Thursday, April 27, 2017

School-Live, v. 1 by Sadoru Chiba & Norimitsu Kaihou

Meet the members of the School Live Club!  There's shovel-loving Kurumi, big sister figure Yuuri, club advisor Megumi, and ever optimistic Yuki.  They're just your average after-school organization where the girls hang out, have fun . . . and live at school as the sole survivors of a zombie apocalypse.

This manga series definitely follows the dystopian trend of high school students surviving an apocalypse.  In this case, it is four girls trying to survive at their school after everyone else has been turned into zombies.  The first volume introduces the characters and their personalities.  It gives hints as to what has happened without revealing anything.  This would be a great series for those who like zombies, dystopian, or school stories.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Horimiya, v. 1 by Hero

At school, Kyouko Hori is pretty and popular, but at home she is a plain jane homebody.  On the other hand, her classmate Izumi Miyamura is known at school as a gloomy fanboy when he's really tattooed and pierced outside of school.  When these two meet outside of school a friendship is started -- a friendship where they keep each other's secrets about their true personalities.

This is a fun manga series about two odd duckling classmates that discover true friendship with each other.  This would be a great manga for anybody who enjoys realistic school and friendship stories.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Twin Star Exorcists by Yoshiaki Sukeno

Rokuro wants nothing to do with being an exorcist.  Benio's whole life is devoted to exorcism.  Then a prophecy reveals they are the Twin Star Exorcists, fated to marry and give birth to a baby who will become the most powerful exorcist of all time.  Too bad they absolutely can't stand each other.

This manga series does a great job of dropping enough intriguing hints to keep you wanting to read more without being annoying.  The artwork is very expressive.  You can nearly read the story simply in the body language of the characters.  This is a great series for teens.