Review: Mushishi, Volume 1

Mushishi, Volume 1 by Yuki Urushibara

My rating: 4 of 5 stockings



Mushishi volume 1, revolves around a Mushishi named Ginko, who studies Mushi a type of "spirit" if you will. Ginko, unable to stay in on place because he attracts too many Mushi, travels during the Edo/Meji period helping those plagued by mushi. The first volume is split into a five different cases.

Story one, a young child who has the ability to create Mushi whenever he draws with his left hand.

Story two, people from a snowy village are losing their hearing, and one child is growing horns from his head, while he's unable to have any moments peace.

Story three, a young family man is having premonitions through his dreams.

Story four, a young girl ultra sensitive to the sun to the point of unbearable pain, has been put away in a warehouse.

Story five, a travelling swamp of Mushi and a young woman, search the sea.

I don't like short stories, I then to not grasp their importance. Although this is a collective of short stories that happen to Ginko, so it's different than just a short story. I like this volume, and recommend it to anyone who likes Hell Girl. I'm giving this 4 stockings.

Review: Vampire Knight, Vol. 2

Vampire Knight, Vol. 2 by Matsuri Hino

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



We last left our story as Zero the newly formed vampire gives yuuki his gun that only harms vampires to use on him if he turns into a class E vampire or any of the others if they get out of control.

Volume two is an all around Zero fest, we tag along on Zero's fight against the vampiric nature that's befallen him. But there's something more his teacher comes to the academy, what will happen? You have to realized Zero's teacher is a vampire hunter and taught Zero everything he know's on the subject. Will he kill, support, or in-cage Zero? Only by reading this second book will this question be answered.

Okay, so here we go. This book was able to give me more of an outlook on Zero although he was depressing, but who wouldn't be depressed after turning into the one thing you hate. After all if I turned into a leach ... I'd be depressed (note leaches are what I hate). Yuuki ends up being reckless as ever showing us her vigilante side.

Spoilers people!
When Zero bites Yuuki, it seems to me that they've started a forbidden love. You see how I see it is Kaname and Yuuki are basically married but Yuuki's also fooling around with Zero. Near the end of the second volume she gets caught by Kaname and says she doesn't regret what she did but question's to why her heart hurts when she looks at Kaname (guilt duh!). But if you look at this in the best friend going to go on a killing rampage, she's just helping her friend.

So that's that. I haven't been able to read or review, between, work, a sick baby, hanging out with my friends before they leave for college or just move. Oh and I've started a Nuzlocke run, You can check that out on my gaming blog http://moms-gaming.blogspot.com/ enjoy.



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Review: Blood Hound

Blood Hound by Kaori Yuki

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Rion the destructive Domperignon crucher, is a highschool girl searching for her missing best friend. Her only clues are the fact that her best friend's seeing a "vampire" and there are numerous girls disappearing and reappearing later on with their blood sucked dry. There's also a business card from a Gothic Host Club.

I'm going to keep it to that, I find it funny that I can't give this manga a proper introduction for this review without me spoiling anything. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, although I wish there were more volumes and expanded on the main characters. This manga has a little bit of everything, romance, comedy, mystery, school life (not much thought, but school uniforms yes!), etc.

My honest opinion is read the manga! I don't want to say more, because odds are I'm going to ruin it for you or spoil it. Great read.



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