Title English: Ze Author: Shimizu Yuki. Published in Japan: 2004 by Shinshokan Published in America: 2009 - 801 Media. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Supernatural, Yaoi. Rating: 18+ One of the things we learn throughout life is that words indeed have power. We are being told about this since an early age: to be careful with what we say and think before we speak, because words can't be taken back. It is a pretty wise advice, after all, our principal mean of communication is through words, whether spoken or written. And there is more to words than their straightforward meaning; sometimes they carry more than one, they can soothe, they can hurt, ...  Read the complete review

When I was a child, some well meaning auntie or another would up and decide to send me a little thin paperback book filled with paper dolls, usually accompanied by a note about how when they were a kid and money was tight, and they had to walk to school 50 miles in the a blizzard, and only if Fagin had not caught them sneaking away from the pickpocketing they had to do just to buy bread, they had paper dolls to play with. I have no idea what these notes were supposed to inspire me with? Joy at playing with overpriced dolls in elaborately cheesy costumes? Amazement at the intricate detail of the Kate Greenaway costume artwork? Seeing as these were all VERY expensive ...  Read the complete review