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In which I begin my attempt to read and review all 28 of the manga, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. Starting with 1-6

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 1 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 2 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 3 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 4 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 5 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 6 by CLAMP

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I began reading and collecting Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle when it was first released in 2004.  It is written and drawn by my favorite manga collective, CLAMP, a four woman team of artists and writers.  Over the years I slowed down my collecting but always intended to get the entire series.  When Borders went out of business, I grabbed as many of my missing volumes as they had but was four short of all twenty-eight.  Fast forward quite a few years later and my eight year old started reading the series and was very put out that I didn’t have all the […]

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11/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:43 |

Gotta read ’em all!

Pokemon X•Y Volume 1 by Hidenori Kusaka, Satoshi Yamamoto

Pokemon X•Y Volume 2 by Hidenori Kusaka, Satoshi Yamamoto

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cbr11bingo – Two Heads Are Better! Pokemon X•Y is a brief manga series inspired by the video games of the same name.  A tween came to my library and asked why I didn’t have any and insisted I buy them. So I did. Ha! for the library, not myself.  When I read of the “two heads” task for Cannonball, I thought it would be fun to review these with a kid. I have never read a manga nor a Pokemon book.  I didn’t know where to find the kid who demanded I buy them, but I knew my friend’s 6 […]

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9/30/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:65 |

Cute cooking manga that took a dark turn, comes to a sweet conclusion

Kitchen Princess Vol. 7 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 8 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 9 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 10 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

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I have previously reviewed Volume 1 and a combined review of Volumes 5 and 6 in the series.  Kitchen Princess starts with the main protagonist, Najika, changing schools to find her flan prince.  A boy that saved her life by offering flan and hope when Najika was at her darkest after becoming orphaned at a young age.  She was raised by Hagio-Sensei in Lavender House, a group home for orphaned children in Hokkaido, Japan. Najika has a natural talent in the kitchen.  With one taste she can name all the ingredients in a recipe. After eating a dish once, she […]

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8/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:25 |

Continuing Adventures of a Mischievous Kitten (CBR11 Bingo)

Chi's Sweet Home, Part 2 by Kanata Konami

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Since this is only the second manga I’ve read, ever, I thought it would count nicely for the CBR11 Bingo square Not My Wheelhouse. When I read Part 1 last month I was taken with Chi and her family and since my library had Part 2 available, I requested it. Why not spend a little more time with this precocious kitten? On the whole I’m glad I picked up the next phase in the story, we follow the family as they move into their new pet-friendly apartment and Chi is learning her way around her new home. But this one […]

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7/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:32 |

Very skeptical going in to this, but I quite enjoyed myself. Thanks, Read Harder!

Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Ichigo Takano

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This wasn’t my first manga, but it was the first I enjoyed. I tried Sailor Moon years ago, and was super not into it. In hindsight, I may have been unfair to it, and being unfamiliar with the conventions of manga and anime probably contributed, but still. Not a fan. But I was into this right away! I probably wouldn’t have ever picked it up, despite several friends having read and enjoyed it, except for the Read Harder Challenge this year (thanks Read Harder, doing your job!) requiring a book of manga. It was between this one and Fruits Basket, […]

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6/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:61 |

Time Spent With Cats is Never Wasted

The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, Part 1 by Kanata Konami, Ed Chavez (Translator)

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I’m pretty sure I’ve never read manga before I picked up The Complete Chi’s Sweet Home. I know some of the reasons I didn’t pick one up before, (honestly, I blame Sailor Moon TV Show – I didn’t like it at all and there’s something about the overly large eyes typical of manga that bothers me) but it was mostly just a decision I had made that the manga/comics section of the bookstore or library wasn’t for me. I was wrong. While I read more comics now than I ever have before, I don’t think I’m converted to manga necessarily, […]

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6/22/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:26 |

She might be a adorable dragon girl named Tohru, but she’s a lousy maid

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Vol. 1 by Coolkyoushinja

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I knew that reading Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Vol. 1 (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon, #1) by Coolkyoushinja would be a tad of a challenge as I am not used to the manga style, but as I did know it was written in the manga format I caught on pretty quickly. What became my major issue was that the text did not flow. It seemed that it was starting mid-sentence then stop in another mid-sentence. Who is talking is not always clear either. Even though there are thought bubbles pointing toward the characters, things literally overlap and can be confusing. […]

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5/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:174 |

A Little Less Sparkle the Second Time Around

The Ancient Magus Bride The Silver Yarn by Kore Yamazaki et al.

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The second The Ancient Magus Bride short story collection, The Silver Yarn, had some ups and downs, and in the end I wasn’t quiet as in love with the stories as with the first collection. I think maybe it was partially expectations, and partly the fact that the first collection had more references to the original characters and series. This set was still entertaining, it just didn’t have the same sparkle. Three stories stood out for me this time, and as it turns out, they are the ones with more connection to the main story. “War at the Walshes’” looks […]

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4/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:23 |


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