Manga Recon Report Card, 1/08 – 3/08
Posted by: Katherine Dacey on April 2, 2008 at 10:03 pm
The close of another quarter means that it’s time for a quasi-statistical, link-tastic look at the last three months of reviews.
REVIEWS BY THE NUMBERS
Total number of manga reviewed: 66
Total number of manhwa reviewed: 5
Total number of OEL titles reviewed: 4
Total number of books/light novels reviewed: 5
Total number of first volumes reviewed: 35
Chloe’s top-rated title: The Demon Ororon Ultimate Edition
Chloe’s lowest rated title: Teru Teru x Shonen, Vol. 1
Erin’s top-rated title: Honey and Clover, Vol. 1
Erin’s lowest rated title: Vampire Hunter D, Vol. 1
Isaac’s top-rated title: The Drifting Classroom, Vols. 10-11; Fever, Vol. 1; From Eroica With Love, Vol. 11 (tie)
Isaac’s lowest rated title: Hell Girl, Vol. 1
Kate’s top-rated title: Gon, Vol. 3
Kate’s lowest rated title: Doors of Chaos, Vol. 1; J-Pop Idol, Vol. 1 (tie)
Ken’s top-rated title: Uzumaki, Vol. 3
Ken’s lowest rated title: Bombos vs. Everything, Vol. 1
Average grade received: B-
Percentage of titles receiving a grade of A- or better: 30%
Percentage of titles receiving a grade of B-, B, or B+: 37%
Percentage of titles receiving a grade of C-, C, or C+: 28%
Percentage of titles receiving a grade of D+ or worse: 5%
CMX
Canon, Vol. 4 (reviewed 2/13/08)
Crayon Shinchan, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/30/08)
From Eroica With Love, Vol. 11 (reviewed 3/11/08)
Gon, Vol. 3 (reviewed 2/20/08)
Tears of a Lamb, Vol. 1 (reviewed 1/14/08)
Teru Teru X Shonen, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/21/08)
DARK HORSE
Appleseed, Vol. 1: The Promethean Challenge (reviewed 1/1/08)
Appleseed I/D (reviewed 1/31/08)
Blood+, Vol. 1 (reviewed 2/20/08)
Red String, Vol. 2 (reviewed 2/5/08)
DEL REY
Aventura, Vol. 1 (reviewed 1/10/08)
Fairy Tail, Vols. 1-2 (reviewed 3/25/08)
Hell Girl, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/2/08)
Mamotte Lollipop, Vol. 1 (reviewed 1/10/08)
Mamotte Lollipop, Vol. 2 (reviewed 1/10/08)
Minima!, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/3/08)
My Heavenly Hockey Club, Vol. 2 (reviewed 1/10/08)
My Heavenly Hockey Club, Vol. 3 (reviewed 1/10/08)
DMP
Heroes Are Extinct!!, Vol. 3 (reviewed 2/28/08)
Vampire Hunter D, Vol. 1 (reviewed 2/28/08)
DOUBLEDAY
The Manga Bible (reviewed 1/14/08)
DRMASTER
Metro Survive, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/18/08)
GO! COMI
A.I. Revolution, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/3/08)
Black Sun, Silver Moon, Vol. 4 (reviewed 3/3/08)
Cantarella, Vol. 9 (reviewed 1/23/08)
Hikkatsu!, Vol. 2 (reviewed 1/23/08)
King of the Lamp (reviewed 2/28/08)
Love Master A, Vol. 1 (reviewed 2/5/08)
NETCOMICS
In the Starlight, Vol. 3 (reviewed 3/10/08)
Two Will Come, Vols. 1-2 (reviewed 1/15/08)
TOKYOPOP
Bombos vs. Everything, Vol. 1 (reviewed 1/10/08)
Dark Metro, Vol. 1 (reviewed 2/13/08)
The Demon Ororon Ultimate Edition (reviewed 2/14/08)
Doors of Chaos, Vol. 1 (reviewed 2/13/08)
Deja-Vu: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (reviewed 1/29/08)
Fever, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/30/08)
.hack//G.U.+, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/6/08)
I Wish, Vol. 1 (reviewed 2/5/08)
J-Pop Idol, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/10/08)
Mamotte Shugogetten, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/31/08)
Manga Sutra: Futari H. Vol. 1 (reviewed 2/11/08)
NOiSE (reviewed 2/1/08)
Petshop of Horrors: Tokyo, Vol. 1 (reviewed 2/13/08)
Rose Hip Rose, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/19/08)
Shin Megami Tensei Kahn, Vol. 1 (reviewed 2/27/08)
Short Sunzen!, Vol. 1 (reviewed 1/31/08)
Your and My Secret, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/10/08)
VERTICAL, INC.
Andromeda Stories, Vol. 2 (reviewed 1/31/08)
The Guin Saga: The Seven Magi, Vol. 2 (reviewed 1/23/08)
VIZ
Be With You (reviewed 3/3/08)
Black Cat, Vol. 13 (reviewed 3/30/08)
Claymore, Vol. 11 (reviewed 2/28/08)
Crimson Hero, Vol. 7 (reviewed 1/11/08)
The Drifting Classroom, Vols. 10-11 (reviewed 3/20/08)
Fall in Love Like a Comic, Vol. 2 (reviewed 1/24/08)
Gun Blaze West, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/31/08)
High School Debut, Vol. 1 (reviewed 1/11/08)
Honey and Clover, Vol. 1 (reviewed 1/24/08)
Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs, Vol. 7 (reviewed 2/20/08)
Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 8 (reviewed 1/29/08)
La Corda d’Oro, Vol. 6 (reviewed 1/31/08)
Love*Com, Vol. 4 (reviewed 1/11/08)
Monkey High!, Vol. 1 (reviewed 3/3/08)
Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation, Vol. 3 (reviewed 1/29/08)
Nana, Vol. 8 (reviewed 2/29/08)
Naruto, Vol. 28 (reviewed 2/21/08)
Phoenix, Vol. 12 (reviewed 3/18/08)
Ral Ω Grad, Vol. 1 (reviewed 1/29/08)
Sand Chronicles, Vol. 1 (reviewed 1/24/08)
Tail of the Moon, Vol. 9 (reviewed 2/5/08)
Uzumaki, Vol. 3 (reviewed 1/31/08)
Vampire Knight, Vol. 4 (reviewed 3/30/08)
YEN PRESS
Sundome, Vol. 1 (reviewed 2/28/08)
Y Square (reviewed 2/28/08)
Zombie-Loan, Vol. 2 (reviewed 2/28/08)
OTHER REVIEWS
Book: Be With You (reviewed 3/3/08)
Book: The Guin Saga, Book One: The Leopard Mask (reviewed 2/7/08)
Book: Kamikaze Girls (reviewed 1/14/08)
Book: Now You’re One of Us (reviewed 2/7/08)
Book: Shinjuku Shark (reviewed 2/7/08)
Book: Welcome to the NHK (reviewed 2/7/08)
DVD: Death Note, Vol. 2 (reviewed 1/24/08)
DVD: Death Note, Vol. 3 (reviewed 3/9/08)
DVD: Gackt: The Greatest Filmography, 1996-2006 RED (reviewed 1/18/08)
DVD: Love*Com (reviewed 3/24/08)
DVD: Nana (reviewed 3/24/08)
2 Responses to "Manga Recon Report Card, 1/08 – 3/08"
2 | Katherine Dacey
I interpret those three A minuses as “Wow! I got to review cool series that I’m really, really psyched about!” not “Gee, Isaac likes everything, kind of like Gene Shalit.” ;) If anybody is a softie, it’s me… I detect some grade inflation in all thoses Bs I’ve handed out.












