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I like the .Hack franchise. I have played the games, read most of the manga, and I want to watch the anime one day. So when I heard it was getting a comedy manga, I had to read it. I was dissapointed.

There is not much plot, but thats fine. Comedy doesn't need plot to be funny. But the art is what hit me first. The art is badly done. Megatokyo also had bad art, but in a cool way. This are is just plain bad, and I never got used to it.

The characters all act out of character, and for some (Kite) it worked, but ... for most everybody else, it completely failed. I lol'd alot because some of the nice females were acting so..vulnerable.

But the worst part is...it just isn't funny almost at alll, and most of the laughs don't come from comedy; they come with how bad this can be at times. Even die-hard fans should think twice before reading this, let alone buying it.

This two-volume manga is based on the DS video game of the same name. In the game and manga, a young boy named Vent dislikes the goverment because they killed his mother. To take his mind off this, he becomes a delivery boy. One package, though, should have been left closed. In this package was a "Bio-metal", a type of hi-ech armor that can give the user Mega Man type powers. With this, Vent decided to fight the corrupt goverment.

With this series, the main problem for me was the pacing. In the game, you have to fight about 8 robot villains in a row. In ... the manga, Vent blasts through these robots likes its nobodies buisness. This manga should have been five volumes, not two. Even if you haven't played the game, you may notice.

The art is very good. Bright, clear, shiny, and the fights aren't confusing. The art is a little cuter than the game, but I can deal with it. The characters are all just the normal characters, and if you dislike many confident Shonen protagonists, then you probably won't like Vent.

This is not the best video game manga adaption, but it works as a nice little diversion.

When I heard about this anime, I thought it sounded generic, but fun. I was kinda right. If you've ever watched any magical girl show where the main heroine fights monsters, then its probably like this. But still, it can be fun.

In this anime, the main 9-year-old heroine, Nanoha, finds a talking animal that gives her magic powers, and now she must find these "Jewel Seeds". However, another young girl, Fate, is also searching for them.

One major problem I had was Fate's motivation. I won't spoil it, but it felt lame. Her reasons were so dumb, I couldn't believe it.

The fan-service can be annoying. ... I mean, these are under-age kids. WTH? The gay-undertones were a bit heavy, most notably in the final episode.

These gripes aside, this is a fun, simple magical girl series, and fans of the genre should love it.

In this special Naruto OVA, sparks fly. Literally.

In the special, Tsunade decides to hold this competition where Jonin must fight genin. Which seems kinda unfair, but whatever.

I was very annoyed at how it was handled. This OVA hinted at many things: That we would see some sweet Gaara action, that we would see Neji VS Asuma, that we would see Naruto and Sasuke team up against Kakashi. But this OVA didn't deliver. Every time something exciting happened, the scene would switch. WTH? And the endong ends in a total cliffhanger! Man!

This OVA isn't that good, so only fans of Naruto should even consider watching.

My first ever Batman manga!

In this manga, a serial murderer has been cutting peoples faces off. Now Batman must solve the case while dealing with his own personel demons from his past.

This is a very emotional and mysterious manga. It has a very gritty feel, from the dark art to the villain's motives. The best part is, it feels like a Batman comic.

However, I would have preffered a real Batman villain, not some exclusive weirdo. And while Batman does get development, he felt...different than in the comics. Also, the ending feels rushed.

If you're a Batman fan, you can do much worse. Like Gotham Knight, just ... better.

I wasn't sure what I would get when I read +Anima. I knew next to nothing about it, other then that it was a Shonen. I read it.

Well, it's kinda...boring. In the manga, random people have these genes which give them animal characteristics. For example, some people have bird wings, some have lion claws, some have the eyes of a hawk, some have bat ears, etc. Like X-Men, people hate and persecute these people.

Anyway, the two main characters, Cooro and his friend are trying to find a nice place to live. And thats the plot. They travel and travel and travel. There isn't even any ... real plot till about the second to last volume.

The characters are all bland, and the main character is just so carefree, and cheerful, and bland that I just couldn't like him!

There isn't anything really wrong with the manga, it was just to calm and boring for me. But for those who don't mind more laid-back Shonen adventures, this could be for you.