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Review: Air Gear (Vol. 08)

By Lissa Pattillo on Sunday, May 4, 2008

Manga-ka: Oh!Great
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Released: April 2008

Synopsis: “Behemoth has already taken out part of Ikki’s Air Trek team. Now Ikkie and Onigiri are faced with their toughest opponents yet: a deadly femme fatale known as the Gorgon and the unstoppable punching machine, Bandou. Ikki’s team has come a long way in their battle for Air Trek supremacy. Can they defeat Behemoth and get back in the game?”

The battle begun in the previous volume continues here in volume eight of Air Gear. Ikki’s Air Trek team, Kogarasumaru is going up against the deadly team Behemoth and his teammates are going to need a lot of creative, and just flat-out weird, methods to take them down!

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Review: Air Gear (Vol. 07)

By Lissa Pattillo on Monday, April 7, 2008

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Manga-ka: Oh!Great
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Teens (13+)
Released: April 2008

Synopsis: “Ikki’s the captain of a pretty good extreme skating team… pretty good, that is, for a bunch of newbies! The players have more heart than talent, but so far, that’s landed them close to the top. Now they’re facing a matchup that’s going to take more than guts to win: a battle to the death with Behemoth, the most reckless, cruel, and murderous team in the league!”

Air Gear volume continues the adventures of Air Trekking newcomer, Ikki, and his misfit team of friends and foes as they try to fight their way to the top! As a quick recap for those new to the series, Air Treks are essentially rocket-power roller blades and those who wear them for competition, most often forming teams, are called Stormriders. Now don’t let this quick synopsis turn you off the series; what seems like your average shonen series could very well surprise you, page after page.

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Review: XXXHolic (Vol. 11)

By Lissa Pattillo on Thursday, April 3, 2008

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Manga-ka: CLAMP
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Teens (13+)
Released: March 2008

Synopsis: “Kimihiro Watanuki has been saved from death by the sacrifices of his friends, but his recovery time is cut short. His special connection with the spirit world is needed to investigate a terrifying haunted house, placate annoyed Warashi spirits, and face the growing threat of a shadowy figure called Fei-Wang Reed.”

It’s a continuation of the usual with XXXHolic, volume 11, but don’t think for a minute that it’s a bad thing. Watanuki continues his service to the Space-Time Witch Yuko, encountering the supernatural and living amidst a mystery so intertwined with everyone’s lives, that it’s a wonder how CLAMP will sort it all out by the time the finale rolls around.

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Review: Aventura (Vol. 01)

By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, January 8, 2008

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Manga-ka: Shin Midorikawa
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Teen (13+)
Released: November 2007

Synopsis: “Since ancient days, the Gaius School of Witchcraft and Wizardary has trained the fiercest swordsmen and the most powerful wizards. Now one boy could become the greatest of them all. If he studies hard; if he is true to his friends; if he believes; if he survives…”

Aventura follows the story of Lewin, a young student recently enrolled in the Gaius School of Witchcraft and Wizardary; which offers two types of classes, one for swordsmen and the other for wizards. Lewin falls into the swordsmen category, unable to use magic on his own. He befriends two students in the magic class and thus life in Gaius goes on.

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Review: Alive! (Vol. 01)

By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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Reviewer: Lissa Pattillo

Author: Kawashima Tadashi
Manga-ka: Adachi Toka
Publisher: DelRey
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Released: October 2007

Synopsis: “A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide. It less than a week, it’s a lethal pandemic. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive.”

Life continues as usual for high school student Kano Taisuke until one day a mysterious rumbling in the sky acts as prelude to a worldwide pandemic of suicides. Thousands are dying around the world and some of those who survive are acting oddly, some exhibiting strange abilities and a lust for death. After witnessing first hand the peaceful face of another victim, Taisuke, finds himself in the middle of global chaos.

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Tags: Del Rey