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Merry Month of Shojo Review #20: SHIRAHIME-SYO

 Let's wrap things up with a beautiful little oddity from CLAMP's library of works. SHIRAHIME-SYO, by CLAMP.  First published in 1992 and fi...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #20: SHIRAHIME-SYO

 Let's wrap things up with a beautiful little oddity from CLAMP's library of works. SHIRAHIME-SYO, by CLAMP.  First published in 1992 and fi...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #19: PRINCE FREYA

Do you like shojo adventure stories?  Are you up to date on Yona of the Dawn and seeking something else in a similar vein?  This series is…

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #19: PRINCE FREYA

Do you like shojo adventure stories?  Are you up to date on Yona of the Dawn and seeking something else in a similar vein?  This series is…

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #19: CHERRY JUICE

It's weird to come across a shojo manga that feels so much like a shonen ecchi manga without actually being an shonen ecchi manga. CHERRY JU...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #18: CHERRY JUICE

It's weird to come across a shojo manga that feels so much like a shonen ecchi manga without actually being an shonen ecchi manga. CHERRY JU...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #17: NEW VAMPIRE MIYU

It's time for me to take a look at a once-beloved shojo horror franchise, long forgotten but not unloved. NEW VAMPIRE MIYU ( Shin Kyuketsu H...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #17: NEW VAMPIRE MIYU

It's time for me to take a look at a once-beloved shojo horror franchise, long forgotten but not unloved. NEW VAMPIRE MIYU ( Shin Kyuketsu H...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #16: STELLAR WITCH LIPS

 This titles is a veritable mash-up of shojo sub-genres, along with influences both old and new.  If only that mash-up were as graceful as t...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #16: STELLAR WITCH LIPS

 This titles is a veritable mash-up of shojo sub-genres, along with influences both old and new.  If only that mash-up were as graceful as t...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #15: CIPHER

 And now let's switch things around to the opposite: an old-school series set in (what were then) modern times. A series that's literally as...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #15: CIPHER

 And now let's switch things around to the opposite: an old-school series set in (what were then) modern times. A series that's literally as...

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Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #14: GOLDEN JAPANESQUE: A SPLENDID YOKOHAMA ROMANCE

 And now here's a modern manga with an old-fashioned setting. GOLDEN JAPANESQUE: A SPLENDID YOKOHAMA ROMANCE ( Kin'iro Japanesque: Yokohama ...

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Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #14: GOLDEN JAPANESQUE: A SPLENDID YOKOHAMA ROMANCE

 And now here's a modern manga with an old-fashioned setting. GOLDEN JAPANESQUE: A SPLENDID YOKOHAMA ROMANCE ( Kin'iro Japanesque: Yokohama ...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #13: OTOMEN

Shojo manga's relationship to gender performance can sometimes be kind of fraught, but this series strives to be a little more understanding...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #13: OTOMEN

Shojo manga's relationship to gender performance can sometimes be kind of fraught, but this series strives to be a little more understanding...

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Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #12: THE SAVIOR'S BOOK CAFE STORY IN ANOTHER WORLD

You'd think I would have loved this series, considering its older heroine and appreciation for reading as a hobby.  Alas, it's an idea that'...

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Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #12: THE SAVIOR'S BOOK CAFE STORY IN ANOTHER WORLD

You'd think I would have loved this series, considering its older heroine and appreciation for reading as a hobby.  Alas, it's an idea that'...

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Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #10: UNICO

Let's look at a slightly unconventional bit of old-school shojo, one that's better known for its animated adaptations than the original sour...

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Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #10: UNICO

Let's look at a slightly unconventional bit of old-school shojo, one that's better known for its animated adaptations than the original sour...

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Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #9: CROSS

 Shojo manga loves to play with Christian imagery, but that doesn't always means it's tasteful about it. CROSS ( Juuji Kurosu ), by Sunuko A...

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Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #9: CROSS

 Shojo manga loves to play with Christian imagery, but that doesn't always means it's tasteful about it. CROSS ( Juuji Kurosu ), by Sunuko A...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #8: FLOCK OF ANGELS

 I'm sure that the mangaka had nothing but good intentions with this one, but good intentions only get you so far with metaphors handled thi...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #8: FLOCK OF ANGELS

 I'm sure that the mangaka had nothing but good intentions with this one, but good intentions only get you so far with metaphors handled thi...

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Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #7: KAZE HIKARU

 There are few Shojo Beat releases as notorious as this - not because of its content or quality, mind you, but because of how poorly it has ...

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Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #7: KAZE HIKARU

 There are few Shojo Beat releases as notorious as this - not because of its content or quality, mind you, but because of how poorly it has ...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review: JOSEPHINE THE FRENCH ROSE

It's hard to believe that the only Yumiko Igarashi manga available in English is this curious little digital artifact, a shojo manga that fe...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #6: JOSEPHINE THE FRENCH ROSE

It's hard to believe that the only Yumiko Igarashi manga available in English is this curious little digital artifact, a shojo manga that fe...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #5: MAID IN HEAVEN

 I swear, I'm not always trying to pick on Kodansha and their digital shojo offerings.  It's just that they keep picking up the most questio...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #5: MAID IN HEAVEN

 I swear, I'm not always trying to pick on Kodansha and their digital shojo offerings.  It's just that they keep picking up the most questio...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #4: KARAKURI ODETTE

 Sci-fi and shojo is a combination we don't see a lot of in English, and that's a real shame because this series demonstrates just what kind...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #4: KARAKURI ODETTE

 Sci-fi and shojo is a combination we don't see a lot of in English, and that's a real shame because this series demonstrates just what kind...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #3: CANON

It figures when I need to talk about a good but overlooked shojo manga from the past, I can always turn to CMX. CANON ( Kanon ), by…

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #3: CANON

It figures when I need to talk about a good but overlooked shojo manga from the past, I can always turn to CMX. CANON ( Kanon ), by…

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #2: THE FIANCEE CHOSEN BY THE RING

 One of the few upshots of the rise in villainess isekai stories is that it's allowed a small but particular subset of romance manga to get ...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #2: THE FIANCEE CHOSEN BY THE RING

 One of the few upshots of the rise in villainess isekai stories is that it's allowed a small but particular subset of romance manga to get ...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #1: SKIP BEAT

The Manga Test Drive turns 11 this year!  To celebrate this blog's entry into its pre-teens, we're once again going to enjoy an entire Merry...

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Merry Month of Shojo Review #1: SKIP BEAT

The Manga Test Drive turns 11 this year!  To celebrate this blog's entry into its pre-teens, we're once again going to enjoy an entire Merry...

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Review: BB EXPLOSION

Why is it so hard to find a good shojo manga about music? BB EXPLOSION ( Hajikete Bi Bi ). by Yasue Imai.  First published in 1997 and…

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Review: BB EXPLOSION

Why is it so hard to find a good shojo manga about music? BB EXPLOSION ( Hajikete Bi Bi ). by Yasue Imai.  First published in 1997 and…

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Review: BLUE GIANT

Of course, I can't spend all month ragging on music-related manga.  I also need to cover better, more earnest stories learning one's craft a...

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Review: BLUE GIANT

Of course, I can't spend all month ragging on music-related manga.  I also need to cover better, more earnest stories learning one's craft a...

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Review: LA CORDA D'ORO

 Let's make this a March of musical madness as we cover manga all about music, even if that means including mediocre reverse harem manga abo...

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Review: LA CORDA D'ORO

 Let's make this a March of musical madness as we cover manga all about music, even if that means including mediocre reverse harem manga abo...

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Recipe: LOVE RECIPE

The only thing worse than a bad BL romance is a bad BL romance that ruins an otherwise good concept for a manga. LOVE RECIPE, by Kirico Higa...

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Recipe: LOVE RECIPE

The only thing worse than a bad BL romance is a bad BL romance that ruins an otherwise good concept for a manga. LOVE RECIPE, by Kirico Higa...

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Review: PURI PURI

 Valentine's Day may be past, but that's not going to stop me from trashing on some poorly conceived harem manga. PURI PURI, by Chiako Taro....

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Review: PURI PURI

 Valentine's Day may be past, but that's not going to stop me from trashing on some poorly conceived harem manga. PURI PURI, by Chiako Taro....

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Review: WITH THE SHEIKH IN HIS HAREM

 It's Bad Romance Month once again at the Test Drive, and we're taking a spin once again through Kodansha's digital shojo offerings and fish...

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Review: WITH THE SHEIKH IN HIS HAREM

 It's Bad Romance Month once again at the Test Drive, and we're taking a spin once again through Kodansha's digital shojo offerings and fish...

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