Best of
Seinen

2003

Chobits Art Book: Your Eyes Only


CLAMP - 2003
    Chi in all her lovely dresses interesting poses and her alternate personality!

G Senjō Heaven's Door


Yōko Nihonbashi - 2003
    Machizo feels he's living under his father's shadow, and resents his father's success. At the beginning of the story, Machizo recently transferred to Tetsuo's school. Tetsuo's friends start Tetsuo on reading Oretachi no Banka, a manga by Machizo's father, Daizou Sakai. A manga competition advertised in the magazine sets Tetsuo on redrawing manga, hoping to win some money to help pay his mother's hospitalisation fees. Tetsuo's initial efforts are ruined by Machizo. Kumiko, a ruthless girl who adored Tetsuo, threatened Machizo to repay Tetsuo. Machizo's novel writing efforts were recognized by Tetsuo, and they end up working together to create a manga. In the meantime, it is revealed that Tetsuo's father had returned and was trying to end the publication of Oretachi no Banka. It is also revealed that a manga written by Tetsuo had caused his mother to fall ill, and that Daizou took possession of the aforementioned manga. Daizou describes his motivation as trying his best so that one day Tetsuo would return to creating manga.

B Reaction (volume 2)


Tsuruta Hirohisa - 2003
    

Club 9, Vol. 1


Makoto Kobayashi - 2003
    She's a barrel of fun. She's irrepressible. And...a bit of a klutz. She's Haruo Hattori, and now she's leaving her little country farm town, her boyfriend, and her loony family for college in the big city. Before she leaves, she makes a pledge that she'll remain true to her boyfriend, despite all the temptations a big city can throw at her, and the temptations pile up like cordwood when the need for a few yen to rub together nets her a job at Club 9, a hot hostess bar. The charming country girl lights a lot of fires in the hearts of the club patrons, and her short skirt is fanning the flames How ya gonna keep em down on the farm once they been to Club 9?