Rapid Reviews - Manga

Mars (Vol 3) by Fuyumi Soryo. More hot biker dude and shy artist. This time we get to see Rei in action, as he participates in a big race. I think the best moment comes at the end, however, when Rei sees the painting that Kira made of him. There's a great panel of him in front of the painting, turning to look at the other people in the gallery. This series is definitely turning into something interesting. It's still just a pretty good manga, but each volume explores something different and doesn't retread old ground.

Alice 19th: Inner Heart by Yu Watase. A girl named Alice, a strange bunny creature, and a hot European mage named Frey! This is like Cardcaptor Sakura on speed. I'm not entirely sure I'm enjoying it, but I find it too compelling, in a sort of "can't look away" style, to not continue reading it. Any book that has two guys accidently kiss in a shower... with the girl they've both fallen for watching, is just too strange to not see through to the end.

I'm going to stop reviewing further volumes in series I'm reading, unless there's something so noteworthy that I feel I have to bring it up. Each time I'm writing a Manga review I feel like I'm trying to find new ways to restate the same thing. I think I will, however, try to review each Manga series as I finish it. So, in future, here's the plan: I'll review the first issue/volume of each Manga series I try, then if I continue to read it, I'll do a series review when I have read the last volume. And, while this is the rule, there will no doubt be exceptions.