Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Shinobi Life

Who wants their own personal ninja bodyguard? I do! I do! I am in the mood for unconditional devotion and having someone around who can protect me and would die in order to do so. Still, Beni isn't sure if this is a good thing or not. Especially when she realizes Kagetora has somehow come through time and was her ancestor's personal ninja who just she happens to share her name with. In fact at first she thinks he is a co-playing stalker. Kagetora of course is confused and at first thinks she is the original Beni. His "Beni-Hime-Sama". Beni's home life is not good. She even suspects her father in her mothers death. He keeps hiring bodyguards for her but they all keep disappearing...until Kagetora is mistaken for her bodyguard. Beni keeps getting kidnapped which she attributes to her father's dirty dealings. He is also quite cruel. Maybe things will begin to change with Kagetora by her side? What is the real truth behind her mother's death? What does a real ninja think about thong underwear?

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Hush


Quickie description... Gyu Hwa Lee looks like a guy, but she has feelings just like any other girl. She's currently in love with Korean pop idol Kang Un Ryu. After a tragic accident Kang Un ends up transferring to Gyu Hwa's high school. The only problem is he has to keep his identity a secret so he's cross-dressing as a girl. Gyu Hwa discovers Kang Un's secret and winds up helping him. Will she ever be able to win over his heart? This is  Korean manhwa that's funny and tearful by the author Ji Un Yoon (Yun)who also did Cynical Orange. You can gets scans at Condensation. Other groups scanning are HMR and VNManga XD Team.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Megane Ouji/Glasses Prince

Sachiko confesses her love to her glasses prince and is totally rejected. She has no time to recover however since she has to move from her grandmother's home to live with her mother who she hasn't seen in years. When she gets there who answers the door.....her glasses prince, Masuda senpai! Now she is living with him and he isn't a prince at all. He has a double life. How will Sachi handle all these new changes and stress? 
There are currently 2 volumes and it isn't licenced yet. You can gets scans at Nagaraboshi. I added the link on the right. I don't think the series will be a long one. It seemed to be moving fairly quickly. Still, Sachi is funny and honest. Glasses prince has some serious issues but seems kind underneath it all. We'll have to see how it progresses.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Fall in Love like a Comic

Rena has a double life. She is a normal high school girl but she is also a mangaka. She has a popular comic and she likes to write love scenes. She accidentally bumps into Tomoya the school idol and drops her latest manuscript. She tries to keep being a mangaka a secret in fear of being found out and being kicked out of school because of her sexy drawings. Fearing the worst she goes back to school and finds that Tomoya has her work and he threatens to tell everyone. She tells him the truth then asks him if he would be her boyfriend to help her out. She has never had a boyfriend before and feels her work is missing something...first hand experience. He shockingly agrees. He has turned everyone else down. Why does he agree and what does he have in mind? 
There is only one book so far with another one being planned. This isn't anything groundbreaking but it is funny to see how hard she works and how happy it makes her. You wonder if all mangaka are like that? Also, I liked the frame of Tomoya's face when she tells him he is just like a shoujo manga hero. I can't quite tell if he was in pain with hurt feelings or is it disgust...maybe something smelled really really bad. Whatever the case, she totally missed it. It's cute and classic. It was previewed in Shojo Beat if you don't want to buy the whole book.