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Science Lesson Via Storytelling

Cells at Work! Vol. 5 by Akane Shmizu

May 17, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

It seems like Cells at Work! 5 was a surprise as in it was surprising that this was the apparently last entries in the original series; I had seen the pre-order for a vol. 6 that apparently got canceled for vague reasons. There does appear to be a spin off though, so the series isn’t exactly over. I don’t know what happened there, but vol. 5 does kind of seem like someone may have gotten a little tired or distracted by another project because it […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: akane shimizu, Akane Shmizu, anime, biology, cells at work, cells at work vol. 5, manga, non fiction, science

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:37 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: akane shimizu, Akane Shmizu, anime, biology, cells at work, cells at work vol. 5, manga, non fiction, science ·
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Is love really the answer in the end?

Dimension W, vol. 16 by Yuji Iwahara

May 10, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I did a quick check and I’m a little surprised that I haven’t reviewed a volume of this series before now; I’ve certainly read them all but somehow not reviewed one until the final 16th volume. Dimension W is a manga series, and there was also an anime that covered basically the first two story arcs. The gist is that in the future, the world now relies on energy drawn from Dimension W although what the dimension is and how it works is not well […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: AI, anime, climate change, Dimension W, energy use, manga, robots, sci-fi, volume 16, Yuji Iwahara

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:35 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction · Tags: AI, anime, climate change, Dimension W, energy use, manga, robots, sci-fi, volume 16, Yuji Iwahara ·
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A Little Less Sparkle the Second Time Around

The Ancient Magus Bride The Silver Yarn by Kore Yamazaki et al.

April 14, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

The second The Ancient Magus Bride short story collection, The Silver Yarn, had some ups and downs, and in the end I wasn’t quiet as in love with the stories as with the first collection. I think maybe it was partially expectations, and partly the fact that the first collection had more references to the original characters and series. This set was still entertaining, it just didn’t have the same sparkle. Three stories stood out for me this time, and as it turns out, they […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Short Stories Tagged With: anime, chikashi yoshida, Fairy Tales, folklore, kore yamazaki, magic, magumi masono, manga, sako aizawa, short stories, suzuki ootsuki, the ancient magus bride silver yarn, yoshinobu akita, yuichiro higashide, yuu godai

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:23 · Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories · Tags: anime, chikashi yoshida, Fairy Tales, folklore, kore yamazaki, magic, magumi masono, manga, sako aizawa, short stories, suzuki ootsuki, the ancient magus bride silver yarn, yoshinobu akita, yuichiro higashide, yuu godai ·
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A rare find for me: a good short story collection

The Ancient Magus' Bride The Golden Yarn by Kore Yamazaki et al

March 10, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

So far I’ve really been enjoying the Ancient Magus Bride in its original manga form; I’ve also liked the anime but haven’t seen the whole thing yet. The general gist is that a Japanese teen, Chise, who has no family who wants her, puts herself up for auction. She is purchased by Elias, a non-human mage who wants to train her/ learn about humans from her. Chise has some magical abilities herself, and she fits in well with the mage’s world. It’s a really sweet […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Short Stories Tagged With: ancient magus' bride, ancient magus' bride the golden yarn, anime, Celtic mythology, kore yamazaki, light novel, manga, short stories

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Short Stories · Tags: ancient magus' bride, ancient magus' bride the golden yarn, anime, Celtic mythology, kore yamazaki, light novel, manga, short stories ·
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