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Monday, October 14, 2013

Black Bird Series Volume 17... With A Special Insight On Volume 18

(Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Kanoko Sakurakouji
He loves her blood, but does he love her?!

There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend.
But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand...or her life!
Despite knowing that it spells her doom, Misao is determined to bear her child. But her insistence on enjoying her last days to the fullest only fuels Kyo’s determination to save her. Kyo is so desperate for answers that he’s even willing to listen to his father’s wild ideas, although though they might put Misao as far beyond his reach as death would…

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781421558905
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Publication date: 10/1/2013
Series: Black Bird Series, #17
Edition description: Original
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 26,110
Product dimensions: 5.00 (w) x 7.50 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Personal View:

I got this copy from Barns and noble (same time I bought Volumes 4-17) in store for $9.99 plus tax, it's priced the same online. Unless you would like it for a Nook I believe its $5.99. The ranged age still hasn't been change "Older teen 16+". Yet again the cover art is beautiful, the gorgeous blue yukata kimono that Lady Misao has on is wonderful. It even shows that she's with child. Her face shows that shes calm yet sad, though at peace. Shes enjoying the colors of the leaves changing. Lord Kyo graciously holds her close to himself, with a look of pain, frustration and sadness.

As Lord Kyo tries vigorously to find an answer to Lady Misao situation their relationship falls on hard times. They start fighting over the smallest of things. Lord Kyo's father comes to visit her mother when she's home. Lady Misao talks things out with him, only to be reassured that they shouldn't look at this time as if it had a limit. They should keep being themselves living their lives together come what may.

Lord Kyo finally comes to terms with the pregnancy, and deiced to be by Lady Misao's side till the very end. Only offering love and support. I'm not giving to much information on the volume only so that I don't ruin the ending for someone whom hasn't read it yet. But let me tell you this, its full of hard times, love, caring, and acceptance. If only men were really wholeheartedly like this most of the time. Though it will leave a lot of open ending thoughts. Only hoping that they will be explained in the next up coming volume.

I would like to apologize for not enough pictures for this volume. Most of the English translations are not on the internet yet. When they become available I will gladly up date this post with them.

Overall Rating: 5 Stars

I'm sad that we have to say goodbye for right now to all the wonderful characters in this great manga. Can't wait to see what happens next. Miss you guys already, its been quite the journey. A Special thank you to the wonderful creator of this great series. Please keep up with the great work.

{I choice this song to go with the feeling of this volume. Hopefully you enjoy it. "Paul Cardall - Sign of Affection"}

Volume 18

Comments

We get one more volume from what I've found, sadly though I think its the last book in the series! An man I really wanted to know what was going to happen!!!! Guhh.... *Sighs* Guess will just have to wait till its released in March of next year!!! *WAH!!* It is available for pre-order online from Barns and Noble. Once again I have that needing feeling to learn Japanese again. Yet that would be the seventh language I've learned in this lifetime. Hopefully you have enjoyed this series just as much as me. And hope to see you back again when the next volume is out.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781421560090
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Publication date: 3/4/2014
Series: Black Bird Series, #18
Sales rank: 266,501

Black Bird Series Volume 16

(Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Kanoko Sakurakouji
He loves her blood, but does he love her?!

Misao has made the choice to forgo college and a normal human life in order to be Kyo’s wife and mother to the demon child she carries. But her pregnancy is unusual, even for the demon world. The last pages of the Senka Roku will reveal the truth of the matter, but now that Kyo has it in his hands, does he really want to know…?

(Vol. 15 Chapter 6 Truth Comes Out) { 1 }

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781421552439
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Publication date: 5/7/2013
Series: Black Bird Series, #16
Edition description: Original
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 50,397
Product dimensions: 5.18 (w) x 7.40 (h) x 0.65 (d)

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Personal View:

I got this copy from Barns and noble (same time I bought Volumes 4-17) in store for $9.99 plus tax, it's priced the same online. Unless you would like it for a Nook I believe its $5.99. The ranged age still hasn't been change "Older teen 16+". I'm still getting blown away by these cover's from this series their absolutely gorgeous. I love how the pink is mostly then main color!! For once its not black, just like the previous volume. This is by far my most favorite out of all of the book covers so far!!

This volume starts with Lord Kyo rushing into Lord Tadanobu's home. Leader of the Kitsune clan, the fox demons. An also Lord Kyo's childhood best friend. Lord Tadanobu already had the Senka Roku waiting for him so that he may finally finish reading it. Lord Kyo starts yelling at his friend. Demanding why he didn't tell him from the start. Lord Tadanobu only says calmly that if he would have told him, Lord Kyo would have gone through life without ever having a child, and that it would ruin him. That its not the proper way for being a clan leader, that if Lord Kyo wants to hate him. Or stop being friends with him, he was ready for that.

{ 1 } (Vol. 16 Chapter 7 Panic) { 2 }

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Lord Tadanobu continues with that it was only a record of what happen to his ancestor, "Nothing more, Nothing less." That their might still be a way that Lady Misao will live. Just because it happen to one Senka Maiden might not happen to the other. Plus that he's also been looking into it more, trying to find more information one the situation so that they may be able to keep Lady Misao alive. Lord Kyo returns back to the mansion, and tells Lady Misao to get rid of the child.

After a long argument Lord Kyo even tries to have Lord Kensuke give them a poison so that Lady Misao will miscarry the child. When this plan doesn't go through, Lord Kyo deals with the Daitengu as well. After all the fighting and demanding Lady Misao can't take anymore and refuses to let it carry on. She makes Lord Kyo understand that she is going to have the child. Lord Kyo promise's he'll find away to save her life! No matter the cost. Eventually Lady Misao is moved to the village, to continue with her pregnancy. It's only a mystery as to what will only happen to Lady Misao.

Overall Rating: 5 Stars

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North Andover High Punishes Teen For Giving Drunken Pal Ride Home From Party!!

I know I normally blog about Manga or Anime related topics. But when I happen to be going over the news today before I started my posts, I came across this. Now as a grown adult don't we teach our children to do the right thing? An when we're not around we pray that we've taught them well enough to make the right choices??? We all know that teens will find ways to have fun! Come on you know you did it too. Its just apart of growing up. But when someone calls a friend/family member/etc... Shouldn't we help them? I myself have had friends call me for a "SAFE RIDE" home!!. And I've called for the same thing in return!!

Don't we enforce a "DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE" into our children? I remember being in school, and this was always talked about!! Even in college as a freshmen they talk about this, they even had a whole class that you are required to take. It's like man my parents would tell me, even my other friends parents! They were only looking out for our safety. Which is a good thing!! Right???

We can tell when others around us are intoxicated! It's even easier to tell if a teen is. I've worked at different establishments where people can get this way. Don't we call them a safe ride home? YES!! Or we make sure someone is coming to get them. Is that not the right thing to do? Don't we want to lower the rate of people being harmed or killed from drinking and driving?

I guess the point I'm getting at is why should we punish for someone only trying to be a good person and doing the right thing to make sure that no one was hurt! I feel very upset that they would even think about doing this. The only lesson that is being taught here is, that its okay to not help anyone!! Let's allow others to harm other people to drink and drive. Because if they call us for help we ourselves will be punished as well!! What are we now teaching our youth????

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Black Bird Series Volume 15

(Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Kanoko Sakurakouji
He loves her blood, but does he love her?!

There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend.

But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand...or her life!

Sho’s death should have meant a return to peace for Misao and Kyo, once they came to terms with their guilt. But instead Misao finds herself displaying strange new powers she can’t quite control.
Is this just the next stage for her as the Senka Maiden, or is something more sinister going on…?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781421549217
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Publication date: 12/4/2012
Series: Black Bird Series, #15
Edition description: Original
Pages: 200
Sales rank: 140,308
Product dimensions: 5.18 (w) x 7.38 (h) x 0.64 (d)

{ 1 } (Vol. 15 Chapter 2 Sensing Power) { 2 }

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Personal View:

I got this copy from Barns and noble (same time I bought Volumes 4-17) in store for $9.99 plus tax, it's priced the same online. Unless you would like it for a Nook I believe its $5.99. The ranged age still hasn't been change "Older teen 16+". This cover artwork this time is extremely nice, I like the fact that Sakurakouji has Lady Misao in the yukata kimono that Lord Kyo picked out for her. It really makes the cover more personal to them as a couple. Lord Kyo spoiling his bride too cute.

On her way to Lord Kyo's house to show off her new yukata, Lady Misao believes she sees a demon, but then it gets driven off. She doesn't know why it happened, she tells Lord Kyo about the incident, hoping for an answer. After finding out her body is putting out a small amount of power scares her some. Later on she goes with her parents to see the firework show. In her anxiety the power kicks in again and people are being pushed away from her on all sides. Sensing her panic Lord Kyo fly's in to be at her side, hoping to claim her down. She cry's from being worried and scared. Her mother tells Kyo to take her somewhere to stop the tears.

Lord Kyo takes Lady Misao to the top of a tall building so that they may watch the firework display alone. Lord Kyo embraces Lady Misao, then kisses her. A few seconds after their kiss Lady Misao passes out cold in Lord Kyo's arms. He tries to wake her with no luck, later she wakes up in her bed, with him by her side. Neither of them sure why it happen, Lord Kyo tries to explain to Lady Misao that if she is developing powers like his she has to eat more. Besides getting enough sleep so that her body can keep her new found powers in check or she'll just burn herself out.

Later we come to find out the power that she is putting off. In fact is not even her's, its the child that she's carrying. So that if something happens that she's being threatened or any type of emotion of distress. The child's powers take action to protect its self and its mother.

{1} (Power From With In) {2}

As Lady Misao goes with her parents on a trip to a spa for family time. She is faced with the fact of trying to deiced if she is going to keep the child or not. Also with trying not to let her parents know anything is going on with her. Lord Kyo reassures her not matter what choice she makes he'll support it and be their for her. After fainting in the spa after seeing Lord Kyo their, he brings her back to his room to rest. They start discussing the situation again when Sagami comes in screaming "Did you just say Have the Baby!!" Lord Kyo tries to silence him before everyone else hears which is to late.

Lady Misao laughs graciously at everyone's small celebration. But then all her worries and fears come pouring out. As she expresses her feeling in the open Lord Kyo is taken by surprise, more of a state of shock. He tries to comfort her, by agreeing with her worry and telling her that yes her family would accept this child once they new. Lord Kyo insists that they tell her parents immediately. Confronting her parents, surprising enough her father takes it the best and sides with her. Now that all the choices have been made Lord Kyo decides to take Lady Misao out of school to better keep a watchful eye over her. So that she's protected at all times.

Overall Rating: 5 Stars

Black Bird Series Volume 14

(Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Kanoko Sakurakouji
He loves her blood, but does he love her?!

But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand...or her life!

Sho is finally making a direct move against Kyo, and the battle between then is a close match. Will Sho's recent feast on Misao's blood give him the power to overcome Kyo? Or does Sho hope being killed in front of her will add to the pain of betrayal Misao already feels??

(Vol. 14 Chapter 52 Memory)

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781421542751
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Publication date: 6/5/2012
Series: Black Bird Series, #14
Edition description: Original
Pages: 194
Sales rank: 203,650
Product dimensions: 4.90 (w) x 7.40 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Personal View:

I got this copy from Barns and noble (same time I bought Volumes 4-17) in store for $9.99 plus tax, it's priced the same online. Unless you would like it for a Nook I believe its $5.99. The ranged age still hasn't been change "Older teen 16+". This time we've got both Lord Sho and Lord Kyo on the cover. The colors are very beautiful considering what the out come of this battle will be. A perfect pre-fight stand off!! Bah! Bah! Bahh! I really like the back of this book though, for once their something there. It has flowers, along with Lord Kyo's hand holding his sword. Wish I could find a picture... "Sad face"

{Part 1} (Vol. 14 Chapter 42 Love Confession) {Part 2}

{Part 3} {Part 4}

We're back in the middle of their knock out dragged out fight, between this both very skilled Lord's. There is a severed arm laying into front of Lady Misao, she is in a frantic state trying to remember if its Lord Kyo's arm. Next thing we know Lord Kyo fly's down holding his father in his arms. Lord Yoh stepped in the middle an took the blow for Lord Kyo, losing is arm as a by stander. Both of the boys are in complete hatred on the faces toward their father. Everyone is very surprised to even see Lord Yoh here. Lord Kyo yells at him, telling him that these actions to don't make up for missing out on things in their life. Lord Yoh's responses is not its because I didn't stand up as a father, just only as a Lord that backed his weaker son for the next Lord.

The fight continues both men as evenly matched, both pushing harder. An that lady I knew... Had that major crush on Lord Sho is Kaede. She can't accept the fact of Lord Sho might die. She does the Resurrection Spell to keep him alive, screaming that she can't go back to a world without Lord Sho in it. It was her warped messed up look at love towards Lord Sho.

(Vol. 14 Chapter 53 Spell Bound)
Lord Sho turns to his brother Lord Kyo and yells at him not to stop, and that when Lord Sho dies to make sure he stays dead. At this point it feels like Lord Sho is telling Lord Kyo that he will win this fight. And he's asking for a permanent death to come. Lord Sho even tells him how to dispose of him so that he wont live again. Lord Sho drops his sword and demands that Lord Kyo kill him properly.

As the spell starts taking affect. Everyone freaks out not knowing what will happen, they think Lord Sho will go on a rampage. So the Daitengu try to seal Lord Sho so that he wont get free. But Hoki's injures still aren't healed from his previous fight so the seal wont hold. Lord Sho gets Lady Misao in his sights, and she more then graciously opens her arms to him. Putting him in her embrace, Lord Kyo takes his opportunity to kill Lord Sho as he's trying to keep hold of the one part of himself. His Love for Lady Misao even in death his feelings haven't full left.