huamulan03's manga reviews—

—with some manhwa and anime thrown in...

Like the post title sez, this is an index of reviews and commentaries I have written. Because I felt like being anal again.¹

Last updated: 2008.05.18, 29 reviews
(Arranged alphabetically by title; if you want reverse-chronological, hit the review tag link. Oh. And assume shōjo/soonjung unless indicated)

huamulan03 reviews manga, manhwa, anime and dorama

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manga

1. Appare Jipangu! by Watase Yuu: Action and comedy (sort of) in Edo-jidai
2. Colorful Joker by Minami Sachi
3. Gakuen Alice volume 2: Points of divergence with the anime
4. Ghost Only by Shin Yui: The unbearable adorableness of lonely ²
5. Kaichou wa Maid-sama! volume 1 by Fujiwara Hiro: Meido and misandry ~de arimasu ²
6. Kare Kano volume 20 by Tsuda Masami: Shining Star
7. Kimi to Scandal! by Furumiya Kazuko: Who are you and what have you done to my Eiji-sama?? ²
8. KISS, Zekkou, KISS by Fujiwara Yoshiko (review of volume 0, 1 to 4)
9. KISS, Zekkou, KISS ~Bokura no baai~ volume 5: I Hate You But I Love You—that's an alternative title, not my summation
10. KISS, Zekkou, KISS ~Bokura no baai~ volume 6: I love you so I don't need happiness
11. KISS, Zekkou, KISS ~Bokura no baai~ volume 7: We actually have character growth!
12. KISS, Zekkou, KISS ~Bokura no baai~ volume 8: I don't know where I'm going but it won't be back.
13. KISS, Zekkou, KISS ~Bokura no baai~ volume 9: When love is enough
14. KISS, Zekkou, KISS ~Bokura no baai~ volume 10 of 10: A River in Egypt
15. M to N no Shouzou shoujo manga by Higuchi Tachibana: Leaving Normal (review of volumes 1 to 3)
16. Monkey High (Saruyama!) volume 1: An exercise in cute ²
17. Q.E.D. Shomei Shuryo by Katou Motohiro: Manga Quite Elegantly Done (shōnen)
18. Remote manga by Amagi Seimaru & Koshiba Tetsuya: My thought(sie)s the second time around (seinen)
19. Shi to Kanojo to Boku by Kawaguchi Madoka begs comparison with Ghost Hunt
20. Shiawase Kissa 3-chome volume 1 by Matsuzuki Kou: The pursuit (and capture of) happiness ²
21. Swan Lake by Higuchi Tachibana: Classic in more ways than the obvious
22. Tenshi Ja Nai!! by Shigematsu Takako: Self-effacing is a good thing ²
23. Vampire Knight by Hino Matsuri: Shoujo with a plot and a profusion of blood-drenched bishounen undead ²

manhwa

1. Be My Sweet Darling volume 1 by Do ChAn
2. That Guy was Splendid by Kim JeaEun & Guiyeoni soonjung manhwa: A Korean Hanadan?
3. Korean manhwa: An exercise in inevitability (capsule reviews of Neck and Neck; Love or Money; Snow Drop; President Dad; Pretty)

anime (First Impressions and OP/ED*)

* That's opinion and editorial (not opening and ending, as in anime themes), squeezed into posts that aren't review-conventional

1. Black Blood Brothers: Emotional investment begs fanlisting
2. Gundam 00 episodes 1 to 3: Thoughts and Impressions
3. Vampire Knight episode 1: First Impressions ²

dorama/live-action

1. Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo ~ Kyuuketsuki Densetsu Satsujin Jiken (shōnen)

Wow. Not much, huh? The reviews only constitute a little over 10 percent of my total posts.

Must. Remedy!

Keywords

review, manga, manhwa, anime, dorama, seinen, shoujo, shounen, soonjung, Appare Jipangu!, Be My Sweet Darling, Black Blood Brothers, Colorful Joker, Gakuen Alice, Ghost Only, Gundam 00, Kaichou wa Maid-sama, Kare Kano, Kimi to Scandal, Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo ~ Kyuuketsuki Densetsu Satsujin Jiken, KISS, Zekkou, KISS, Love or Money, M to N no Shouzou, Neck and Neck, President Dad, .remote., Saruyama, Q.E.D. Shomei Shuryo, Shi to Kanojo to Boku, Shiawase Kissa Sanchoume, Snow Drop, Swan Lake, Tenshi Ja Nai, That Guy was Splendid, Vampire Knight

end note(s)

¹ Actually, it was because I was procrastinating on writing a review of Vampire Knight manga volume six. And after calculating how many reviews I've written, I should really get on with writing that review, writing more, writing faster.

² Written for Japanator; the first was for Tenshi Ja Nai!!

~niki DBA 花木蘭03 (huamulan03) who scheduled this to post on its own as she's otherwise occupied