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Review: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (Vol. 19)

By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Manga-ka: CLAMP
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Teen (13+)
Released: December 2008

Synopsis:
“The Mafia-run world of Infinity would be a dangerous place even without the death-defying “chess” tournament that Princess Sakura and her companions have entered. But Sakura has decided to risk everything – even her friends’ lives – for the contest’s secret prize.”

While several books ago you may’ve thought this series was getting rather repetitive, the last few couple of volumes have certainly gotten the ball rolling in a big way. Here in volume nineteen, its one revelation after another as Sakura puts her own friends’ lives on the line in order to win a mysterious prize in the warrior chess game they find themselves battling in.

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Review: Ghost Hunt (Vol. 07)

By Lissa Pattillo on Thursday, October 30, 2008

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Reviewer: Lissa Pattillo

Author: Fuyumi Ono
Manga-ka: Shiho Inada
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Teen (13+)
Released: November 2007

Synopsis: “After a series of disappearances in an old mansion, the intrepid Ghost Hunters of the SPR try to unearth the gruesome secret of this scary maze of rooms and passageways. The discovery that the house has a history of murders leaves the team fearing for their safety. What mystery is this dark manor hiding? And will SPR crack the case in time to save one of their own from a terrible fate?”

After reading volume six, volume seven became one of those must-have-now volumes. Continuing with the escalating danger of the previous story, Mai has survived a traumatizing dream life of the last living moments of a girl gruesomely murdered. The investigative team continues to struggle with the strange layout of the house in order to find where the disappearing guests have gone.

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Review: Air Gear (Vol. 09)

By Lissa Pattillo on Friday, September 5, 2008

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Manga-ka: Oh!Great
Publisher: Del Rey
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Released: July 2008Synopsis: “The last phase of the ultimate battle between the underdog Kogarasumaru and the fearsome Behemoth has begun – and it’s up to Ikki and Agito to seal the deal and achieve Air Treck glory. All Ikki wants is to be the greatest Air Treck rider ever – but for Agito, the battle is personal. Could it be that the key to victory lies in Agito’s past?”

The fight between teams Kogarasumaru and Behmoth continues here in volume nine of Air Gear, with everything coming down to Ikki and Agito facing the Regalia-wielding, Akira. Blades are flashing and adrenaline pumping in this do-or-die fight previous volumes have led up to.

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Review: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (Vol. 18)

By Lissa Pattillo on Monday, August 25, 2008

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Manga-ka: CLAMP
Publisher: Del Rey
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Released: August 2008

Synopsis:
“In the world of Infinity, Princess Sakura has become a Chess Master and the other travelers are her pieces. But the Mafia is running the game, and they don’t care if Sakura’s opponents break the rules or murder Sakura’s companions! Why is Sakura so determined to risk everything?”

After the drama in the previous volume, Yuko feels its time for the band of travellers to finally know what’s going on. The results of previous events still affect everyone harshly, including the world around them, before Mokona transports them all to a new dimension for more trials ahead.

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Review: Alive (Vol. 03)

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Author: Tadashi Kawashima
Manga-ka: Adachitoka
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Released: February 2008

Synopsis:
“Taisuke and Yuta are searching for their kidnapped friends when they are ambushed by the wind-weiling Morio. Can Taisuke use his burgeoning powers to escape? Whom can Taisuke and Yuta trust?”

Taisuke and Yuta continue their blind trip North in the hopes of finding their friends who’re in the hands of the ‘comrades’. Assassins are now being sent after Taisuke, to stop him before his powers awaken any further, and some with powers unlike anything Taisuke has ever imagined. The pair suddenly find themselves in the company of a boy and his younger sister, who’re running from their homicidal father whose powers are quite possibly the strongest any of them have seen yet.

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Review: XXXHolic (Vol. 12)

By Lissa Pattillo on Sunday, July 13, 2008

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Manga-ka: CLAMP
Publisher: Viz
Rating: Teen (13+)
Released: June 2008

Synopsis: “Lately Kimihiro Watanuki’s dreams have been pleasant escapes that have given him the chance to talk to his new friend, Haruki Domeki. But now he’s falling asleep a lot – and starting to think that his entire life with the witch Yuko might be talking place in some kind of dreamworld. Then one night his dream is visited by a pretty princess name Sakura…”

If volume eleven left you craving more, than twelve will leave you begging. Watanuki’s life is unravelling, along with his grasp on reality, as his dreams begin overlapping into his consciousness.

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Review: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles (Vol. 17)

By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, June 17, 2008

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Manga-ka: CLAMP
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Teen (13+)
Released: May 2008

Synopsis:
“In mere minutes, Fai will be dead, and Kurogane’s only hope to save him is to make a deal with Yuko the Witch, a women he has never trusted. The deals sends Kurogane – alone – into the worst danger he has ever faced.”

Everything gets upped a notch in volume seventeen of Tsubasa. Fai is on his deathbed, with no options left to save him – short of asking for Yuko’s help. Reluctantly Kurogane makes a deal with the Witch, a deal that, through a few different passes of payment from character to character, leads to Sakura (unlike what the book’s summary would lead you to believe) embarking on a dangerous mission all on her own.

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Review: Ghost Hunt (Vol. 01)

By Lissa Pattillo on Thursday, May 29, 2008

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Author: Fuyumi Ono
Manga-ka: Shiho Inada
Publisher: Del Rey
Rating: Teen (13+)
Released: September 2005

Synopsis:
“Mai Taniyama and her classmates have heard the rumours that the creepy old high school is haunted – possibly by ghosts from the Second World War. So one rainy day they gather at the old school to tell ghost stories, hoping to attract one of the suspected spirits…”

Rounding off a week of ghost stories comes a review for the first volume of one of my favourite English released manga titles: Ghost Hunt. As the name would suggest, the name of the game is hunting ghosts and it’s no easy task. The story begins with Mai Taniyama, a high school girl who, through an unfortunate accident, meets the cold Shibuya, President of the Psychic Research Centre. After an incident leaves her in his financial debt, she agrees to work for him, and the hunting for ghosts begins!

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Review: XXXHolic (Vol. 01)

By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, May 27, 2008

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Manga-ka: CLAMP
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Teen (13+)
Released: May 2004

Synopsis: “Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yuko, who claims she can help. In desperation he accepts, but realizes that he’s just been tricked into working for Yuko in order to pay off the cost of her services. Soon he’s employed in her little shop – a job that turns out to be nothing like his work experience!”

XXXHolic starts with an introduction to Watanuki Kimihiro, a lively young man who’s spent his life trying to deal with the ghosts and spirits that constantly harass. When he tries to outrun a particularly annoying group one day after school, he finds himself at a mysterious shop run by the beautiful, Yuuko. She offers him a fix for his problem but, in exchange, Watanuki must work for her until he can pay off the debt.

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Review: Aventura (Vol. 02)

By Lissa Pattillo on Sunday, May 11, 2008

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Manga-ka: Shin Midorikawa
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Teen (13+)
Released: May 2008

Synopsis:
“Always dream big. Becoming a great wizard takes courage, practice and dedication. Lewin Randit has all thse things, and possibly something more: He may have a special talent that wil make him the greatest wizard of all. But Lewin’s gift could also turn out to be a curse…”

Aventura, volume two, takes off where the first volume left readers: undead creatures have risen up and are attacking the main cast. With Chris already injured and Darwell useless against the skeletal creatures, Lewin steps in to save them. When all things seem lost, Lewin, a boy who had seemed to all as a magic-less individual, is able to summon a fire spirit of tremendous power. Now it’s up to the school faculty, and other higher-ups lurking in the background, to decide the fate of this surprising new pupil.

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