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Alexander Hoffman

Alexander Hoffman is more often than not, studying for his latest exam. A student in Ohio Northern's six-year Pharmacy program, what time he has that isn't spent learning the ins-and-outs of the human body and the drugs we use on it, is spent on comics, Magic: the Gathering, and games of all types. Alex got his start in writing through short fiction and poetry contests, and began writing about games in the Spring of 2005 at Magic Deck Vortex. He started his blog, Manga Widget, in the Fall of 2008 to talk about comics, and he's been writing almost full-time ever since.

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My-Hime Volume 1 (Written by Kimura Noboru, and Illustrated by Sato Ken-eisu)

Tokyopop

Genre: Sci-Fi

Age Rating: Mature (18+)

Price: $9.99

When does a manga become more about the perverted side jokes and less about the storyline? Volume 1 of My-Hime, based on the popular anime, seems to have thrown its sensibilities out the door and embraced the perve.

The main character is Yuuichi Tate, a guy who transfers to a new school, the Fuuka Academy, due to problems from his last school. He soon becomes embroiled in a battle between two hyper competitive HiMEs, and for each one, becomes the "Key" they need to summon a Child, a robot-like creature that has immense destructive potential. It's all a bit overwhelming for someone who's never watched the anime, but I can see why this could be a popular theme. Mix some sci-fi with some pinup type girls who hate each other and just happen to be the saviors of the school, and you've got a good comedy mix with sci-fi geekery.

The problem is, even if you try to get into the story, you're constantly barraged by pages and pages and pages of sexual inuendo, tentacles, panty shots, wardrobe malfunction, and more explicit material. There is a definite reason why this is rated M, and if it got any further past the line it already toes, My-HiME might be better of sold at an adult bookstore.

If you don't have problems with the content, or even enjoy it, great, it's funny and the action scenes are well visualized. For those of us who prefer a more substantial reading experience, stay the hell away.

Summing Up:

An amazing idea utterly destroyed. It might as well have been porn.

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