better than it has a right to be, considering its politically incorrect take on heterosexual relationships.
