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Summary: looking forward to reading more
Review: Although I've never read any of the other volumes in this series, this book really grabbed my attention and got me interested. It helped that there was a short section explaining who all the characters are, as well as a section explaining what's happened in the previous volumes. The storyline was interesting. I'm looking forward to finding out what happens next, with the Mikage International story as well as with Aya's relationships (I've never thought romantic storylines were inherently bad, and at least the other storylines are there to provide some balance). In this volume, Aya has to deal with relationship issues with Yuhi as well as Toya. Also, she finds out there's another celestial power nearby. I liked the artowrk, although there was often a tendency, when a person's hair had fallen over one eye, for the somewhat covered eye not to be drawn in any way. It looked kind of odd, like the person was missing an eye. Still, the artwork was very nice. I also like the artist/author's comments - occaisionally, she had little panels on the side where she'd talk about creating Ceres, her own thoughts on how Ceres works (there's a simplistic explantion of genetics and DNA at one point, although it's not much more, and probably less, than what you'd find out in a high school biology class). She sounded like an interesting person to meet.
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Summary: looking forward to reading more
Review: Although I've never read any of the other volumes in this series, this book really grabbed my attention and got me interested. It helped that there was a short section explaining who all the characters are, as well as a section explaining what's happened in the previous volumes. The storyline was interesting. I'm looking forward to finding out what happens next, with the Mikage International story as well as with Aya's relationships (I've never thought romantic storylines were inherently bad, and at least the other storylines are there to provide some balance). In this volume, Aya has to deal with relationship issues with Yuhi as well as Toya. Also, she finds out there's another celestial power nearby. I liked the artowrk, although there was often a tendency, when a person's hair had fallen over one eye, for the somewhat covered eye not to be drawn in any way. It looked kind of odd, like the person was missing an eye. Still, the artwork was very nice. I also like the artist/author's comments - occaisionally, she had little panels on the side where she'd talk about creating Ceres, her own thoughts on how Ceres works (there's a simplistic explantion of genetics and DNA at one point, although it's not much more, and probably less, than what you'd find out in a high school biology class). She sounded like an interesting person to meet.
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Summary: Good, but not really Ceres
Review: I liked this a lot but it doesn't really seem much like Yu Watase's work. I can't really figure out why, the plot is good and the drawings are the same but a number of new characters and plot lines are just thrown randomly in thruought the story. I did still enjoy it very much but It was a little strange. I gave Ceres 1 and 2 both a five but this is a little to far fetched, still good though(it gets even more perveted, young readers beware)
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Summary: Good, but not really Ceres
Review: I liked this a lot but it doesn't really seem much like Yu Watase's work. I can't really figure out why, the plot is good and the drawings are the same but a number of new characters and plot lines are just thrown randomly in thruought the story. I did still enjoy it very much but It was a little strange. I gave Ceres 1 and 2 both a five but this is a little to far fetched, still good though(it gets even more perveted, young readers beware)
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Summary: Ceres
Review: I think that this books is a great one and all of the books in the series.Their great.I really like romance novels,so naturally I would like this one.I've seen all of the episodes to Ayashi no Ceres and their good too.That's why It's my all time favorite Anime.I own all of the DVD's.I think the whole story is wonderful,It's about love,betrayl,and learning that their are good people inthe world.The pictures are wonderfuly drawn.The story line and plot is to die for.It is so cute.The love scenes are good to!I think it's a wonderful story.Yu Watase has shown that she's still got it.I also love Fushigi Yuugi.She's a great writer with wonderful ideas.I can't wait to see her newer one's like Alice 19th, and Imadoki.But,this book is a great buy,and for you people who don't like the series,well,you can get over it, and I don't like you either.I can't wait to read #4.I have to get them all!(evil laugh)Sorry.Anyway,If your thinking of getting the book,you should,but don't forget their is a lot of nudity.Hint,the label.If you don't care about those things and the language,well the I say go for it!
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Summary: The Plot thickens
Review: In Suzumi, the third manga in the series Ceres: Celestial Legend (also known as Ayashi No Ceres) the plot picks up where it stopped off in Yuhi. Aya finds her life getting more and more complicated when the school doctor for her new school is, in fact, Toya, who, for some reason does not want to pursue her romantically anymore. Aya is crushed. She first finds solace with a new friend, a shy girl from school with more than one dangerous secret, then in the arms of Yuhi. Confused, Aya finds herself involved in another disaster. Deadly fires have been starting all over her school. Aya, who does not fully know about her Celestial powers, suspects that she accidentally caused them, hurting other people. Unfortunately she is wrong, and her mistake may cost her life. I'm a little confused why this manga is called "Suzumi," considering Suzumi doesn't play that big of a part in this story until the second part of the manga. Still Vol three continues the infectious shoujo story of Ayashi no Ceres. Aya's story is a complex but intense one. You find yourself feeling bad for this girl. All she really wants it to be loved and to live like a normal sixteen year old girl, instead she's cursed with celestial powers that are tearing her family and life apart. The art is beautiful as always. Yu Watase's line work is absolutely stunning. The only problem I had with this novel is that it was cluttered with completely useless facts. Watase-San's little rambles that she puts ever few pages have been cute and entertaining in the past but her thoughts about cloning and genetics are just annoying. I found myself rolling my eyes at her charts to explain the meaning behinds DNA and genes. In my opinion, if you're in the "older teen" bracket this manga is intended for you should already know these things. I guess it's different in Japan. Still I would recommend this manga. If you loved the anime series, you'll love the manga.
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Summary: Yu Watase continues her excellent work on Ceres
Review: Like "Fushigi Yugi", "Ceres: Celestial Legend" is a masterpiece. And like Rumiko Takahashi's "Mermaid Saga", "Ceres" gives us another take on the stories of legendary beings, in this case, angels. And like with Takahashi's mermaids, there is a price to be paid for approaching an angel--and angering her. Beautifully done, "Ceres" is a macabre story about betrayal, hatred, love, and familial relations. Power is sought and protected, but at the lives and emotions of the children of the family. Girls are murdered by their own families when it is discovered that they have the power of the angels, but one girl escapes. Now she is hunted by her relatives, and her friends are in danger. Her twin brother is being set up against her, and the man she loves is one of the ones that has been sent to kill her. Aya Mikage's life has just entered the realm of the bizarre, and she may never recover. The characters are likable, the story is believable, and Watase manages to explain a good portion of the genetic details in a way that I can understand. There are parts that made me scratch my head, but overall she does a good job. The only complaint I have is that the love scenes in her books are rushed. Aya and Toya were practically making love by the second book, and Yuhi goes from 'I REALLY don't want to spend time around her' to 'I love you Aya! Let's go on a date right now!' I had the same problem with how quickly Tamahome and Miaka fell for each other. The characters need to get to know a tad bit more than each others' names before they start planning the wedding. Other than that (very) slight objection, I love the "Ceres" books and am waiting with baited breath for the rest of the books to come out.
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Summary: The Coolest Book!!!
Review: This book is the best book I've ever read (with the exception of the other Ceres books)!!! I love the story, the plotlines, everything! Here's a little bit of what happens.
At the beginning of the book a surprising death takes place followed by Aya making a new friend. Mysterious fires have started all over the school in which 48 students and a teacher die. Yuhi saves Ayas life when she comes face to face with an enemy. Throughout these events, Toya saves Aya's life 2 times and the Mikages are angry with him so they handcuff him and lock him in his room so he can't save Aya anymore. This all ends tragically with someone's death.
Later, Aya finds out about Yuhi's past and that his mom left him and the rest of his family hates him.
Oh, and get this. Yuhi reveales his feelings for Aya!!!
Suzumi is then captured by the Mikages. This book has a surprising ending that you won't believe is true!!! I highly reccomend this book. I've already ordered the 4th book and preordered the 5th book!!!
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Summary: Go Yu'hi!!
Review: this series is really cute, aya tells tooya that she misses him and he kinda is like pushing her away, but then we find out it was for her sake, they meet this girl that is a tennyo but was experimented, and yu'hi just gets more jealous by the day, because aya is always after tooya...but then things are turned around when he admits that he LOVES her, and doesn't want to be just friends with her, but before that yu'hi tells aya the truth, that his mother did not die and that she abandoned him, and that no one treated him good, only suzumi's husband did, this part will really catch you! later on suzumi is put into this illusion where she starts to dream about her husband, and does not get out of it and I think ceres trying to try to help her get out of it, I recommend this for ceres fans and beware there some spoilers.....
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Summary: Go Yu'hi!!
Review: this series is really cute, aya tells tooya that she misses him and he kinda is like pushing her away, but then we find out it was for her sake, they meet this girl that is a tennyo but was experimented, and yu'hi just gets more jealous by the day, because aya is always after tooya...but then things are turned around when he admits that he LOVES her, and doesn't want to be just friends with her, but before that yu'hi tells aya the truth, that his mother did not die and that she abandoned him, and that no one treated him good, only suzumi's husband did, this part will really catch you! later on suzumi is put into this illusion where she starts to dream about her husband, and does not get out of it and I think ceres trying to try to help her get out of it, I recommend this for ceres fans and beware there some spoilers.....
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