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Astral Project - I still have the fourth and final volume to go, but what began as an intriguing mystery kind of meandered and lost some of its steam as it went along.
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Happy Happy Clover - This is just a charming kids' title. After the first volume, Clover and her friends establish a mail-delivery service that gives the book some focus. But the adventures that the forest creatures go on are always just great fun to follow.
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High School Debut - I'm always a little wishy-washy with this title. Some volumes, I'm really into it, but other times, I just can't stand how dim the main character is.
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Hikaru No Go - With Hikaru now a professional go player, he's much closer to realizing his dream of defeating Akira Toya. This book never really slows down. It's always a pleasure to read, as I can hardly put down a new volume once it's in my hands.
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Honey Hunt - This is one of the manga I'm enjoying most of all currently. A great cast of screwed-up characters that maneuver through the world of celebrities, featuring an underdog that's impossible not to root for.
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Leave It To Pet! - The joke-a-chapter formula can get a little monotonous, but this juvie title is really high quality humor. This is one of the few titles I laugh out loud while reading. I'll be sad when the fourth and final volume comes and goes.
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Monkey High! - Haruna and Macharu have quite a rocky relationship, and sometimes it seems like they don't even know what they want, which is a more accurate depiction of a high school romance than any I've encountered in manga. Either way, I love spending time with the couple and their wacky friends.
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Nana - As always, Nana rocks. The intense, emotionally-charged world of love, paparazzi, drugs and rock n' roll that Ai Yazawa depicts is addicting as hell. Add on top of that, the drama, the beautiful art, the fashion and the panels of characters just reacting to the craziness...I never want it to end.
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Pluto - Amazing. Uran has fast become my favorite character in the book, but really, this series is chalk-full of great personalities. Urasawa's reimagining of Tezuka's world is pure genius and executed to perfection. Read this review of Pluto at the new comic blog Articulate Nerd for more on what makes Pluto awesome.
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Ral Grad - I feel like this series ended rather abruptly. Only four volumes long, thisbook seemed to be building to something pretty epic that just sort of happened midway through the fourth volume. A real disappointing climax, but with a smart twist at the end that really caught me off-guard.
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Sand Chronicles - The manga that never fails to make me cry. Ashihara's book is full of tragic characters battling with various emotional issues. The complicated relationships between the close-knit group of childhood friends makes for some pretty riveting, and harsh, reading that often strikes a little too close to home for comfort.
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Yotsuba&! - Ah, the little lovable green-haired girl is back. How I missed her. In this sixth volume of the comedy series, things pick up with Yotsuba getting into mischief as usual, and misunderstanding things. But she tries, and she's so gosh-darn cute doing it. As always, a real treat to read.
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