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Something old and something new

Drrr!! SH x1 by Ryohgo Narita, Suzuhito Yasuda

June 4, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’ve been away from the Drrr!! series for a little while; I honestly thought it was over. Apparently, the novels at least keep going and I just found the first one of the next sequence of the story. The original premise is still kind of there, but with some tweaks: there’s a series of interconnected characters in this one Tokyo neighborhood and mysterious goings on (some disappearances) that may or may not be supernatural. There is one character who is not human, although Celty the […]

Filed Under: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: anime, Drrr!! SH, ikebukuro, light novel, manga, ryohgo narita, Ryohgo Narita, Suzuhito Yasuda, Suzuhito Yasuda

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:43 · Genres: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: anime, Drrr!! SH, ikebukuro, light novel, manga, ryohgo narita, Ryohgo Narita, Suzuhito Yasuda, Suzuhito Yasuda ·
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If the formula works, might as well use it

Jujutsu Kaisen, vols. 0-12 by Gege Akutami

May 1, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’ve been seeing comments about the anime for Jujustsu Kaisen is the best thing ever this year, so when I saw almost the first 12 books in the manga series at the library, I decided to try it out. As it turns out the whole thing is relatively formulaic (enough that missing volumes 3, 4, and 11 didn’t seem to matter a whole lot) but still has enough personality to be interesting. The basic gist is that Yuji Itadori who has just lost his grandfather […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror Tagged With: #fantasy, anime, chosen one, combat, Fighting, gege akutami, high school, horror, Jujutsu Kaisen, manga, Speculative Fiction

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:36 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror · Tags: #fantasy, anime, chosen one, combat, Fighting, gege akutami, high school, horror, Jujutsu Kaisen, manga, Speculative Fiction ·
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Not a bad ending but a little uneven with the science and the story

Cells at Work! vol. 6 by Akane Shimizu

January 22, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

There’s seems to have been some drama behind the scenes before Cells at Work! Vol. 6 came out; a few years ago (pre-pandemic I think) it was listed for pre-order then disappeared. Now, it’s out as the final volume of the original series that’s now got a few spin-offs and an animation. Overall, the basic premise of real biology science presented through manga/anime tropes is still here and fun, although maybe worn a touch thin in places. This volume feels a bit more episodic than […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: akane shimizu, anime, biology, blindness, Cells At Work! vol 6, coronavirus, manga, psoriasis, science

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: akane shimizu, anime, biology, blindness, Cells At Work! vol 6, coronavirus, manga, psoriasis, science ·
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When fan fics get old

My Hero Academia: Team Up Missions 2 by Yoko Akiyama

January 8, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Sometimes with popular series, when the author starts branching out into side series’, it can get a little overdone. My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions started out what felt like the fan fics they basically are but entertaining. This does mean you need to know at least something of he main series; in this case, I do. Volume 2 of the Team-Up Missions spin-off continues that effect but it’s not nearly as entertaining. Why? Because the scenarios and combinations just aren’t all that interesting, and in […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Action & Adventure, anime, high school, manga, My Hero Academia, My Hero Academia Team-Up Missions vol 2, super heroes, Yoko Akiyama

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Action & Adventure, anime, high school, manga, My Hero Academia, My Hero Academia Team-Up Missions vol 2, super heroes, Yoko Akiyama ·
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A trope to get rid of and maybe some more worldbuilding to add

Burn the Witch vol. 1 by Tite Kubo

December 2, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I already knew the story going into Burn the Witch (vol.1); the graphic novel is an adaptation of a limited episode series, and they match pretty closely. What I don’t quite get is the title; there aren’t really any witches. There are people with special powers but it’s not really magic exactly in that there is no real system explained and those who are licensed aren’t vilified. The concept is partially familiar: there is a mirror world to our own in which dragons are real, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, action, anime, Burn the Witch, dragons, fight scenes, high school story, manga, Tite Kubo

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:98 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, action, anime, Burn the Witch, dragons, fight scenes, high school story, manga, Tite Kubo ·
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The heroine should stay feisty; no fainting allowed!

Kakuriyo Bed and Breakfast for Spirits vol 6 by Waco Ioka, Midori Yuma, Laruha

November 14, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’d almost figured that the Kakuriyo manga had either been stalled indefinitely or cancelled; it’s been about a year I think since the current volume was out (#6) but I saw recently that there’s volume 7 coming; I liked the anime version of the story so I’m hoping that the written version continues, although it so far is nearly the same as the animated. The basic premise is that college student Aoi inherited the ability to see ghosts and spirits from her grandad who took […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, anime, cooking, Kakuriyo, Laruha, manga, Midori Yuma, Romance, Waco Ioka, Waco Ioka, Midori Yuma, Laruha

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:94 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, anime, cooking, Kakuriyo, Laruha, manga, Midori Yuma, Romance, Waco Ioka, Waco Ioka, Midori Yuma, Laruha ·
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