Mermaid Saga, Vol. 31 review VIZ Media LLC, 2004 ONE OF THE BEST!!! MERMAID SAGA IS ONE OF RUMIKO TAKAHASHIS GREATEST COMICS. IT CONTAINS ALOT MORE VIOLENCE THAN INUYASHA AND HAS A GREAT STORY AS WELL. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MANGA TO PEOPLE WHO WANT A NEW MANGA TO READ.             Blade Of The Immortal Volume 15: Trickster (Blade of the Immortal (Graphic Novels))1 review Hiroaki Samura Dark Horse, 2006 If I didn't think it deserved a 5, I wouldn't keep buying them This is a great series. Violent manga is not usually my bag, but Samura makes it so darn beautiful. I was lured by the art, but got hooked on the characters. It's pulp fiction in feudal Japan. It's a good read with plenty of spreads to really linger on and soak up. I'm a little disturbed by some of ...             Blade of the Immortal Volume 18: The Sparrow Net (Blade of the Immortal (Graphic Novels))2 reviews Hiroaki Samura Dark Horse, 2008 Blade of the Immortal gets back on track Best volume in a while. The last volume felt more like filler with such a focus on the Manji experiment. This volume is longer and has a bit of everything with something for everyone. There is a focus on Rin and Doa with some of her and Isaku's backstory. The artwork is excellent as always and ...             Blade Of The Immortal Volume 16: Shortcut (Blade of the Immortal (Graphic Novels))2 reviews Hiroaki Samura Dark Horse, 2006 As always + Science Fiction Excellent book. This won't disappoint fans of the series. We cannot get enough.             Phoenix Vol.11 (Phoenix)1 review VIZ Media LLC, 2007 Fitting End to Career Epic Accounts of Tezuka's life serve as "if only..." reminders that he never officially completed the Phoenix series. However, books 10 and 11 ("Sun" parts 1 and 2, respectively) serve as a fitting thematic finale to the series. Tezuka's ability to hop between supposedly unrelated stories while actually ...             Phoenix, Volume 6 (Phoenix (Viz))2 reviews Osamu Tezuka VIZ Media LLC, 2006 The guy above is so lost... I have no clue as to why the first reviewer has to give the book a single star when the review needs to reflect the literature and NOT the failure of the delivery service. That is neither here nor there. Every single Tezuka book in the Phoenix series deserves at least 4 stars. Nostalgia is no ...             Phoenix, Volume 8 (Phoenix)2 reviews Osamu Tezuka VIZ Media LLC, 2006 Age of Tears The civil war continues ruthlessly as the two sides fight each other and themselves. Lives are wasted and madness reigns as both sides seek the Phoenix and its immortality-granting blood. Its failure to do anything for anybody does not stop the search. Friends become foes again and again and ...             Blade of the Immortal: The Gathering3 reviews Hiroaki Samura Dark Horse, 2001 The hunt for Anotsu Kagehisa continues... + Starting in the Middle + The best manga? you bet. Think it would be great to live forever? Manji, a crass ronin of eighteenth century Japan, doesn't agree. Cursed to immortal life for prior misdeeds, he must dispatch a thousand evil men to the judgment of the Buddha in order to die himself. Joining a young girl on her quest for vengeance against ...             Mermaid's Scar18 reviews Kôichi Yamadera, Minami Takayama Central Park Media, 1995 Dark anime yet quite appealing + Courage. + Courage. This is not supposed to be scary just dark and mystifying. This story is graphically violent. I wouldn't recommend to overtly sensitive people.             Phoenix, Volume 3: Yamato/Space (Phoenix Series)4 reviews VIZ Media LLC, 2003 Yeah! + The firebird takes flight again + Eeeeh. + Eeehhh.....             Blade of the Immortal: On Silent Wings 27 reviews Hiroaki Samura Dark Horse, 2000 The best manga translation on the stands. + easy and fast + Review of Volume Two + It's Samura, is there any doubt? + Never stop the amazement             Phoenix, Volume 2: A Tale of the Future (Editors Choice)13 reviews VIZ Media LLC, 2004 Manga of Humanity + marvelous book + Great story, some oddities in editing This is a very special manga and a piece of literature. First of all, for those who have never read a Tezuka manga, you'd be distracted by the inferiority of the artwork by today's standard. By if you can ignore that, you'll find the storyline is one of the greatest achievements in literary ...             Blade of the Immortal Volume 17: On the Perfection of Anatomy (Blade of the Immortal (Graphic Novels))4 reviews Hiroaki Samura Dark Horse, 2007 whatever happens in there, it will always be way above all the other mangas + A bloody pause What the hell Blade Of The Immortal is so darn good There may be less action in this one but it's so twisted and spooky... it's fantastic Unwholesome and sick, highly sadistic moments a delight every single Blade Of The Immortal is an absolute must-have so just f***ing buy it +++             Blade of the Immortal: Dark Shadows5 reviews Hiroaki Samura Dark Horse, 2000 Everything changes after this... + We Are All Outcasts + Not the best, but good none the less + Dark Shadows are just the beginning of the Darkness to come. + The story widens in scope, and the plot thickens             Mermaid Forest - Quest for Death (Vol. 1)10 reviews Mermaid Forest Geneon [Pioneer], 2005 animes little mermaid + A Takahashi Whim... + Could Have been better, According to the ancient legend, mermaids flesh can grant immortality if eaten. 500 years ago, Yuta unknowingly ate a piece of mermaids flesh. For centuries, in Japan, hoping to find a mermaid, thinking she may be able to make him a normal human again. You want to know how mermaids stay young. ...             Phoenix, Volume 4: Karma (Phoenix)9 reviews VIZ Media LLC, 2004 The soul turns upon itself-SPOILERS! + Compelling but lacking + Complicated heroes and villains + Hi no Tori - Phoenix - another fantastic volume in the series + The best manga ever             Phoenix, Volume 5: Resurrection (Phoenix)2 reviews VIZ Media LLC, 2004 Another outstanding entry + Brilliant! Dr. Tezuka's life work--'Phoenix'--is a somewhat uneven assortment of often brilliant story telling and images. This should be expected since his work on this epic (can we use any other term, given the storyline spans all of human history?) starts in the late 60's and continues until the end of ...             Phoenix, Vol. 12 (Phoenix)1 review Osamu Tezuka VIZ Media LLC, 2008 Too bad this was the last book... To be fair, this was written BEFORE the rest of the Phoenix series, so it kept me from being too disappointed when I read it. I rated it four stars to be fair, since this was some of his earlier works. I'm just sad that Tezuka died before he could write more.             Blade of the Immortal: Heart of Darkness Vol 7.6 reviews Hiroaki Samura Dark Horse, 2001 That's Pretty Disturbing Stuff... + Another example of brilliance + "Those who gain power must pay a price" + A Great Buy!!! + A MASTERPIECE             Blade Of The Immortal Volume 14: Last Blood (Blade of the Immortal (Graphic Novels))3 reviews Hiroaki Samura Dark Horse, 2005 Finally, the story's back on track! + Sotry arc climax + This series F-ing ROCKS! Last Blood is Volume 14 in Mr. Samura's revenge-quest manga, Blade of the Immortal. While there are some genuinely funny and sweet moments (the laughs and awws provided by Magatsu and Rin, respectively), the overall tone of this volume is dark and tense but NOT depressing. Anotsu has been ...