Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori [Manga series on order!]
By Marina, 9th grader
Ouran High School Host Club is about a scholarship student named Haruhi. She breaks an expensive vase that belongs to the rich kid school’s Host Club, and then has to do menial labor to pay for the $80,000 vase! Unfortunately, the Host Club is full of hot, flirty guys… how will Haruhi ever survive? A MUST READ!
Mär by Nobuyuki Anzai [Manga, we don't own]
By Marina, 9th grader
The Manga series, Mär, is about a geeky boy named Ginta who falls into a fantasy world. Ginta is having the time of his life until his new world Mär Heaven begins to be destroyed by a group calling themselves the Chess Pieces. They are destroying Mär Heaven and killing everyone, so Ginta has to band together with his new friends to defeat the Chess Pieces and save his world. An amazing series!
Deathnote, by Tsugumi Ohba [Manga, on order!]
by Marina, age 14
Light is an average guy, living a boring, average life. Then, one day, a mysterious notebook falls into his hands. When you write a name in it, the person will die. Very suspenseful and intriguing. The battle of good and evil — but who is which? A great new series, but only for mature middle schoolers and up.
Mars manga series, by Fuyumi Soryo [YA manga]
by Wendy, 12th grader
Most high-school dramas are full of shallow characters and overused plot devices. Not so with Mars. Spanning fifteen books, this manga series follows the characters of Kira, a shy artist, and Rei, a wild playboy. Sounds cliched and overdone, but these two are actually some of the deepest and most profound characters I have ever read about as their relationships, personalities, and pasts gradually emerge. Full of drama and twists and turns, Mars provides some interesting perspective on issues like love (of course!), bullying, sexual harassment, and humanity. Don’t look for sugar-coating high school life, though — it doesn’t get more nitty gritty than this.
the Inu-Yasha manga series
by Rumiko Takahashi [YA manga series]
by Junior, 10th grader
A series about a modern-day Japanese high school girl who discovers a well in her backyard that allows her to travel back in time to meet an ancient-like dog demon named inu-yasha. She learns that she is the reincarnation of an ancient priest named kikyo. With the help of inu-yasha and friends she learns that she must kill a demon. If you like ancient Japanese mythology, these are the books for you.
Rurouni Kenshin, by Nobuhiro Watsuki [manga]
by Marina, 8th grader
Rurouni Kenshin is about a wandering samurai with a hidden past. He’s kind, unselfish, and is trying to undo his past as the Hitokiri Battosai, the well
-known and feared assassin. He meets friends whom he protects and vows to never kill again, to repent for his past. I can’t much more, or I’ll spoil it, but it’s a must read.
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