Punch!, Vol. 1
10 best books like Punch!, Vol. 1 (Rie Takada): Tail of the Moon, Volume 1, Girl Got Game, Vol. 1, Backstage Prince, Vol. 1, Wanted, Tenshi Ja Nai!! (I'm No Angel), Vol. 1, Crimson Hero, Vol. 1, Yurara, Vol. 1, The Heavenward Path, Princess of the Damned, 恋だの愛だの 1 [Koi Dano Ai Dano 1]
| Author | Rinko Ueda |
| ISBN | 1421507641 |
Sometimes it seems like Usagi is hopeless. Sure, she's good with healing herbs, but she's the granddaughter of the leader of a prestigious ninja village and she's such a klutz that she's never made it out of the kiddie class. Finally frustrated with Usagi's lack of progress, her grandfather sends her...
| Author | Shizuru Seino |
| ISBN | 1591826969 |
This was the first Manga book I've ever read. I got used to the style (reading backwards) pretty easily and I read the entire book in one sitting.
I read this as a preview for my 9 year old niece, however, I don't think it'd be wholly appropriate for her yet. There are some older teen topics in it. Plus...
Drawn into the exciting world of kabuki theatre, young Akari spends her time after school assisting the internationally famous actor, Shonosuke Ichimura. In the real world, however, this prince of kabuki is actually a high school cutie by the name of Ryusei.
Akari is totally clueless about...
| Author | Matsuri Hino |
| ISBN | 1421519348 |
• From the creator of MeruPuri and Vampire Knight, also available from VIZ Media.• 40-page bonus story included (unrelated to Wanted)
• Vampire Knight and MeruPuri combined have sold through over 150k units in the U.S. to date.
• To be previewed and promoted in the August...
Tenshi Ja Nai!! (I'm No Angel), Vol. 1
| Author | Takako Shigematsu |
| ISBN | 0976895714 |
Ever since a brief stint as a child model, Hikaru has been tormented by her jealous classmates. All she wanted was to blend in, but things get worse when she transfers to an elite school for girls because her new roommate, Izumi, is a super-popular TV idol. But Izumi is far from the perfect girlfriend that...
| Author | Mitsuba Takanashi |
| ISBN | 1421501406 |
All that matters to 15-year-Old Nobara Sumiyoshi is volleyball; she's an awesome vollyball player with big-time ambitions. But sometimes it seems like a girl just can't get a break in the competitive world of high school volleyball. Nobara's family wants her to inherit the role of mistress, serving...
| Author | Chika Shiomi |
| ISBN | 1421513501 |
There are two sides to every ghost story...
Yurara Tsukinowa is a quiet girl who can see spirits and sense their emotions. Not wanting to seem abnormal, she hides her secret until she meets Mei Tendo and Yako Hoshino, two guys who use their spiritual powers to ward off vengeful spirits. The dormant...
Mitsuko is being haunted by ghosts and bad luck. An angry spirit commands her to keep a forgotten promise and assigns her a series of impossible tasks. She turns to the mischievous shape-shifter Goranu for help. Together they journey through a landscape of Japanese myths and legends made real. This...
I WILL SPOIL THIS BOOK TO YOU SO IF YOU HONESTLY DO WANT TO BE SPOILER-ED, THEN GO AHEAD AND READ THIS.
OHMYFUCKINGGOD NO WONDER SHE SEEMED LIKE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON!
The hero.. I'm against it but he's an okay hero. I'm against it but I like him. He has faults though....
| Author | Ririko Tsujita |
| ISBN | 4592191064 |
One of my favorite mangas right now. Love it so much!
A little advice, before reading this book, it's better to start with the prequel, Warau Kanoko-sama. I'm sure you'll love it. ^^
It's so funny to see the extent to which Tsubaki goes to make Kanoko fall in love with him. :P He's a very...
| Author | G.A. Aiken |
| ISBN | 1420127241 |
Only for those I love would I traipse into the merciless Northlands to risk life, limb, and my exquisite beauty. But do they appreciate it? Do they say, "Gwenvael the Handsome, you are the best among us--the most loved of all dragons?" No For centuries my family has refused to acknowledge my magnificence...
| Author | Moyoco Anno |
| ISBN | 0345494873 |
THE FORGOTTEN PATH
Witch girls Chocolat and Vanilla were best friends before they came to the Human World. But the competition to see who will be the next Queen of the Magical World has come between them. Worse, Vanilla has embraced the Dark Magic of the Ogres, who are the enemies of all witches....
| Author | Jerry Spinelli |
| ISBN | 0590462784 |
A fast, fun friendship read from the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee.
It's football season at Plumstead Middle School, and everything is up in the air. Sunny has become a cheerleader--the first ever to wear a frown and beat up fans who refuse to cheer. Eddie has gone out for football...
When Lys was born, her heart did not beat at all. To save her, her mother made a contract with a devil: Lys can borrow his heart until the day she turns 16, but after that, he will eat her body. Together with her companion, Siva, someone she met by chance on the desert at night, she travels around as a dancer girl...
| Author | JUDAL |
| ISBN | 1591823692 |
One Century ago the king of Saint Pheliosta, and the Vampire King, Duzell, had a monumental duel. Duzell was defeated and cursed Phelios that they would fight again in their next re-incarnation, a century later.
99 and 1/2 years later, Duzell has been reborn as a wildcat and rescued from the wild...
| Author | Mick Takeuchi |
| ISBN | 0976895730 |
This is a multiple volume shoujo manga series. Mick Takeuchi states that it was supposed to be horror, but in the first volume it goes from slightly bone chilling to girly love story. As a result, it’s hard to know what will come next. Amane Kamori is a manatsukai (master of names) and has special powers....
| Author | Ao Mimori |
| ISBN | 1421518023 |
Everyone thinks 16-year-old Ryoko Sakura has weird taste in guys because she can't stop drooling over Fuji, the strong silent type who sits next to her in class. When she discovers he works for a host club--where women actually pay men to date them--will she finally wise up? Or will he leave his job to be...
| Author | Bisco Hatori |
| ISBN | 1421512033 |
The second installment introduces Keigo. A concerned childhood friend of Chiyuki who had also developed feelings for her and the situation takes kind of a weird turn. Nevertheless, Toya still remains my favorite of the characters. The frames tell the story well (even though the cultural differences...
| Author | Kako Mitsuki |
| ISBN | 4091305636 |
What am I to make of this, this, whatever this is?
I have read the other reviews about poor translations and who on earth kisses people at random under trees. While they are right, plus, I felt that this series had a terrible combination of not only poor editing, but poor storytelling as well. How can...
