The description on the cover sums up the general idea – it’s a manga about soccer. I’m not really a fan of soccer, but hey it’s manga. Just look at what happened with Prince of Tennis.
Anyways, Area no Kishi is another manga that I keep up to date on. It’s an interesting read, and gets pretty extreme right off the bat.
Source: Manga Underground
Historie by Hitoshi Iwaaki is another manga that I keep up to date on, though there hasn’t been any new releases recently for it. =/
Source: One Manga
What we have here is what everyone secretly loves to read, shoujo manga. On a more serious note, Nine Puzzle by Sakai Mayu is your standard high school girl romance manga centered around playing pool in a billiards lounge. Yes, that’s right – playing pool.
It’s a pretty short and completed manga, with only 7 chapters. I found it to be quite enjoyable, but I guess I like to read/watch most things. So for anyone with some free time and nothing else to do, here’s your solution.
Thus begins the manga Liar Game by Shinobu Kaitani. Here’s a quick summary of the manga from Wikipedia:
Skip Beat! is centered on Kyoko Mogami and the events surrounding her as she enters the music/acting industry to take revenge on Sho Fuwa, an upcoming star, for dumping her. This shoujo manga contains both comedy and romance, and I believe that it is suitable reading for all ages and genders.
It was also adapted into an anime last season with Marina Inoue (currently the VA for Alicia in Valkyria Chronicles) doing an excellent job as the voice of Kyoko. However, the anime is only 25 episodes long and merely a fraction of the current plot progression in the manga. I recommend watching the anime if you’re not really the manga reading type, and then reading the manga afterwards if you liked what you saw. The manga is still ongoing and there is probably going to be another season of the anime in the future.
Go start reading the manga now, you won’t be disappointed!
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