~my 39th place~

Secret Garden MV - Call Your Name. Hyun Bin, Ha Ji Won

2011-03-01T23:15:00.000+08:00

Secret Garden MV - "La La La"

2011-03-01T20:32:00.000+08:00

Secret Garden_"Wait a minute" by MD

2011-03-01T19:51:00.000+08:00

manga List: complete 2009

2009-06-26T23:51:00.004+08:00

This list is meant for "my collection of" COMPLETE (only) manga/manwha/manhua...
~Jun. 26, 2009 Friday...

~Jun. 15, 2011 Wednesday - edit:

i've deleted the list because it's no longer updated

plus, i'm rarely editing / posting any updates in this blog of mine.

reason for not updating this post?

i think it's better to go to mangaupdates.com

and search there your favorite authors / "heard" titles from other blogs/friends/etc. =D

reasons for not updating this blog?

lack of time which i need to invest to more important matters like family, childhood- or best- or close-friends, studying (bleh xP lol /jk), sleeping; too many activities -anime to watch and -manga/manwha/manhua to read XD

future plans, etc. to show my support / LOVE for the wonderful authors...

1. go get a decent job / multiple "part-time" jobs if i could

(to earn money!)

2. study japanese language / written form i.e. kanji...

3. go to japan (by the time that there's no danger

anymore regarding the radiation and stuff)

4. go buy as many manga that i've read before / new titles by that time

from either my favorite mangakas / new mangakas

(including other artist from manwha/manhua also ^w^)

"i just wish i could make all of these plans unto reality"

so, i could deliver my sincerity of appreciations for their works

and i could show my sincere support to staffs

(who are fans like me of those artists)

*who scanlated the artists works FOR FREE,

for advance preview only (NOT FOR SALE)

since they're NOT AVAILABLE TO OTHER AREA/COUNTRIES LIKE MINE.

= TT_TT =

manga Projects for 2009

2009-02-21T03:33:00.002+08:00

Lined-up Manga Projects

Kareshi kanojyo no Jijyo (Kare Kano) by Masami Tsuda
*oneshots from various artists/authors

Finished Manga Projects

I.S. by Masakazu Katsura
Hatsukare (First Love) by Kaho Miyasaka
Furuba (Fruits Basket) by Natsuki Takaya
Hot Gimmick by Miki Aihara

Love Monster by Riko Miyagi
Basara by Yumi Tamura
Happy Hustle High (H3) by Rie Takada
Hot Blooded Woman by Mi Ri Hwang
Ren-ai Shijo Shugi by Kanan Minami

Ongoing Manga Projects

Skip Beat! by Yoshiki Nakamura

Gakuen Alice by Tachibana Higuchi
Koukou Debut by Kazune Kawahara

*if anyone have gone reading my blog, i really haven't added up any of these lined-up since many things happened in my real life..Sorry for anyone who waste their precious time to bother visit my blog..and eventually find less informations about what i read/still reading.*

*before i forgot, i use First Name-Last Name basis in typing the Mangaka/Author's name, while in the title..(as much as possible) i used the original title in english alphabets. please do correct me if some informations are spelled wrong or misplaced (ex. instead of Yoshiki Nakamura, I typed Nakamura Yoshiki).*

manga: Ren-ai Shijo Shugi by Kanan Minami

2009-02-21T02:56:00.005+08:00

my opinion: at first, i want to rate it 8 out of 10 but what makes me decide to lower it a point is because of Sakura's involvement in the story..it made me confused a little (?!) and made me felt that it's out of pace of the main characters' lives. moreover, the main characters' involvement unto Sakura's revenge seemed exaggerated and seemed forced-in (sorry for the term) for the manga's collectivity sake.

volumes, chapters: 01-08; 001-041 (complete)

status (in my computer): vol.01-08; ch.001-041

rating: 7/10

characters: (arranged by appearance)
main/s
Tamaki Hayasaka (son & student of a Judo teacher, top science student from Risuuka school)
Seri Nagakura (student of Futsuuka school, main heroine)

others
Sena Nagakura (Seri's older sister)
Mr. Hayasaka (Tamaki's father)
Mrs. Nagakura (Seri's mother)
Sora Minagawa (karate member, likes Seri and cousin of Ayane)
sensei Ayane Kujiyou (science teacher, likes Tamaki and cousin of Sora)
Asahi Nakahata (3rd year middle school student, admires Tamaki a lot and later on have a crush on Seri)
Kou Takarai (son of the principal of Risuuka school)
Mr. Takarai (father of Kou)
Shii Rikumori (older brother and lover of Ena, died from getting the ring at a beach)
Ena Rikumori (younger sister and lover of Shii)
Io Sakura (Biology teacher who replaced Hongo sensei, he wants to get his revenge against Tamaki & Kou)
Mrs. Izumi Sakura (deceased mother of Io who was turned into a puppet)
Mr. Nanao Sakura (father of Io, didn't appeared but was seen in a biography)

summary: the story began when Seri a teenager, is looking for an ideal boyfriend at a "goukon" and decides to give up "karate" for good (also because it reminds her the boy she first love?!). until, she met again with her childhood friend and "karate" sparring partner Tamaki at the same goukon!! and to make matters worse, he made her lose (fall) in her bet (his love trap)!! what will Seri do now that she'll have to fulfill his wish of becoming his toy?! will she do everything to get her freedom back or will she do everything to be tied down with him forever?!

manga: Hot Blooded Woman by Mi Ri Hwang

2008-11-30T12:39:00.005+08:00

my opinion: personally, although i like the story as a whole... i like the first arc better compared to the second/last arc maybe because i felt that it lacks something that the first arc have. then again, i can't pinpoint what that thing is, which the second arc lacks. the art is fine, you get used to it and i think it's better compared to other arts i've seen but not as good as other arts also. maybe, that's also another point why i score it 7 instead of 8 out of 10. i recommend it to other shoujo readers who want to read something unique in one way or another.

volumes, chapters: 01-24, 001-

status (in my computer): vol.01-24, ch.001-

rating: 7/10

characters: (arranged by appearance)
main/s
Ha Ji Kang (Jjang "Boss in Korean slang" of Doberman)
Seon/Sin Uoo Park (Jjang of school Seong Hak)
Aram Han (body where Ha Ji resides after the accident)
Te Hu Kang (Jjang of Pung Un; childhood friend-crush of Ha Ji & friends with Seon)
Areum (the first daughter of Aram's step parents)
Han Seo Jang (childhood friend-gang member of Ha Ji, he likes Ha Ji too much)
Moa (death bringer)

others
(older brother of Ha Ji who used to bully her and uses Fencing)
(2nd older brother of Ha Ji who used to bully her and uses Karate)
Mrs. Kang (mother of Ha Ji)
Mrs. Han (step-mother of Aram)
Gyeong Cheol Kim (2nd year from 7th class)
Mi Yeong Jin (used to be Seon's girlfriend after the real Aram was hospitalized)
Min Soo Lee (friend & right hand man of Te Hu, also friends with Seon)
Cheoul Min (one of the student council)
Mr. Kang (father of Ha Ji)
Mr. Han (step-father of Aram)
Mr. Nam (sub-Jjang from gang Nobreak, Judo expert)
Han Nam Jang (older brother of Han Seo)
Te Hyeon Jang (father of Han Seo)
Seong Hui (daughter of Su Suk Choe the minister in government of Education, and friend of Mi)
Seong Hun (basketball club member)
Jeong Hyeop Na (right hand man of Han Seo, he trust Han Seo a lot)
Hyeok Jin Lee (another member from Doberman)
Han Su Choe (another member from Doberman)
Hyeon Soo (another member from Doberman)
Eun Choel (some extra guy at a train)
Mu Hyeon Ha (a famous guy hired by Seon)
Mr. Hui Soo (powerful guy who helped Han Seo)
Seong Si Park (a guy who tried to confront Mu Hyeon because of his girlfriend Jin Hui)
Seong Ho Han (a temporary/acting teacher supervising the fencing club; actually a bodyguard of Yeong In)
Yeong In Seo (cousin of Seon who looked like Aram, she was sent to Seon to be engaged)
mother of Seon (who really didn't appear but was mentioned)
chairman Jang (grandfather of Yeong In and Han Seo)

summary: Ha Ji Kang who is currently boss of a group called Doberman was on her way along with Han Seo her right-hand man & group, to challenge the group called Pung Un where Te Hu is the current leader... however, Ha Ji crashed to a truck causing her to die?! Moa a death bringer, brought Ha Ji's soul unto the soul world thinking he could somehow eliminate Ha Ji. however, her soul was so strong that it repels the ghouls who are trying to eat her, Ha Ji was about to confront Moa about what's really happening but suddenly she was pushed back into the real world... only to find out that she entered another person's body named Aram! she was so frustrated to lose all of her muscles (even though it wasn't her real body) and asked Moa of what she'll do now because apparently she thought that her body was already dead. the death bringer was about to correct her assumptions, but because she pissed him off he decided not to tell her anymore and let her suffer as the new Aram "Ha Ji". contrary to Moa's original plan to make Aram "Ha Ji" suffer bullying, Aram "Ha Ji" enjoyed it thinking that she's being recognized as common person compared to her previous position as a Jjang/Boss. later on, she met with whom she thought to be the Jjang of the school named Seon Uoo Park. and because she wasn't aware of Seon and Aram's past relationship, she thought of the "heart beating for him" as a heart disease aside from Aram's other illness. thus, she decided to challenge him to a fight for Jjang's position. Seon was so annoyed yet entertained to Aram "Ha Ji" that after some misunderstood events, he finally decided to give her what she wants. although he won, and Aram "Ha Ji" thought that the assistance/attention given to her by her classmates were somewhat a form of bullying because she loss to Seon, Aram "Ha Ji" started to be conscious of Seon and him vice versa. however, after the chain of events like meeting up with Te Hu & his gang as Aram "Ha Ji", and after the break up of engagement with Seon... as Seon and Aram "Ha Ji" were about to understand & fall for each other more than before, Han Seo enters the scene and the real Aram in Ha Ji's body awakens. thus, the second arc of the story begins... at volume 11, Han Seo & his right-hand man Jyeong Hyeop figured that Aram "Ha Ji" is the real Ha Ji and the Ha Ji "Aram" is the real Aram. however, Han Seo was blackmailed to hurt Aram "Ha Ji" by Ha Ji "Aram", for if he did not do what she wants she'll destroy Ha Ji's body (because she wants to be with Seon). so Han Seo who was desperate to win Aram "Ha Ji" love but failed to do so, was left with no choice but to hurt the woman he loves. after the events of abuse and runaways, as Seon tried to catch up with Han Seo & Aram "Ha Ji" (who apparently was kidnapped)... meanwhile, Te Hu rescues Ha Ji "Aram" thinking again that she's the one being abused. although Ha Ji "Aram" confirms that she's the bad person in the scene. as Ha Ji "Aram" soul was about to fade because she was meant to die at that time, they went to a special place where they could see Seoul. Ha Ji "Aram" realized her love for Te Hu just like how he realized his love for her, which made her decide to tell him that the next time they meet she won't be the same person he knew. so as she bids farewell to Te Hu, for her soul was about to depart, he took her to a near hospital. on the other side, Aram "Ha Ji" told Han Seo that she regretted meeting him and being friends with him because she couldn't take what Han Seo were doing that time. so, she jumped and got hit by the truck for the second time. and as Ha Ji's soul reunite with Moa, he made her see everything from above like how Seon loves her and told her what were the reasons he was punished before... so before he let her soul go back to her original body he made her drink a magic potion which would make her forget about her past extraordinary experience. as the real Ha Ji wakes up, what would now happened to her life now that she couldn't remember anything from the past months and now that her true lover now see her as a nemesis? how would Seon know that the woman he truly loves is no other than Ha Ji this whole time? how will Han Seo gain Ha Ji now that she forgot everything that happened to her these past months? can destiny bind the lovers in time or will destiny side to the one who made an effort to make the lovers apart?

manga: Happy Hustle High (H3) by Rie Takada

2008-11-19T21:46:00.004+08:00

my opinion: for me, the manga may be shorter than my preferred length of manga volumes, however... the content of the manga as a whole from art, topic, plot and others are fantastic enough to be recommended to shoujo fans. it's sweet, cute, lovable, humorous, witty on its way, unique on some points and unforgettable. i even read it 5 times compared to my other manga in my computer!

volumes, chapters: 01-05, 001-030 (complete)

status (in my computer): vol.01-05, ch.001-030

rating: 9/10

characters: (arranged by appearance)
main/s
Hanabi Ozora (16 years old; protector of girls from Meibi High School, student council's new vice president of new Meibi High School Co-Ed & lover of Yasu)
Yasuaki Garaku (18 years old; student council's former vice president of new Meibi High School Co-Ed & lover of Hanabi)

others
Wakako (student council's secretary of former Meibi High School All-Girls)
Akina (student council's vice president of former Meibi High School All-Girls)
Megumi (student council's president of former Meibi High School All-Girls)
Yoshimoto Kuon (student council's president of new Meibi High School Co-Ed & reason of Yasu's trauma from girls at their past)
Tokihisa Aido (student council's seargent at arms of new Meibi High School Co-Ed & have a crush on Hanabi)
Yousuke Yasuta (2nd year section A, he's one of the men who tries to court Hanabi in thought of having a paradise full of girls because of Hanabi's influence and connection to the Meibi High's girls)
Obuku (the cute goldfish paid to Hanabi as a compensation to her as a representative of girls)
Kiyozumi Sumita (son of one of the donators to the school, a playboy & stupid guy; later on sent to a foreign hospital)
Satsuki, Ai, Tomomi, Mariko, Saya, Harumi, Kaori, Yuki, Taeko, Rina, Kikuko and Marina (5 years old Yasu's past girlfriends?! and cause of his phobia)
Takuto Garaku (2nd son, brother of Yasu)
Aruto Garaku (1st son, brother of Yasu)
Gakuto Garaku (3rd son, brother of Yasu)
Dad Garaku (father of the four brothers)
Takeru Suno (childhood friend of Hanabi, the reason for Hanabi getting stronger and favored by Hanabi's father; he seemed to truly like Hanabi)
Ma-chan (boyfriend of Miko, appeared once in a chapter)
Miko (girlfriend of Ma-chan, appeared once in a chapter)
Tsubasa Tamaya (an actor & secret boyfriend of Rea)
Rea Hanakamuri (an actress & secret girlfriend of Tsubasa)
Ms. Tanaka (teacher at Meibi High)
Kaoru Shirayuki (new teacher who is really intimidated to Hanabi's influence)
Dad Ozora (father of Hanabi)

summary: Hanabi Ozora is the leader & heroine of the girls of the (former-all girls) now-Co-Ed Meibi High School from pervert men. she's very clueless about men, she thought they're all perverts until she met "Yasu" the vice president of the student council from (former-all boys) now-Co-Ed Meibi High School who have a phobia from women whether it's child or not. however, one day all the girls asked her to become their representative because she could withstand men from the council like Yoshitomo (president), Yasuaki (vice president) & Tokihisa (sgt. of arms?). moreover, she became fascinated to Yasu after she tried to get his signature for the expulsion of the traditional rule of Meibi High School... which is the "forbidden relationship between boys and girls at Meibi High." what she doesn't realize was, Yasu also fall for him unknowingly after the incident of her challenge to him at the beach. now, the question is, will the both clueless Hanabi and Yasu realize the true meaning of their fascination to one another? or will they break apart in the end? *of course most of us know this already*

Future Plans for 2008

2008-05-15T20:39:00.000+08:00

ok.. this would be my first and hopefully a good plan for the future of what will be the updates on my blog.

1. my links - will contain mostly of manga/manwha scanlators' sites, manga/manwha summaries from other people, other blogs & etc. *i'll just update this soon*
2. my featured male and female characters - soon since i need to crop some pics.
3. my gif - same as #2. *it's really work-some*
4. my blog - i'm planning on putting inside my manga/manwha summary post the characters' small (100x100) pic along with significant infos about them (after the picture, though i'm planning of putting the infos. under the pic to avoid messy post..hopefully..); i also plans a major change in the summary that i make, it'll be separated into two *for ongoing only* one is the very short (as much as possible it's also clear for any reader) and the other one is the current about the manga/manwha. *i'll also try not to be too bias unto any manga/manwha i've read or still reading up to the present*
while for manga/manwha that's already complete, every reader should be prepared for my complete summary of the manga/manwha for it'll spoil everything (well not really everything since it's still a summary) if they haven't read that particular manga/manwha.
as for when i'll be starting doing this, will be the very QUESTIONABLE part since i haven't started fixing my manga/manwha from my laptop...

my other tasks to comply with these plans:
- REAL LIFE problems/"challenges": transferring to another college school to enter 3rd year Nursing, and more!
- FIX MANY pages (volumes) make 1 page into 2 separate pages that they're supposedly be of some manga/manwha I have, for convinience and for blog purposes!
- DL every updates of my Ongoing Manga/Manwha!
- ARRANGING somethings in my bedroom! *especially this may 2008*

legends: manga

2008-05-15T16:40:00.000+08:00

reminder: the following legends or symbols are meant for better understanding about my shortcuts in my reviews about my interests under my blog.

language/s: mainly i'll be using American language for international convinience, although i originally planned to make use of my nation's language which is Filipino.
as for the title of each manga, i'll try my best to use the original title which is in Nihonggo but in American alphabet.
moreover, it'll be "first name then last name" based on author's name or even the characters' name/s.
although i'll tell you this early that i'll be more of title-based capitalization only in proper nouns such as names than the usual proper capitalization in every sentence.
moreover as for my comments, i think there'll be some occasions that i'll mention some Filipino words depending on my experiences which i could relate into a particular manga.

legends:
when it comes to manga summaries, etc..
"" = nickname
() = gender & role; direction inside this parethesis
[] = further informations
; = separation for every characters/pair of characters/group of characters from another
/ = or
*message inside* = extra comment/s

when it comes to mentioning the character names at a certain picture, in order of the following abbreviations..
ltr = left to right
rtl = right to left
t-b = top to bottom
tl-rb = top left going to right bottom

when it comes to color..
orange = label
red = my message/reminder
blue = ongoing project
green = upcoming project
lavender = finished project

[other symbols/legends..whenever i feel to add another]

# 927 KT's Reply@Japanese ISPs to Ban File Sharers

2008-03-17T00:18:00.013+08:00

the reply doesn't belong to me
just download the file.. to read his/her reply.

no. 927 KT's reply

personally speaking i liked his/her reply that's why i even upload it as a file and make a post about it in my blog.

for the original site see: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/15/japanese-isps-to-ban-file-sharers/
since it's a very LONG LIST of REPLY i only read up from #01 to #54...
then i read again i think i gave up reading up to #150 because as far as i'm concerned i see this "leave a reply" box after #949!

my main point.. if i'm against or pro to this idea..
i'm in between, because i see both sides' opinion about the topic.
it's not because i can't choose it's simply because my situation at this present time is really in between, compared to those people who have taken this side compared to the other.

manga: Love Monster by Riko Miyagi

2007-10-26T06:25:00.011+08:00

my opinion: i find the concept of the story original in a sense of good combination of monsters' characteristics into a one plot. and the drawing is very cute! somehow when i was reading the latest updates of chapters for this series, i start to wish that it won't end yet because not all characters were given even a small exposure of their personal story..tsk, tsk, tsk... but all in all i'd still stick with my rating.. 8 because it's not the almost perfect story plus art i've ever read (i don't think there'll be one), and because it's short for me.. i prefer a story that runs for even 18-20+ volumes.

volumes, chapters: 01-12, 001-082 (complete)

status (in my computer): vol.01-12, ch.001-082

rating: 8/10

characters: (arranged by appearance)
main/s
Hiyo Osora (the only White Crow, loves Kurou)
Kurou Tenma (the heir from Black Crow clan, loves Hiyo)

others
Mrs. Kyouko Osora (Hiyo's mother, from Human clan)
Kalasu/Eigatsu/Katan (a special crow, Hiyo's pet)
Ginjirou Kouya (Kurou's bestfriend, from Wolf clan)
Yuuki Snow White (Kurou's bestfriend, from Snow clan)
(from Three-Eye monsters clan)
(from Rat clan)
Maki Tamaki (likes Kurou, from Cat clan)
Kamakura Kamako-sensei (a guy who likes to dress as a girl, likes Hayate?, from - clan)
Jyanome Ishirou/Semu-sensei (school's Psychologist, can turn into a child but actually a man from Medusa clan)
Tienxiegui (from Jack & Beanstalk? clan)
Mr. Shou Osora (Hiyo's father, from Black Crow clan & adopted)
Usukuchi Issori (Union Honorable General Secretary Junior High 2nd year, from Itten Momen clan)
Makio Kawahara (Student Union Accountant Senior High 3rd year, from Kappa clan)
Ken Yamata/Tsurugi Yazaki (Student Union Vice President, likes Hiyo, from Fire-Snake clan)
Hitomi (Ghost Guardian of Girl's dormitory)
Kinuko (Queen of Girl's Dormitory)
Hayate Tenma (older brother of Kurou, likes Kamakura?)
Hao Tenma (grandfather of Kurou, adopted & raised Shou)
Mr. Yasha Tenma (Kurou's father, Shou's best friend)
Mrs. Miyako Tenma (Kurou's mother, likes Shou alot, the only Dark Night Priestess who could predict the future except Shou & Hiyo's)
Konta Inari (likes Hiyo, the prince from Fox clan)
Mako Inukami (sister of Koma, from Dog clan)
Koma Inukami (sister of Mako, from Dog clan)
Father & Mother of Konta (from Fox clan)
Bakumin-sensei (Chemistry Professor, from Leopard clan)
Maboroshidou Haine (President of Hyakki Union Council, likes Hiyo, the only Grey winged Crow)
Chiya Tenma (younger sister of Kurou, Mizuki's bestfriend, from Black Crow clan)
Mizuki Totoko (Chiya's bestfriend, from Mermaid clan)
Mr. Vanilla Ice Snow White (Yuuki's father, from Snow clan)
Mrs. Yukina Snow White (Yuuki's mother, from Snow clan)
Mr. Kintarou Kouya (Ginjirou's father, from Wolf clan)
Mrs. Yohko Kouya (Ginjirou's mother, from Fox clan)
Komugi Taneda (Hiyo's bestfriend, likes Ginjirou, from Human clan)
Mr. Principal (S & M academy's Principal who was rumored to have lived for 800 years & rarely appears)
J Bradford (from Vampire clan)
K Bradford (from Vampire clan)
L Bradford (likes Hiyo, the prince from Vampire clan)
KiKi (a vampire bat, Hiyo's pet)
Lola Tatemaki (daughter of Skeleton nurse, from Zombie clan)
Shuri (the Suzaku deity)
Wan (Suzaku's servant)
Kokuran (the Genbu deity)
Seisui (the Seiryuu deity)
Hakuga (the Byakko deity)
Roushi-sama

summary: after Hiyo Ozora failed to enter highschool, she was mysteriously invited into an unknown school called "S & M academy" upon her travel into the woods where the said school was located...her pet Kalasu suddenly brought her into this odd looking mansion into the woods, not knowing that it was already the school itself! as she was brought in by two men in hood, she met Kurou Tenma the president of the union council. and to her surprised, she was suddenly introduced to the whole campus as his fiancee!! moreover, what makes her more surprised was the fact that the school was meant for different kinds of monsters including her fiancee Kurou?! what will happen upon her arrival at the campus & why was she even invited into a school full of different monsters?

manga: Koukou Debut by Kazune Kawahara

2007-05-11T17:51:00.008+08:00

my opinion: i love this manga...it have this feeling of balance & uniqueness that i can't stop reading this manga. moreover, in my opinion the story have a good grasp of what is love in reality yet at the same time the author tries to simplify things so that the story will not get more complicated or lost its essence from the original plot. though i hope that it would have more twist as it continues yet still in a simple manner...

volumes, chapters: 01-12, 001-047 (ongoing)

status (in my computer): vol.01-12, ch.001-047

rating: 9/10

characters: (arranged by appearance)
main/s
Haruna Nagashima (Yoh's girlfriend, female representative from 2F)

Yoh Komiyama (Haruna's coach then boyfriend)

others
Mami Takahashi (best friend of Haruna)
Asami Komiyama (Yoh's younger sister)

Tamura Fumiya (best friend of Yoh, Haruna's first crush)

Asaoka (best friend of Yoh)

Leona Matsuzaka (wants to compete with Haruna)

(Haruna's father)

(Haruna's mother)

(Haruna's younger brother)

Makoto Kurihara (Yoh's ex-girlfriend)

Akito Jouhou (male 1st yr.)

blonde-flirt? (male 1st yr.)

Shinji Outa (male 1st yr.)
Takemoto (female 1st yr.)
Tokuda (female 1st yr.)
*Yamamoto (first yr. female rep. but is not shown)
*Kumao Shouda (male rep. from 1A but is not shown)
Eri Minegishi (female rep. from 3H)
Kyouko Komiya (female rep. from 1H)
Akio Shimezu (male rep. from 1G)
Nobuhiro Kumada (male rep. from 2E)
Tsuyoshi Morioka (male rep., likes Eri?!)
Miyabi Jouhou (older sister of Akito and classmate of Yoh in a cram school)

[more soon!]

summary: Haruna is a baseball player, as she got to go high school she've decided to be feminine to have a boyfriend & experience love for the first time. however, unlike from her shoujo mangas' stories, reality is harsh & so is her fashion! enter Yoh, a guy she recently heard to be a good commentor when it comes to girls by just looking at them! now she've decided to make him her coach into becoming a lady to get a boyfriend! but as the story progress, she've come into a realization that she've fallen in love first with Tamura then finally after some incident with her new friend and also Yoh's sister named Asami...she realizes that the one she likes is Yoh! however this is one of Yoh's forbidden condition before he agreed to be her coach! luckily for Haruna, Yoh also comes to a realization that the reason he kept mentioning Haruna to his sister is because he subconsciously fallen in love with her! What will happen to their relationship now that their lovers? How will they face each others differences? How will they cope along with the people around them who also develops with them as they progress?

manga: Gakuen Alice (Alice Academy) by Tachibana Higuchi

2007-05-11T17:47:00.008+08:00

my opinion: the story itself of the series is not as typical as what other people (who haven't read the manga or seen the anime) might think it is...simply because it tackles not only of the main characters' lives, emotions, etc. but also the lives of the other characters. moreover, i find the story of the series to be deep & somewhat complicated. but that's what makes the story more interesting to follow on. as of the latest/current (2008) chapter of Gakuen Alice goes on, it tackles about Mikan, Natsume, Hotaru & Ruka's time travel with Noda-sensei to "the past of Yuka and (deceased) Yukihara-sensei" for short "romance of Mikan's parent" hehehe i just like to title it that way.

volumes, chapters: 01-16, 001-103 (ongoing)

status (in my computer): vol.01-04, 06-11's ch.047-062 065, 12-13's ch.066-075 077, 14-16's ch. 078-103

rating: 9/10

characters: (arranged by appearance)
main/s
Mikan Sakura (nullification alice & stealing others' alice)
Hotaru Imai (tech-creation alice)
Natsume Hyuuga (fire alice)
Ruka Nogi (animal pheromones alice)

others
Grandfather of Mikan
Mrs. Imai
Narumi sensei (pheromonal inclination alice)
Misaki sensei ()
Fukutan sensei (sub advisor of the class..)
Himukai (psychic alice?)
Yuu Tobita (illusion alice)
Sumire Shouda (cat-dog morph alice)
Kokoroyomi (mind-reading alice)
Kitsuneme (levitation alice)
Nonoko Ogasawara ()
Anna Umemiya ()
Bear (guardian of the northern woods; one of Kaname senpai's creation)
Serina Yamada sensei (clairvoyance alice)
Jinno sensei (lightning-thunder alice)
auntie Takahashi (guardian of the elementary dormitory)
Tsubasa Andou (shadow alice)
Misaki Harada ()
Persona ()
Shouda (, brother of Sumire)
Megane ()
Yoruichi Hijiri (attracting-spirits alice & growing alice?)
Yura Otonashi (meditation alice)
Reo Mouri (voice alice)
Shuuichi Sakurano (morph alice?, principal of the junior division)
Subaru Imai (healing alice, older brother of Hotaru)
Makihara sensei ()
Nodachi sensei (time travelling alice)
Akiyoshi 'Akira' Tonouchi (companionship alice)
Hayami ()
Yuka Azumi (stealing others' alice ability, student & lover of Yukihara, mother of Mikan)
Shiki (hallucination, shield, explosion alice)
Ishimori (teleportation alice)
Kanbu Mihara (petrification alice, scientist from Z's base)
sensei (nullifying alice, father of Mikan)
Nobara Ibaragi (snow? alice)
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Aoi Hyuuga (ice alice, sister of Natsume)
Yukihara Izumi (sensei & lover of Yuka; father of Mikan; killed by the Elementary principal?)
[more to come soon...]

summary: Sakura Mikan followed her bestfriend Hotaru Imai, who recently got to an academy called "Alice Academy", along with her grandfather's savings...she went to Tokyo where the academy is located. furthermore, little does she know that the academy was only meant for not just "talented children" but rather "magical children". as she pursue her "mission" to see her bestfriend through entering the same academy, she accidentally met Narumi sensei, who's by that time was trying to caught the "black cat"...moreover, as she explain her motive to Narumi sensei. Narumi sensei explained to her that she should prove herself first that she have an "alice" before she could actually enter the school. Mikan who's very naive about what's an alice, accidentally prove herself to have one through Narumi sensei as the witness himself..though he's not sure by that time..he still let Mikan enter the school. however, since the whole school was unsure about her alice. a boy named Natsume test her through making her pass through a dangerous woods...will she able to prove herself & stay at the school or will she be kicked out as early as she haven't imagined?

[edit Jan.14, 2011: any additional info. or correction are entertained.]

manga: Skip Beat! by Yoshiki Nakamura

2007-05-11T17:37:00.012+08:00

my opinion: a very unique manga! i love this manga, for it doesn't only focus on romance genre like other shoujo mangas but on entertainment (acting) genre! it also have comedy, reality & unpredictable events! gotta keep readin'! *my favorite volumes so far are the following...01, 04, 06-08, 11, 14-17

volumes, chapters: 01-22, 001-131 + extras/omakes (ongoing)

status (in my computer):
vol.01-22, ch.001-131 + extras/omakes

rating: 9/10

characters: (arranged by appearance)

main/s

Kyouko Mogami "Kyoko" (childhood friend & ex-lover of Shou, loves Ren but denies it?..due to her experience, LME's professionally talented but still a beginner actress & belongs to Love-Me-Section) [bday: December 25]

Kuon "Ren Tsuruga" (loves Kyouko but resist to be because of a promise?, LME's professional actor)

Shoutarou Fuwa "Shou Fuwa" (childhood friend & ex-lover of Kyouko, loves Kyouko but realized it too late?, Akatoki Agency's professional singer-composer & actor, an Egoistic-Egomania-Egocentric type of person according to Kyouko)

others

Kuniko Marumaya (Kyouko's co-ex female worker at a store & one of Ren to Shou's fans)

Shouko Angei (Shou's manager & current lover? *well maybe not)

Okami (boss of Darumaya, Kyouko's present adopted father)

Okami-san (manager of Darumaya, Kyouko's present adopted mother)

Takenori Sawara (Kyouko's sort of manager)
*Saena (her name was mentioned on chapter 04 or 05 by Shou's parent but I'm not certain if she's Kyouko's mother)

Kanae Kotonami (Kyouko's best friend, LME's professionally talented but still a beginner actress & belongs to Love-Me-Section)

Maria Takarada (Rori's grand daughter, child-star) [bday: December 24]

Yukihito Yashiro (Ren's manager)

Matsushima (one of LME's acting-audition section jury)
Nakazawa (one of LME's singing-audition section jury)

Rori Takarada (LME's President)
Miya (Kyouko's 2nd co-ex female worker at a store & one of Shou's fans)

Kimiko Kamio (LME's actress whom Kyouko first served as LME member)

Nakazawa (LME's Head in singing section)

Ruriko Matsunai (LME's singing-actress)
(Ruriko's manager)
Shinkai Seishi (movie director for Ruriko and Ren's movie/play?)
(reporter from Boots magazine, the one who took interest to Kyouko's photo session... *his face was not shown hmmm too suspicious)
Hikaru "Ishibashi" (leader of LME's famous idol band called Bridge Rock)
Shin'ichi "Ishibashi" (one of LME's famous idol band called Bridge Rock)
Yuusei "Ishibashi" (one of LME's famous idol band called Bridge Rock)
Koujirou Toyokawa (Bridge Rock's manager)
Bo (the costume chicken used by Kyouko in a TV show)
Yosuke/Kazuki (just mentioned childhood friends of Shou?!)

Kazumi (auditions for Kaindo drink commercial)
Nao (auditions with Kazumi for Kaindo drink commercial)
Erika Kouenji (childhood rival of Kanae, auditions for Kaindo drink commercial)
Ruby, Todo "Sapphire", Sakazaki "Emerald" (Erika's assistants)
Kurosaki (Kaindo drink commercial's director for "Kyurara", also one of the audition's jury)
Kaindo (one of the audition's jury)
Saido (one of the audition's jury)
Mimori Nanokura (15 y/0, recently began as an idol)
Asami Haruki (director for Shou's Promotional Video from Queen Record and producer of Dark Moon)

Ryotaro Uesugi (acted on a hollywood movie and father of Hiou)
Yuuko Nabatame (acted on a hollywood movie and mother of Hiou)
Kotetsu Uesugi (legendary actor and grandfather of Hiou)

Hiou Uesugi (most infamous elementary student of Japan and mostly appears in Commercials, believe it or not he's only 11 y/o when he met Kyouko and Kanae)
Matsuda (Hiou's assistant/guardian?)
(Kanae's 2 eldest brothers, 1 eldest sister, 5 younger brothers and 2 younger sister; eldest brother's wife & their 2 twins; second eldest's wife & their only child; eldest sister's 3 sons)
"dark Angel" (Kyouko's role in Shou's PV)
Hiroaki Ogata (director of Dark Moon and son of the previous legendary director Hirotaka Ogata who used to film the movie titled Tsukigomori)
"Mio Hongo" (Kyouko's role in Dark Moon)
Katsuki (Ren's main role in Dark Moon)
Mizuki (Itsumi's main role in Dark Moon)
Itsumi Momose (got the role of Mizuki from Dark Moon and befriends with Kyouko later on)
Iizuka Fanshui (the one who used to play Mio in Tsukigomori and in the Dark Moon plays as Mizuki & Mio's mother)
Mr. Kaolin (promoter of Shou's new PV and the one who gave Shou the reason to look at the Dark Moon poster)
Takamoku (one of the director's assistant in Dark Moon?!)
Yoshiko (one of Mizuki's friend whom at the backstage gossips with her friends from the industry about Kyouko's different roles from Shou's PV to Dark Moon's Mio)
Reino (Vie Ghoul's leader, currently hunting Kyouko for some psychic reason and seem to hold grudge against Shou)
(Vie Ghoul's Guitarist member)
(Vie Ghoul's Drummer member)
(Vie Ghoul's Bassist member)
(Vie Ghoul's Keyboarder member)
Kuu Hizuri "Shuuhei Houzu" (he used to play the role of Katsuki in Tsukigomori; father of Ren?!)
Julie Wella (wife of Kuu and mother of Kuon)
Ten "Jelly Woods" (darling of Rori?! and a great hair dresser?!)
(butler of Maria's father)
Durisu (Maria's uncle tiger)
Kouki (Maria's father)
Chiori Amamiya (play as Yumika one of the characters in Box R)
Yoshitomo (Chiori's manager)
Honoka Ootomo (a model whom Kyouko got her inspiration for Natsu's character)
(director of Box R)
"Natsu Kitagawa" (Kyouko's role in Box R)
Rumi Maruyama (play as lead character in Box R)
(mother of Chiori)
Makino (play as Kaori one of the characters in Box R, she tried to hide the ribbon of Natsu and embarrased Kyouko but instead it's reversed)

summary: Kyouko Mogami (hair color still in black) lived secretly with the recently famous Shou Fuwa (her childhood friend & lover) at a apartment in Tokyo. she doesn't care about how poor she live as long as she could be with her beloved "prince" (as she thought to be so..). however, one day as she was about to deliver food for Shou..she heard all the harsh truth from Shou's mouth on "what is her role for Shou's life". moreover, now that all her "little-devil-Kyouko were released by Shou's evil revelation". she vowed to him that one day, she'll get her ULTIMATE REVENGE unto him through his beloved ShowBiz! as she barely got into being an actress wherein she turned into an amateur actress who must undergo the Love-Me-Section of LME before becoming its real actress, she met Ren Tsuruga (Shou's rival to Kyouko ^u^ & Fame in ShowBiz) who was very mean yet mysteriously help her into becoming a professional actress (sooner than she thought)..the question is that..is it really just for the sake of helping her into becoming a true actress or there's more to it?!

manga: Hot Gimmick by Miki Aihara

2007-04-14T21:39:00.005+08:00

my opinion: i wish its' story was prolonged and developed more..along with its characters. though i also agree to some readers who've read this manga to be unsatisfying. i still gave it a 7...

volumes, chapters: 01-12, 001-059 + 01 special (complete)

status (in my computer): vol.01-12, ch.001-059

rating: 7/10

characters: (arranged by appearance)
main/s
Hatsumi Narita (hates then loves Ryoki)
Ryoki Tachibana (loves Hatsumi)
Azusa Odagiri (loves Hatsumi?)
Shinogu Narita (Hatsumi's adopted older brother, loves Hatsumi as a woman)

others
Akane Narita (Hatsumi's younger sister, Subaru's girlfriend)
Subaru (anime fan, Akane's boyfriend)
Yuka (Ryoki's ex-girlfriend)
Mrs. Narita (Hatsumi & Akane's mother, strict but caring)
Mrs. Tachibana (Ryoki's over protective mother, very discriminating)
Mrs. Odagiri (Azusa's deceased mother, unfaithful wife yet loving mother, Mr. Tachibana's lover)
Mr. Odagiri (Mrs. Odagiri's husband, works abroad)
Mr. Narita (Hatsumi & Akane's father, adopts Shinogu, hard working and loving, takes all the blame)
Mr. Tachibana (Ryoki's unrepentant father, unfaithful husband, Mrs. Odagiri's lover)
maid (still young, took care of Ryoki)
Kazama (Shinogu's best friend)
(Mrs. Tachibana's choice as fiance for Ryoki)

summary: as Hatsumi's sister ask for a favor in buying her a pregnancy test..Ryoki saw Hatsumi and blackmails her into telling her mother about the misunderstood incident. in exchange for his silence, Ryoki ask Hatsumi to be his 'sex slave' (sort of practicing her as his sex slave) since he is inexperience about this. however, despite being forced into this condition..Hatsumi or as luck is upon her..the said condition of Ryoki always turned into a failure. then one day, after Hatsumi defend Ryoki from his tutor and lover's insults..Ryoki starts to like Hatsumi (seemed to be from a long time though). the next day Hatsumi was asked by Azusa's father to deliver Azusa's passport in a parcel to his son Azusa, because he was busy to deliver it himself to his son..knowing Hatsumi's personality, she can't say 'no' to anyone, so she delivers the parcel. on her arrival to the studio, Azusa defend her from one of his fan girl Junna and later on..they confessed to one another...as everything starts to change in Hatsumi's life and despite the fact that Azusa have always been kind to Hatsumi..he acts suspicious when Hatsumi is not around. moreover, as the story progress..the question lies on "who among the two..have the pure intentions towards Hatsumi?"..and who will Hatsumi choose in the end?

manga: Furuba (Fruits Basket) by Natsuki Takaya

2007-01-05T22:04:00.005+08:00

my opinion: i love this manga! it really made me cry yet happy up to last & made me understand more about complicated things..just read it! though I'm a little bit confuse on some scene at the last chapter of the last volume...

"everbody loves Tohru! ^u^"

volumes, chapters:

01-23, 001-136 (complete)

status (in my computer): vol. 01-23, ch.001-136

rating: 9/10

characters: (arranged by appearance)
main/s

Tohru Honda (female)

Yuki Sohma (male, mouse zodiac, loves Tohru)

Kyo Sohma (male, cat zodiac, loves Tohru)

Shigure Sohma (male, dog zodiac, loves Akito but hates her before)

others

Arisa 'Uo' Uotani (Tohru's strong best friend, loves Kureno)

Saki 'Hana' Hanajima (Tohru's psychic best friend, Megumi's older sister, loves Kyo's step father)

Momiji Sohma (rabbit zodiac, loves Tohru)

Hatsuharu 'Haru' Sohma (cow zodiac, alter personality: Black Haru, Rin's boyfriend)

Kagura Sohma (boar zodiac, loves Kyo)

Hatori Sohma (seahorse/dragon zodiac, Kana's forgotten ex-husband)

Kana Sohma (Hatori's ex-wife, had fogotten all about Hatori due to Hatori's power)

Ayame Sohma (snake zodiac, Yuki's hatred brother)

Mine Kuramae (Ayame's girlfriend & assistant at his shop)

Momoji's mother (chose to forget Momiji due to her unacceptance to her own child's curse)

Kisa Sohma (tiger zodiac, loves Hiro)

Hiro Sohma (sheep zodiac, loves Kisa)

Ritsu Sohma (monkey zodiac, transvesite)

Akito Sohma (head of all zodiac, loves Shigure but lives with Kureno)

Kazuma Sohma (Kyo's adopted father)

Isuzu 'Rin' Sohma (horse zodiac, Haru's girlfriend)

Kureno Sohma (bird zodiac, loves Uo but lives with Akito..except the later part)

Ren Sohma (Akito's evil mother)

Kyoko Honda (Tohru's deceased mother, cares for Kyo)

Katsuya Honda (Tohru's deceased father)

Megumi Hanajima (Hana's psychic younger brother)

Mayuko Shirayuki (Kana's best friend, loves Hatori but kept it secret)

Naohito Sakuragi (one of the student council)

Kakeru Manabe (Kimi's boyfriend, hates Tohru at first)

Kimi Toudou (Kakeru's girlfriend, her father accidentally killed Tohru's mother in a car accident but also died in the accident)

Machi Kuragi (Introvert type of person, Yuki's girlfriend at later part)

summary: Tohru Honda is an ordinary high school girl who recently lost her beloved mother (Kyoko) and adopted soon by Shigure Sohma, Yuki Sohma & Kyo Sohma. For few panels of a page in the manga...it seems that Tohru will live a normal life however, secrets were revealed one by one. Characters in the story increases...as the story deepens to the core, each characters' feelings and traumatic experiences are revealed. Physical, Emotional & Psychological happenings is in the air! Moreover, as Tohru & the rest are searching for Freedom & True Love...will they all succeed or will they just fall into the same cycle of committing the same mistakes all over again?!

manga: Hatsukare / Kare First Love by Miyasaka Kaho

2007-01-03T02:22:00.007+08:00

my opinion: though it failed to give me a prolonged story, it has a good ending...and i still recommend it for shoujo fans out there...

volumes, chapters: 01-10, 001-059 (complete)

status (in my computer): vol. 01-10, ch.001-059

rating: 8/10

characters: (arranged by appearance)
main/s
Karin Karino (loves Aoi, a good student-pianist)
Aoi Kiriya (loves Karin, a good student-photographer)

others
Yuka Ichikawa (flirty & hates Karin)
Nanri Ayase (Karin's best friend)
Ebihara Tooru (Aoi's best friend)
Hiromu Usami (Aoi's best friend)
Karin's older sister
Karin's mother
Yuka's boyfriend (Yuka's ex-boyfriend)
Shouko Kiriya (Yuuji's widow-wife)
Yuuji Kiriya (Shouko's deceased husband, Aoi's older brother, professional photographer)
Aoi's father
Karin's father
Shinji Takagi (Yuuji's best friend, professional director)

summary: Karin is an ordinary highschool girl..who is labeled as one of the geeks in their school. However, one day on the train she met Aoi and to make matters worst in an embarassing way! As Aoi tries to know her more..the more Karin avoids him. Moreover, as they fell in love to each other and enters into a relationship for the first time..they are starting to encounter problems they haven't encountered before. The question now is will they survive these tides or will these tides break them up in the end?

manga: I'S by Masakazu Katsura

2007-01-03T02:16:00.004+08:00

my opinion: i really don't know the full or exact title of this manga because it's only known as it is which is "I.S." all i know from it, is that it has the right to be popular among its readers...
i really liked this manga from the beginning until the end.
unfortunately, i also admit that i'm a bit disappointed from its ending because it lacks my good expectations for the ending, which is the complete ending for all of its characters.

volumes, chapters: 01-18, 001- (complete)

status (in my computer): vol.01-18, ch.001-

ratings: 8/10

characters: (according to appearance)
main/s
Iyori Yoshizuki (female, loves Ichitaka, talented student-actress)
Ichitaka Seto (male, loves Iyori)

others
Yasumasa Teratani (male, best friend of Ichitaka);
Miyoko (female, first crush of Ichitaka);
Itsuki Akiba (female, best friend of Ichitaka);
Hanazono Hiromi "Hegemi" (male, teacher);
"Marionette King" (male, pervert antagonist);
Takako (female, Ichitaka's mother);
Kyouko & Tomoko (female, flirty);
Wandako (male, extra);
Koshinae (homosexual "gay", admires Hiromi sensei);
Takezawa (male, artist & apprentice/loves? Itsuki);
Nani (female, friend of both main characters);
Yuka Morisaki (female, best friend of Nani & admires Yasumasa);
Miyoko (female, friend of both main character & is different from Ichitaka's first crush);
Mokichi Kida (male, friend of both main characters & fan of Iyori);
Tanaka (male, friend of both main characters);
Izumi Isozaki (female, loves Ichitaka);
Kensuke (male, ex-lover of Izumi);
Furukawa (female, manager of Iyori & antagonist to the main characters' relationship);
Narikane Teratani (male, cousin of Yasumasa & owner of a hotel);
Aiko Asou (female, look alike of Iyori but have a mole?! & loves Tanaka Bunghole);
Tanaka Bunghole (male, desperate singer & doesn't treat Aiko as his lover);
Shimazu Isai (male, owner of the company where Iyori was acting & the main antagonist of the main characters' relationship!)

summary: Ichitaka was dumped before by his first crush, few years later he have a new crush the famost & sexy Iyori who is also one of his classmates. however, due to his fear of another rejection like from his past, then add Iyori's perverted classmates/fans/etc. and his childhood friend Itsuki who have an interest to him since childhood, together with other women that he'll encounter...will he be able to confess to Iyori on time & further his relationship with her or will he make things worse than before?