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{July 23, 2011}   Monokuro Kinderbook

Short story anthology manga are a favorite of mine, particularly when they interweave characters of the stories, but also when they don’t. All My Darling Daughters and Erica Sakurazawa’s collections are among my favorites, and I had high hopes that Monokuro Kinderbook would be quickly joining those ranks.

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{July 2, 2011}   Wandering Son v. 1

Sometimes we’re born into bodies that don’t quite fit our hearts and minds. Sometimes it’s the athletic soul in a weakened body, a shy girl ending up with a voluptuous figure, or a the soul of a girl born into the body of a boy. Of course, not everyone will agree with the validity of the last portion of that statement, but it’s not up for debate here. Not when discussing a manga that tackles precisely that issue.

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