Manga Review: Love's Supreme Principle by Kanan Minami

Title: Love's Supreme Principle 

Original Title: Ren-ai Shijou Shugi

Author: Kanan Minami

Artist: Kanan Minami

Year of Release: 2002

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts, Mature, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Smut

Status: Completed

Chapters (Translated in English): 41.5

Volumes & Chapters: 8 Volumes

Volume 1 Chapters 1-5                     Volume 5 Chapters 21-25.5
Volume 2 Chapters 6-10.1                Volume 6 Chapters 26-31
Volume 3 Chapters 11-15.1              Volume 7 Chapters 32-36.1
Volume 4 Chapters 16-20.1              Volume 8 Chapters 37-41.1

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Manga Review: Girls of the Wild's by Hun

Title: Girls of the Wild's

Original Title: Girls of the Wild's

Author: Hun

Artist: 

Year of Release: 2011

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Harem, Martial Arts, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Webtoons

Status: Completed

Chapters (Translated in English): 260

Volumes & Chapters:

Number of Volumes unknown

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Manga Review: Heaven and Earth by Oh! Great

Title: Heaven and Earth

Original Title: Tenjho Tenge

Author: Oh! Great

Artist: Oh! Great

Year of Release: 1997

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts. Mature, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Supernatural

Status: Completed

Chapters (Translated in English): 136

Volumes & Chapters:

22 Volumes in Total

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Manga Review: Crazy Girl Shin Bia by Mi-Ri Hwang

Title: Crazy Girl Shin Bia

Original Title: Crazy Girl Shin Bia

Author: Mi-Ri Hwang

Artist: Mi-Ri Hwang

Year of Release: 2008

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Martial Arts, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural

Status: Completed

Chapters (Translated in English): 85

Volumes & Chapters: 

19 Volumes in Total

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Summary

When a tough, lazy, money loving, yet beautiful high school student named Shin Bia jumps down from a building , she thought she would die but instead she falls into the era where the ancient Goryeo Dynasty ruled?! She had to transform into a proper and elegant lady and while she's there she faces many obstacles.

My Thoughts

Review covers 85 chapters 

 It’s been quite a long time since I read Mi-Ri Hwang’s manhwa. Last one was A tackle on my life back in January. But this one held my interest for a whole day, and I even missed going to the post office just to read it to the end and find out how it all ended. First of all, this is a historical romance, which I started by pure chance (at the time I was more engrossed in books). Truth be told I was still coming down from reading Red River twice, that’s why my manga choice was to read a historical one, and I still have some on my reading list.

But let me get back to the story. I really loved and enjoyed it. It was fun, with lots of action and many kissing scenes. And I guess because I took quite a long time off from reading Mi-Ri Hwang’s books none of the characters felt the same and I could even remember most of their names. Plus it was a miracle that I didn’t confuse anyone! Yes, it really is something to celebrate! Let me tell you the plot briefly and then I will move on some other stuff. The plot is quite simple: Shin Bia is a normal high schooler, well normal if we count that she can defeat every gangster in the high school, one day she crosses paths with a rich kid and somehow ends up jumping out of the window. Yup, she is crazy, but instead of dying she ends up in an alternate world, where she has to take the place of her alternate self (long story about the alternative Bia, so better read the story) and become the empress of Ju empire. Interesting? You don’t say, as the more you get to know our characters the more fascinating the story becomes!

So, let’s meet our characters: Shin Bia – aka the Celestial Bia aka the crazy girl aka the glutton aka the impostor. She was a character that I wholeheartedly enjoyed. I loved her spunk and sometimes her unreasonable behaviour, but I really loved watching how she was falling in love with Yoo Baek (that’s the crown prince) and then feeling awful, as she knew he loved the real Celestal Bia and not her. Are you ready to follow her on the journey in an alternate world and be present when she embarrasses herself or does something out of this world? But before I let you go to read this awesome story let us meet our male protagonist – Yoo Baek – aka the crown prince aka the tyrant aka the perverted demon. I really love the last title as he went by it in the beginning of the story. He’s a really likable character and you just love how those two are together. He was a bit disappointing when he finds out that Bia is not his real Bia, but his confession made my heart flutter like crazy!

There are many more interesting characters, but I won’t be talking about them. Another thing that I really loved about this story was the ending. It actually has one, though I would have loved to see a bit more, it was still very satisfying. Are you ready for 19 volumes of fun, adventure, action and tons of romance? I sure hope you are! Enjoy it to its fullest and don’t forget to share your thoughts below! Stay tuned for more reviews as well as promos. Don’t miss your next favourite book or manga! Happy reading!

XOXO

Katie 

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Manga Review: Cute Boyfriend by Go Ikeyamada

Title: Cute Boyfriend 

Original Title: Moe Kare!!

Author: Go Ikeyamada

Artist: Go Ikeyamada 

Year of Release: 2004

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts, Mature, Romance, School Life, Shoujo

Status: Completed 

Chapters (Translated in English): 34.5

Volumes & Chapters: 7 Voumes

Volume 1 Chapters 1-5               Volume 4 Chapters 16-20.5                     Volume 7 Chapters 31-34.5
Volume 2 Chapters 6-10.5          Volume 5 Chapters 21-25
Volume 3 Chapters 11-15.5        Volume 6 Chapters 26-30

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Summary

Wakamiya Hikaru is a 15 year old teenager who read Shoujo mangas all the time. She wants a boyfriend that'll protect her and be her prince, just like in the mangas. One day... she gets into a tough situation and she was saved by a handsome boy. In return for saving her, she gets kissed by the boy who she calls the "Perverted Prince." Later on, she finds a guy who looks exactly like him, but has different eyes? What's going on?

At last, who will she choose to be with? The "Perverted Prince" or the other guy that looks just like him but different colored eyes...? There is a love triangle going on...!

My Thoughts

Review covers 34.5 chapters 

Hi, guys and welcome back to Katie’s Corner! I was looking through my manga reviews and saw that apparently I haven't yet posted only one story by Go Ikeyamada - Get Love. And that's one of my favourite manga-kas. I know I have quite a lot of those, but technically she's on par with Chiba Kozue, Kanan Minami and Mayu Shinjo. I love her stories and I love her art. She's one of those who masterfully delivers love stories with a lot of humor. And very soon I will be reviewing her other works though the ones that are left haven't been finished either serialization or translation. So be patient and wait for those. 

But let me get back to the story. Is it a fantastic love triangle story that I have read more than 5 times. I mean it, anytime I have a bad day or just want to have fun, this is one of the first mangas that I open up. It masterfully combines romance, shoujo, comedy and smut. Yes, you are not mistaken there is 18+ material here, but it's put on such a cute level that you can't not just say: "Ah, this is just perfect!" As I have already mentioned this is a love triangle, and you'll be having lots of fun to know how it works. It's a two boys one girl romance, and the worst part is that the boys are half brothers and look totally alike. Opps... I just made a major spoiler, but well, it's going to be revealed until the fist volume ends. So no worries here. 

Well, let me cut it short, as I am making a total blunder here, not even knowing what am I saying. I love this story for a lot of reasons. It's very funny but at the same time it gives us many life situations that might happen to any one of us. All characters are very complex, and you just fall in love with all of them. Which one is going to be your favourite: Arata or Takara? The pervert prince or the real prince? I was frustrated with the perfect prince and his choices and I just wanted to kill him. Yes, it was one of those times when I really wanted to kill a fictional character. 

I loved Arata a lot, and I believe he did deserve to Hikaru, as he worked his ass off to make his love happen. But let me end it here, as I do not really want to spoil everything. It's up to you to start reading this fantastic work! Enjoy it to its fullest and don't forget to share your thoughts below! Stay tuned for more reviews as well as promos. Don't miss your next favourie book or manga. Happy reading!

XOXO

Katie

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Manga Review : Shinobi Life by Shoko Konami

Title: Shinobi Life

Original Title: Shinobi Life

Author: Shoko Konami

Artist: Shoko Konami

Year of Release: 2006

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Martial Arts, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Supernatural, Tragedy

Status: Completed

Chapters (Translated in English): 64

Volumes & Chapters: 13

Volume 1 Chapters 1-4          Volume 6 Chapters 25-29              Volume 11 Chapters 50-54
Volume 2 Chapters 5-9          Volume 7 Chapters 30-34              Volume 12 Chapters 55-59
Volume 3 Chapters 10-14      Volume 8 Chapters 35-39              Volume 13 Chapters 60-64
Volume 4 Chapters 15-19      Volume 9 Chapters 40-44
Volume 5 Chapters 20-24      Volume 10 Chapters 45-49

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Summary

Many, many years ago, a ninja named Kagetora devoted his life to protecting Princess Beni (”Beni-Hime”). Unfortunately, they were attacked and Kagetora was flung into a lake, and sank to the bottom… And is somehow warped to the future where he sees the princess Beni being kidnapped.
Little does Kagetora know that Beni is not the real princess, but rather her descendant. Beni, on the other hand, thought that Kagetora was just a cosplayer. Beni, the daughter of a rich man has already been kidnapped a hundred times already... But fear not because Kagetora is here. Will Kagetora be able to go back to the past, or will he remain by Beni’s side forever?

My Thoughts

Review covers 64 chapters 

Hello everyone and welcome back to Katie’s Corner! Well, today I’m having my favourite manga covered here. I think I’ve been saying this a lot, but I can’t help it. There are so many mangas that I love and say that are my favourites. Okay, plainly said I love this manga, and well, I thought that I should cover it, or my mind wouldn’t stop nagging me about it.

Why I do love this story so much, that I’ve read it about 5 times? Well, it has my favourite themes: Shinobi (ninja) and time slips. Yes, yes, you’ve heard me tight. There are that ninjas, similar to Naruto ones (if anyone watched that anime you’ll know what I’m talking about). The time slips are two-way: present to past and present to future. Surely, mostly we were in the past and not only one era, but also different ones.

The plot of the story is very nice and the great characters make this manga even more amazing. Not only two main – Beni and Kagetora are what make the story, but also two others – Rihito and Hitaki. Now let me just briefly say their relationship to each other. Kagetora and Hitaki are ninjas from the past who time slipped to the present. Kagetora became Beni’s bodyguard because of some circumstances, while Hitaki Rihito’s. While Beni is in love with Kagetora, and that love is mutual, Rihito is her fiancé and he is also in love with her. Did I just unintentionally spoil some good stuff? I don’t think so; just stating their relationship is not enough. The way their relationships progress, that’s what, really is worth reading about.

How do I explain this; this story is amazing whichever way to read it. I loved reading about all characters. Every one of them is broken and only another one can fill them up. Each of them has a heartbreaking story to tell and if you listen closely you will understand each character if not you’ll miss the essential part of them. I suppose the hardest impact on me had Rihito. In the beginning he acts as the villain, but as soon as you look into his story, your impression of his changes cordially. It’s not pity, but maybe it is pity that you are feeling towards him. However, you’re looking forward when he will open the door of his cage and fly. That moment when he has to jump though the whole is the one that makes your heart beat fast, because you get it, soon he’s going to change and you want to witness him breaking his chains.

This manga has a lot of life situations and wen you unravel all the secrets and understand why each character was like he and she was acting, you cry. The ending leaves a question as to why only Hitaki was there, but that may be a story for a new serialization. This manga has a bit of specific humor. You may not get all the jokes, because they are mostly due to playing of words. However, where I was reading the translators explained every joke and made it simple to understand.

I hope you will get some time to read this great story. You will like it a lot. It has everything: love, joy, sorrow, betrayal, action and a lot of mystery. Enjoy it to its fullest and don’t forget to share your thoughts below. Stay tuned for more reviews and promos. Happy reading!

XOXO

Katie

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