“Wild Ones” volume 2 is out in the US. Some “impact” is lost in the Viz translation — less emotion, both romantic and humorous. Sigh … well, this is why I’m studying Japanese … buy it, but you may want to look at a fan version, too, for a more faithful translation. Continue reading Wild Ones Volume 2 Released in the US

This is a delightful manga series about a girl, Sachie Wakamura, orphaned at the age of 15 who finds out she’s a yukuza princess when her grandfather comes to retrieve her at her mother’s funeral. She is assigned a personal body guard, Rakuto Igarashi, who also happens to be the student council president of the high school she starts to attend. Rakuto is a “princely” type guy who never really lets anybody get to know him — so, of course, he’s very popular with the girls at school. Rakuto is a orphan, too, who Sachie’s grandfather has taken in and … Continue reading Wild Ones (Arakure), Volume 1