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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 66: The Last Uniform to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
THE LAST UNIFORM (Saigo no Seifuku, "The Last (School) Uniform") （最後の制服） • Mera Hakamada • Seven Seas Entertainment (2007-suspended) • Houbunsha (Manga Time Kirara Carat/Manga Time Kirara Max, 2004-2006) • 2 volumes (3 volumes in Japan, suspended) • Yuri...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 65: Script Downers to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
SCRIPT DOWNERS （SCRIPT ダウナーズ) • Ryu-tmr • CPM (2007) • Wani Books (Comic Gum, 2002-2003) • 1 volume, suspended (2 volumes in Japan) • Otaku Science Fiction Comedy • 13+ (mild violence, mild sexual situations) Sometime in the future,...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 64: Seito Shokun! to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
SEITO SHOKUN (Seito Shokun, "Fellow Students!") （生徒諸君！) • Yoko Shoji • Kodansha International (1983-1984) • Kodansha (Shojo Friend, 1977-1984) • 4 volumes, suspended (24 volumes in Japan) • Unrated/13+ (mild language, mild sexual situations, principals hit on the head...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 63: Red Colored Elegy to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
RED COLORED ELEGY (Akairo Elegy "Red Colored Elegy") (赤色エレジー) • Seiichi Hayashi • Drawn and Quarterly (2008) • Seirinkogeisha (Garo, 1970-1971) • 1 volume • Underground Romantic Drama • Unrated/16+ (adult themes, nudity, sexual situations) Challenging on both a...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 62: Kamiyadori to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
KAMIYADORI (Kamiyadori) (カミヤドリ) • Kei Sanbe • Tokyopop (2006-2008) • Kadokawa Shoten (Monthly Shônen Ace, 2004-2006) • 5 volumes • Science Fiction Horror Action • 16+/18+ (language, brief crude humor, extreme graphic violence, nudity) In a near-future country vaguely...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 61: Words of Devotion to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
WORDS OF DEVOTION (Ai no Kotodama, "Words of Love") (愛の言霊) • Keiko Konno • DMP (2007) • Frontier Works (2000-2004) • 2 volumes • Yaoi • 18+ (language, nudity, graphic sex) Otani and Tachibana are long-term friends and college...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 60: You Will Fall in Love to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE (Kimi ga Koi ni Ochiru, "You Will Fall in Love") （きみが恋に堕ちる) • Hinako Takanaga • BLU (2008) • Kadokawa Shoten (2006) • 1 volume • Yaoi • 18+ Haru, an archery instructor and former...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 59: Hibiki's Magic to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
HIBIKI'S MAGIC (Hibiki no Mahô, "Hibiki's Magic") (ヒビキのマホウ) • Jun Maeda (story), Rei Idumi (art) • Tokyopop (2007-ongoing) • Kadokawa Shoten (Monthly Shônen Ace/Comp Ace, 2004-ongoing) • 2+ volumes (ongoing) • Fantasy Drama • 13+ (infrequent violence, brief partial...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 58: Suppli to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
SUPPLI (Suppli) (サプリ) • Mari Okazaki • Tokyopop (2007-ongoing) • Shodensha (Feel Young, 2004-ongong) • 7+ volumes (ongoing) • Jôsei Office Drama • 18+ (language, infrequent nudity, infrequent sex) Fuji is a 27-year-old office worker at an advertising firm,...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 57: St. Lunatic High School to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
ST. LUNATIC HIGH SCHOOL (Yoru ni mo Makezu!, "Don't Give In Even to the Night!") (夜ニモマケズ！) • Majiko! • Tokyopop (2003) • Kadokawa Shoten (Asuka, 2004-2005) • 2 volumes • Shôjo Fantasy Comedy • 13+ (mild language, mild violence,...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 56: Soul Rescue to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
SOUL RESCUE (Soul Rescue) (ソウルスレスキュー) • Aya Kanno • Tokyopop (2006-2007) • Hakusensha (Hana to Yume, 2001-2002) • 2 volumes • Shôjo Fantasy Action • 13+ (mild language, violence) Renji, a rogue angel suspended for fighting too much, is...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 55: Space Pinchy to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
SPACE PINCHY (スペース・ピンチー) • Tony Takezaki • Dark Horse (2007) • Kodansha (Afternoon, 2001-2002) • 1 volume • Science Fiction Comedy • 18+ (language, extreme graphic violence, nudity, constant sexual situations) Pinchy Pink, a sexy space thief who is...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 54: The Dawn of Love to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
THE DAWN OF LOVE (Ai to Seigi de Yoru ga Akeru, "The Dawn of Love") （愛とセイギで夜が明ける) • Kazuho Hirokawa • DMP (2008) • Tokuma Shoten (2006) • 1 volume • Yaoi • 18+ "Can lust become love?" is the...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 53: Dragon Eye to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
DRAGON EYE (Ryûgan Dragon Eye, "Dragon Eye") (龍眼ードラゴンアイー) • Kairi Fujiyama • Del Rey (2007-2009) • Kodansha (Shônen Sirius, 2005-2008) • 9 volumes (on hiatus in Japan) • Shônen Fantasy Action • 13+ (violence) In a world ravaged by...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 52: MW to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
MW （ムウ) • Osamu Tezuka • Vertical (2007) • Shogakukan (Big Comic, 1976-1978) • Seinen Action Suspense • 16+ (graphic violence, nudity, sex) Stoic Catholic priest Iwao Garai has a dark secret: he is the lover and confessor of...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 51: Apollo's Song to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
APOLLO'S SONG (Apollo no Uta, "Apollo's Song") （アポロの歌) • Osamu Tezuka • Vertical (2007) • Shônen Gahosha (Weekly Shônen King, 1970) • Shonen Science Fiction Fantasy Romance • 16+ (graphic violence, nudity, sexual situations) Apollo's Song opens with one...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 50: Baku to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
BAKU (Baku) (ばく) • Hakase Mizuki • Tokyopop (2007) • Shinshokan (2003) • 16+ This anthology contains two short stories by Mizuki (The Demon Ororon). In the title story, Takeshi, a slender young model who lives with relatives since...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 49: Awabi to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
AWABI (Awabi, "Abalone") （泡日） • Kan Takahama • Fanfare/Ponent Mon (2007) • Junkudo (2004) • Underground Comedy Drama • 1 volume • Unrated/16+ (sex) Kan Takahama (Monokuro Kinderbook) is an underground artist whose work, as much like jôsei as...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 48: Reptilia to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
REPTILIA (Hebi Shôjo, "Snake Girl") (へび少女) • Kazuo Umezu • IDW Publishing (2007) • Kodansha (Weekly Shôjo Friend, 1966) • 1 volume • Shôjo Horror • All Ages (violence) One of Umezu's earliest horror manga, this anthology of snake-...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 47: Seven to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
SEVEN (セブン) • Momoko Tensen • DMP (2007) • Taiyo Tosho (Craft Original Comic Anthology, 2004) • 1 volume • Yaoi, Contemporary • 16+ (sexual situations) Two brothers are torn apart as children by a fire in their foster...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 46: Star to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
STAR (Kimi no Na wa Star, "Your Name is Star") （君の名わスター) • Keiko Konno • DMP (2007) • Frontier Works (2004) • 1 volume • Yaoi • 18+ Hirokawa, a straight-laced salaryman, finds himself drawn to Sodou, a hip,...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 45: Strawberry 100% to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
STRAWBERRY 100% (Ichigo 100%, "Strawberry 100%") （いちご100%） • Mizuki Kawashita • VIZ (2007-ongoing) • Shueisha (Weekly Shônen Jump, 2002-2005) • 19 volumes • Shônen Romantic Comedy • 16+ (partial nudity, sexual situations) One day in high school, aspiring teenage movie...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 44: Witchblade Takeru to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA (Witchblade Takeru) （ウィッチブレイド丈琉） • Yasuko Kobayashi (script), Kazasa Sumita (story & art) • Bandai/Top Cow (2007) • Akita Shoten (Champion Red, 2006-2007) • 2 volumes • Seinen Superhero Horror • 16+ (crude material, extreme graphic violence,...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 43: Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI'S VAMPIRE HUNTER D (Vampire Hunter D) （バンパイアハンターD) • Saiko Takaki (art), Hideyuki Kikuchi (original story) • DMP (2007-ongoing) • 4+ volumes (ongoing) • 18+ (language, graphic violence, nudity, sexual situations) Commissioned by DMP from Japanese artist Takaki long...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 41: Yurara to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
YURARA (Yurara no Tsuki, "Yurara's Moon") (ゆららの月) • Chika Shiomi • VIZ (2007-2008) • Hakusensha (Bessatsu Hana to Yume, 2002-2005) • 5 volumes • Shôjo Occult Fantasy Romance • 16+ (mild language, mild violence, sexual situations) Yurara, a girl with...
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Posted 365 Days of Manga, Day 41: Psychic Power Nanaki to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
PSYCHIC POWER NANAKI (Cho Shinri Genshô Nôryokusha Nanaki, "Super Psychic Power User/ESPer Nanaki") （超心理現象能力者ナナキ） • Ryo Saenagi • Tokyopop (2007-2008) • Hakusensha (Hana to Yume, 2004-2005) • 3 volumes • Psychic Mystery Action • 13+ (mild language, violence) Nanaki, a...
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