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Manga Bites: Omamori Himari

By Extrange | Published: March 8, 2008

This isn’t Shana. Notice she doesn’t have a melon-pan. Some mangas are missleading. For example, Elfen Lied manga looks dreadful at the first sight but his subpar artwork is offuscated by the storyline and appeal of the characters. Others, like 666 Satan, looks like a decent shounen but it reveals itself at a lame [...]

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Manga Bites: Shinseiki Evangelion – Gakuen Datenroku

By Extrange | Published: February 25, 2008

I wouldn’t be surprised if Shinji shoots his head and summons Eva-01… This was the year of ‘96. I barely had entered my teen years and the only decent stuff on public TV was Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin) and animes like Tenchi Muyo and Lost Galaxy. Then, without any kind of advertizing, [...]

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Manga Review: Dogs – Bullets & Carnage

By Extrange | Published: December 7, 2007

Don’t mind the eyepatch guy trying to seduce you. Mihai, the retired hitman looking for peace; Badou, the freelancer and nicotin addict coward; Naoto, the blade maiden looking for revenge; Haine, the immortal and albino guy tormented his past. In a world haunted by the mistakes inherited from “the golden age of technology”, these four [...]

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All Heil Pain!

By Otoha | Published: November 30, 2007

Naruto is one of the most frustrating and at the same time enjoyable Mangas I’ve ever read; frustrating because of its weak lead character, Naruto, and enjoyable because of its amazing storyline, character development and battles. I didn’t know where to start on this one. As you all know Pein-sama is fighting Jiraya so naturally [...]

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Manga Review: Übel Blatt

By Extrange | Published: November 22, 2007

Köinzell may look emo, but he prefers to slit your throat than his wrists. When Wischtech threatened to invade the Empire of Szaalanden, the Emperor formed a party of 14 young warriors, armed them with Holy Lances and dispatched them on a mission to stop the invasion. 3 died on the way and they were [...]

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Manga Review: Mysterious Girlfriend X

By Extrange | Published: November 12, 2007

Never provoke a girl armed with scissors. “Open your mouth.” , says Urabe, the new girl in Tsubaki’s class. And then she licks her finger and sticks into Tsubaki’s mouth. This is the daily routine that Urabe and Tsubaki have, the oddest couple you will see. That’s because Tsubaki is addicted into her saliva and the [...]

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Manga Review: Bitter Virgin

By Extrange | Published: November 3, 2007

A face that hides scars that can never heal. “When I was in junior high I was sexually abused by my stepfather, I got pregnant, and then I had an abortion.” These words were engrained in the mind of the high schooler Suwa Daisuke. Wasn’t bad already he heard then by chance, when he hid [...]

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