Comments on: On the Shojo Beat: The Magic Touch and More

By: On The Shojo Beat | there it is, plain as daylight.

On The Shojo Beat | there it is, plain as daylight. — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:17:28 +0000

[...] 8 of Yuu Watase’s Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden (you can read my review of the previous volume here), and for the first volume of Honey Hunt, a new series by Hot Gimmick creator, Miki Aihara. [...]

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:13:53 +0000

Lissa, yes, I totally agree! Everyone else's emotions really are what got to me.

I've gotten so hooked on shojo, it's crazy!

By: Lissa

Lissa — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:56:44 +0000

I really enjoyed the seventh volume of FY Genbu Kaiden as well, and agree that was a very emotional book. Amazing how though I didn't feel especially attached to said-volume's sacrificial character, the emotions other felt for them were more than enough to bring a tear to my eye!

Having not read any of the others book here, I'm reminded just how little shoujo I read these days. And it's a shame! I miss the genre (and the money to afford endulging in it )

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Matt Thorn, Spider-Man, and more!

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Matt Thorn, Spider-Man, and more! — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:17:08 +0000

[...] The Manga Recon team combs through the latest Viz releases in the On the Shojo Beat [...]

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:35:17 +0000

@Michelle Smith – <– What she said!

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:21:55 +0000

@lys – Meanwhile, I just thank you for loving and reading our column. It’s nice to be appreciated.

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:49:10 +0000

@lys - Thank you for the additional insight into the evolution of Magic Touch! I'll definitely be interested to see where it goes from this point. I didn't *love* it based on this first volume, but there was definitely enough to keep my interest looking toward the next volume, especially if the humor is maintained, which I agree is a real strong point!

By: lys

lys — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:40:05 +0000

Always love this column! (since it usually covers at least one, if not more, of the titles I read) In response to The Magic Touch, which might be my favourite new Shojo Beat title, I think the reason all the conflicts are solved so early on is because of how it was serialized: originally as the one-shot presented in the middle of this volume, then expanded into another three-chapter “sequel” focusing on Chiaki, and then finally turned into a full-length series. It was uneven in that sense, but I loved the humour, and I’m curious to see what’s in store once the actual story gets its start.

By: there it is, plain as daylight. » Oh, sh?jo, I love you so!

there it is, plain as daylight. » Oh, sh?jo, I love you so! — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:13:47 +0000

[...] all! Just a quick update this morning. I have two reviews in today’s On The Shojo Beat column at Manga Recon, one for the first volume of a new series, Magic Touch, and also for volume [...]

By: swanjun // soliloquy in blue » Blog Archive » Ouran High School Host Club 11 by Bisco Hatori: B+

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:36:09 +0000

[...] Check out my review of this silly yet important volume for this month’s On the Shojo Beat. [...]