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I have been receiving some review requests over the past few months. However, I have been quite busy with my personal and school life to continue actively reviewing novels. I do read every request that has been sent but I apologize in advance that I do not reply to them all. I have accumulated a pile I have yet to go through and I try to work with what I have instead rather than taking on more.

If I do take on a request, I will forewarn that it may take a couple of months before I get around to it.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Short and Simple (8)

Title: The Color Trilogy: The Color of Earth
Mangaka: Kim Dong Hwa
Age Group: Older Teens
Series is: Completed with 3 volumes
Volume(s) Reviewing: 1
My Rating: 2/5

Sentence Summary: Ehwa is a young girl who lives with her widowed mother. Ehwa learns and grows each day as she is exposed to the different aspects of life and becoming a young woman.

Speaking Straightly: I can see why this manhwa is raved about. However, it's not my style. The manhwa focuses heavily on her and her mother dealing with romance. I personally found it too slow-moving for my liking. This is more for people who enjoys a very realistic story on a day-to-day basis.


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Title: Akumetsu
Mangaka: Tabata Yoshiaki
Age Group: Older Teens
Series is: Completed with 18 volumes
Volume(s) Reviewing: 1
My Rating: 4/5


Sentence Summary: When Japan's economy is at its worse, the citizens are losing hope while the rich of the rich are reaping the benefits from the country. A mysterious masked man by the name of Akumetsu is out to rid the evil of Japan in the name of justice.


Speaking Straightly: This is a more violent type of manga where it's villain against villain (depending on how you view Akumetsu). It's similar to Death Note where the protagonist has a certain way of viewing justice and doesn't mind getting rid of those they believe shouldn't be alive. However, the difference between Light and Akumetsu is that Akumetsu doesn't mind going out and getting his own hands dirty rather than doing it behind magic or whatnot.


Many shonen fans will love this series.
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2 comments:

Liviania said...

Not sure either of these are for me. I'm not big on the art on either cover.

Diana Dang said...

Akumetsu's art is shonen like, but I like it. :) I don't think it's for everyone because I remember I tried the first chapter a couple of years back and I stopped. But going back at it now, it's interesting.