With apologies to Harper’s, it’s time for another quasi-statistical look at this quarter’s reviews. Links to all 55 reviews (yes, 55!) follow the numerical analysis.

REVIEWS BY THE NUMBERS
Total number of series reviewed: 55
Number of one-shots/anthologies reviewed: 8
Number of OEL/OGM reviewed: 7
Number of manwha reviewed: 7
Number of yaoi titles reviewed: 2
Number of first volumes reviewed: 30
Titles receiving highest grade: Tekkon Kinkreet, To Terra
Title receiving lowest grade: Pop Japan Travel: Essential Otaku Guide
Average grade received: B
Percentage of titles receiving a grade of A- or better: 25%
Percentage of titles receiving a grade of B-, B, or B+: 51%
Percentage of titles receiving a grade of C-, C, or C+: 20%
Percentage of titles receiving a grade of D+ or worse: 4%
Longest running series reviewed: Golgo 13
Highest volume reviewed: Kekkaishi, Vol. 10
Number of series set in feudal Japan: 2
Number of series set in Victorian England: 1
Number of series set in wish-granting emporiums: 1

REVIEWS BY PUBLISHER
Number of titles by Aurora Publishing: 1
BLU Manga: 1
CMX: 3
Dark Horse: 5
Del Rey: 4
DMP: 3
Drama Queen: 1
DRMaster: 1
Go! Comi: 2
NBM/Comics Lit: 1
NETCOMICS: 2
Seven Seas: 1
Tokyopop: 11
UDON Entertainment: 1
Vertical, Inc.: 3
Viz: 16

AURORA PUBLISHING
Walkin’ Butterfly, Vol. 1 (reviewed 9/2/07)

BLU MANGA
Fumi Yoshinaga’s Truly, Kindly (reviewed 8/19/07)

CMX
Emma, Vol. 5 (reviewed 9/16/07)
I Hate You More Than Anyone, Vol. 1 (reviewed 7/29/07)
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549, Vol. 1 (reviewed 7/16/07)

DARK HORSE
Chunchu: The Genocide Fiend, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/6/07)
Gunsmith Cats: Revised Edition, Vol. 1 (reviewed 9/19/07)
Hanami: International Love Story, Vol. 1 (reviewed 7/8/07)
Hellsing, Vol. 8 (reviewed 7/16/07)
XS Hybrid, Vol. 1 (reviewed 7/8/07)

DEL REY
Alive: The Final Evolution, Vol. 1 (reviewed 7/20/07)
Le Chevalier d’Eon, Vol. 1 (reviewed 7/1/07)
Mushishi, Vol. 2 (reviewed 7/29/07)
Shiki Tsukai, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/26/07)

DMP
Heroes Are Extinct!!, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/19/07)
Only the Ring Finger Knows (reviewed 8/26/07)
Pop Japan Travel: Essential Otaku Guide (reviewed 8/12/07)

DRAMA QUEEN
Vision of the Other Side, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/26/07)

DRMASTER
Puri Puri, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/26/07)

GO! COMI
Her Majesty’s Dog, Vol. 7 (reviewed 9/16/07)
Kanna, Vol. 1 (reviewed 9/9/07)

NBM/COMICS LIT
Run, Bong-Gu, Run! (reviewed 7/8/07)

NETCOMICS
Narration of Love at 17, Vol. 4 (reviewed 9/9/07)
Pine Kiss, Vol. 5 (reviewed 8/19/07)

SEVEN SEAS
Hollow Fields, Vol. 1 (reviewed 7/12/07)

TOKYOPOP
Boys of Summer, Vol. 1 (reviewed 9/7/07)
Gothic Sports, Vol. 2 (reviewed 9/23/07)
I.N.V.U., Vol. 4 (reviewed 9/23/07)
Kat & Mouse, Vol. 3 (reviewed 9/30/07)
Me & My Brothers, Vol. 1 (reviewed 7/23/07)
ME2, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/5/07)
Million Tears, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/5/07)
Mitsukazu Mihara: The Embalmer, Vols. 1-4 (reviewed 9/18/07)
Peach Girl: Sae’s Story, Vols. 1-3 (reviewed 9/7/07)
Rising Stars of Manga, Vol. 7 (reviewed 8/7/07)
Undertown, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/12/07)

UDON ENTERTAINMENT
Street Fighter Alpha, Vols. 1-2 (reviewed 9/14/07)

VERTICAL, INC.
Andromeda Stories, Vol. 1 (reviewed 9/30/07)
The Cute Book (reviewed 9/9/07)
To Terra, Vol. 3 (reviewed 7/16/07)

VIZ
Claymore, Vol. 2 (reviewed 8/26/07)
Crimson Hero, Vol. 6 (reviewed 7/23/07)
Fall in Love Like a Comic, Vol. 1 (reviewed 9/20/07)
Golgo 13, Vols. 1-6 (reviewed 9/5/07)
Kekkaishi, Vol. 10 (reviewed 7/29/07)
Kurohime, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/20/07)
La Corda d’Oro, Vols. 1-4 (reviewed 8/23/07)
Love*Com, Vol. 2 (reviewed 8/26/07)
Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation, Vol. 1 (reviewed 9/30/07)
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster, Vol. 9 (reviewed 7/8/07)
Portus (reviewed 9/26/07)
Pretty Face, Vol. 1 (reviewed 7/23/07)
Tail of the Moon, Vol. 7 (reviewed 9/30/07)
Tekkon Kinkreet (reviewed 9/13/07)
Yume Kira Dream Shoppe (reviewed 8/26/07)

OTHER REVIEWS
Anime: Afro-Samurai: Director’s Cut (reviewed 7/8/07)
Anime: Bleach, Vol. 1 (reviewed 7/30/07)
Anime: MÄR (Märchen Awakens Romance): Gateway to MÄR, Vol. 1 (reviewed 6/22/07)
Anime: Mushi-Shi, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/20/07)
Anime: Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (reviewed 9/11/07)
Anime: Naruto OVA: The Lost Story (reviewed 7/16/07)
Anime: Samurai 7, Vol. 1 (reviewed 9/4/07)

Book: Brave Story (reviewed 9/9/07)
Book: Japanese School Girl Inferno (reviewed 8/7/07)
Book: Kamikaze Girls (reviewed 8/7/07)
Book: Only the Ring Finger Knows, Vol. 1 (reviewed 8/26/07)

Comics for Manga Lovers: The Red Star (reviewed 8/15/07)
Comics for Manga Lovers: Dr. Strange and Superman (reviewed 9/24/07)

Movie: Aachi and Ssispak (reviewed 8/19/07)
Movie: Hula Girls (reviewed 8/28/07)
Movie: Kamikaze Girls (reviewed 8/7/07)
Movie: Linda, Linda, Linda (reviewed 7/10/07)
Movie: Ping Pong (reviewed 8/28/07)
Movie: Taste of Tea (reviewed 7/10/07)