Manga: .hack//Alcor
Story by: Amou Kanami
Art by: Izumibara Rena
Publisher: Tokyopop
Age rating: T (Teen age 13+)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
May include: Mild violence & mild fanservice
Release date: December 2009

.hack//Alcor is the story of Nanase, a teenage girl who plays a really popular online game called The World. While playing this game she falls in love with Silabus an incredibly nice guy who, interestingly enough, is her Guildmaster. How typical, right? Unfortunately, Silabus seems more interested in a female player called Alkaid. But he’s not the only one. Why is that? Well, she’s the undefeated Arena Emperor. In other words, she’s BADASS!

Nanase realizes after a while that, on top of being jealous of Alkaid, she’s also been unconsciously trying to copy her in every possible way. But Nanase doesn’t have the skills to compete. What should she do to get Silabus’ attention?

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I always get caught by surprise each year when my family members ask me what I want for Christmas.  My mind usually goes blank and if I come up with something, it’s never something I really need or ever desperately wanted.  Which is why I made the following decision; I would try to keep all my wishlists up to date on the various online stores I frequently use so this never happens again.

Here are a few ideas YOU could add to your wishlist!

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Manga: World of Warcraft: Death Knight
Story by: Dan Jolley
Art by: Rocio Zucchi
Publisher: Tokyopop
Age rating: T (Teen age 13+)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
May include: Mild violence & mild gore
Release date: December 2009

World of Warcraft: Death Knight is the story of a Lordaeron soldier, Thassarian, whose main goal has always been to honor his dead father’s memory.  However, no matter how dedicated he was, his superiors never thought he’d end up being anything BUT a regular soldier since he never showed much initiative and only seemed good at following orders.

One day his company is assigned to help Prince Arthas’ army fight against the Scourge… and that’s when all of his troubles start.

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Manga: Karakuri Odette (vol 1)
Creator: Julietta Suzuki
Publisher: Tokyopop
Age rating: T (Teen age 13+)
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
May include: Mild violence, moderate gore,
moderate language and tobacco reference/use

Karakuri Odette is the story of a cute little android named Odette who wishes to experience the life of a normal teenager. She wants to learn more about what it’s like to be “human”.

To do so, she asks her eccentric creator, Professor Yoshizawa, if she can attend high school like any normal kid.  Since he doesn’t seem to be able to say no to his precious creation, he enrolls her in the local high school and that’s how Odette’s adventures start.

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I had the chance to attend a Tokyopop Insider webinar last week. I didn’t know what to expect when I first got there and ended up really enjoying it.

During this live webinar they’ve announced several new releases… and I have to admit, some of them looked pretty damn good. 

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