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	Nom:	Eagle
	Auteur:	Kaiji Kawaguchi
	Editeur:	J'ai lu
	Volume:	4
	Vol Orig:	10
	Genre:	Suspense/historique
	Code Prix:	B
	Disponible:	Oui

[English edition:

from Viz, I think, with some title like "Eagle, the story of the first Japanese-American President."]

[The blurb, from http://www.mangastore.com/:]

Takaishi Jo, a young reporter for a Japanese newspaper, is the hero of this thriller, which, amongst plots, manipulations, and influence peddling, revisits the history of the United States and mixes political, familial, and economic intrigue.

	Nom:	Eat-Man
	Auteur:	Akihito Yoshitomi
	Editeur:	Asuka
	Volume:	4 [5]
	Vol Orig:	18
	Genre:	Science Fiction/Action
	Code Prix:	C
	Disponible:	Oui

[English edition:

from Viz]

Bolt Crank is an unusual mercenary. He has the gift of being able to consume any metallic object and then later reconstitute it in his right hand according to the needs of his missions or the situations he finds himself in. It goes without saying that this gift is particularly practical when his pockets are already full and he finds an "appetizing" weapon.

	Nom:	Ecole du ciel (L')
	[A.k.a.:	Mobile Suit Gundam: École du ciel]
	[Auteur:	Haruhiko Mikimoto]
	Genre:	Science Fiction, Mecanique, Guerre
	Editeur:	Pika Edition
	Volume:	3 [4]
	Code Prix:	C-
	Disponible:	Oui

[A blurb, from http://www.mangastore.com/:]

	Nom:	Ecole emportée (L')
	[A.k.a.:	Hyouryuu Kyoushitsu (The drifting classroom)]
	Auteur:	Umezu Kazuo
	Editeur:	Glenat
	Volume:	6 (collection complète)
	Vol Orig:	6
	Genre:	Drame, Fantastique
	Code Prix:	C
	Disponible:	Oui

[Glenat's (lengthy) blurb:]

	Nom:	Eden
	[A.k.a.:	It's an Endless World!]
	Auteur:	Hiroki Endo
	Editeur:	Génération Comics [Panini]
	Volumes:	11
	Vol Orig:	8 (en cours) [11]
	Genre:	Futuriste
	Qualité-Impression:	Très Bonne, comme toujours chez Génération Comics (Pikouze)
	Code Prix:	C, D
	Disponible:	Oui

[English edition:

none so far; the Eden coming from Studio Ironcat is a different series.]

Researchers try desperately to find a remedy against a virus which decimates Earth's population. Eden is sort of an Akira for Y2K.

Really nice art, story a little like Akira, at least at the start, because afterwards it degenerates into SF fighting. (Rody)

In the first half volume, it looks like it's going to be post-apocalyptic stuff... And then in the end it's very good cyberpunk, quite violent and desperate, but above all relatively realistic in terms of the situations and the psychology of the characters. It's war, and nobody wants to be there... So, story-wise, it's worth a look, and what's more, the art is truly beautiful, with a fine and detailed line. Something to be discovered by all the lovers of SF, therefore ^^ (Ashura)

The manga is well done, the art is beautiful and the plot makes you think of a science fiction war which lends to reflection [?]. Complex and contradictory characters, action, tension, [and] an undercurrent of violence. A good manga which makes you reflect on the limited value of human life in this world.. Recommended (Pikouze)

[In the near future, a rapidly spreading virus, and the disorder accompanying it, kills off most of humanity. At first, it seems as if there are only three - or rather two-and-a-half - survivors: two youths, Enoa and Hana, apparently destined for the roles of Adam and Eve; and Rain, the crippled scientist who makes for a reluctant Jehovah. Appropriately, they live in the remnants of what was intended as a new Eden, a self-contained, self-sustaining experimental community. Without giving anything away, though, things prove to be rather more complicated...

[By the way, the characters' names seem to have been inspired by Gnostic mythology, though I couldn't get their roles to line up very well with those in the Gnostic mythos.

[Endo's artwork is meticulously detailed; his characters attractive and interesting. Despite being flipped, the Génération (Marvel) edition preserves all this and more. Even the original color pages are rendered (in grayscale) rather better than the norm. I'd recommend this one, though I do strongly suspect there's going to be an English edition at some point; this one is a natural for the U.S. market. I will admit I became somewhat disenchanted with Eden after a few volumes, when it seemed to be just meandering along (and one of my favorite characters was killed, sob).

[Difficulty: Like many science fiction manga, this one has its share of technical (or pseudo-technical) dialog. That, and the frequent (though well-marked) flashbacks make it somewhat harder, so I'll call it moderate in difficulty.]

	Nom:	Elementalistes (les)
	A.k.a.:	Elementalors
	[A.k.a.:	Seirei tsukai (~spirit messenger)]
	Editeur:	Kraken
	Volumes:	3 (collection arrêtée)
	Vol Orig:	4
	Auteur:	Takeshi Okazaki
	Code Prix:	D
	Disponible:	Oui [Uh, no, not really...]

Confused. The masters of the elementals have awaken, and battle for control of the most powerful among them, reincarnated in... a young Japanese high school student! (Who'd've thunk it?)

Representative of a genre which mixes a heroic and mysterious tale, moments of (very) light humor, and fashionable artwork. (XH)

The sound effects fill up the whole page, it's absolutely dreadful! (As)

[There was a very long break (4 years or so) between the 3rd and 4th volume of the Japanese series, which no doubt explains why the French version stopped where it did. I couldn't find a cover scan of the French version, so what I have is the 4th volume of the Japanese series. Sorry!]

	Nom:	Element Line
	Auteur:	Mamiya Takizaki
	Editeur:	Ki-oon
	Volumes:	3 [4]
	Vol Orig:	5
	Genre:	Heroic Fantasy
	Code Prix:	B
	Disponible:	Oui

	Nom:	Elle et lui
	A.k.a.:	Kare Kano
	[A.k.a.:	Kareshi kanojo no jijou (His and her circumstances)]
	Auteur:	Masami Tsuda
	Genre:	Romance
	Editeur:	Tonkam
	Volume:	4 [5]
	[Vol Orig:	16]
	Code Prix:	B-
	Disponible:	Oui

[English edition:

by Tokyopop]

[Here's Tonkam's blurb:]

	Nom:	Enfant aux trois yeux (L')
	Auteur:	Osamu Tezuka
	Genre:	Fantastique
	Editeur:	Asuka
	Volume:	1
	Code Prix:	C
	Disponible:	Oui

[Here's Asuka's blurb, from http://www.asuka.fr/:]

	Nom:	Enfer et Paradis
	[A.k.a.:	Tenjou Tenge]
	Auteur:	Oh! Great [Ohgure Ito]
	Editeur:	Génération Comics [Panini]
	Volumes:	11 [12]
	[Vol Orig:	12 (en cours)]
	Genre:	Arts Martiaux, Combats, SF
	Code Prix:	A [?C]
	Disponible:	Oui

At the Toudou Academy for initiation into martial arts, Maya Natsume, her sister Aya and Masataka Takayanagi lead a problem-free existence until the day when two students decide to perfect their combat technique in attacking older students. Life then becomes hell.

Action and humor are on the menu in this manga which has beautiful artwork and is readable enough... Recommended (Pikouze) ^_^

A manga full of suspense which mixes fighting, sex and humor, with great artwork. (julie)

[Here's the blurb, from http://www.mix-image.com/:]

According to ancient legends, the samurai should make proof of his determination. Moderation is often considered to be a weakness. And extremism, outrage as a virtue. [Hmm, was this Barry Goldwater's source?] It is good not to forget. Yamamoto Tsunemoto.

[Um, OK. Rather than refighting the 1964 U.S. presidential campaign, this is actually a high school martial arts fighting manga series, touched with Oh! Great's somewhat warped sensibilities. Truth be told, it's pretty dumb and formulaic, but it has its amusing moments. And the guys are mostly weird and the girls are all excessively cute, so that must count for something, right?

[Ridiculously excessive violence and occasional nudity indicate its target audience of mid-to-late teenage boys (and, no doubt, their somewhat younger siblings who try to sneak peeks without their older brothers noticing).]

	Nom:	Entre les draps
	Auteur:	Erika Sakurazawa
	Editeur:	Asuka
	Volume:	1
	Vol Orig:	1
	Code Prix:	D
	Disponible:	Oui

[The blurb, from http://www.asuka.fr/:]

	Nom:	Escadrille des nuages
	Auteur:	Aki Shimizu, Hirokatsu Kihara
	Editeur:	Soleil
	Volumes:	1
	Vol Orig:	4
	Genre:	Aventure, action, humor
	Code Prix:	B+
	Disponible:	Oui

[The blurb, from http://www.mangastore.com/:]

	Nom:	Et Cetera
	Auteur:	Tow Nakazaki
	Editeur:	Glénat
	Volumes:	9 (collection complète)
	Vol Orig:	9
	Genre:	Burlesque, Histoire
	Code Prix:	B
	Disponible:	Oui

[English edition:

in "planning," from TokyoPop]

Plain and simply great! The story takes place in the far west [i.e., Old West] and introduces Mingchao, a hypercharged Chinese girl who possesses the etogun, a powerful revolver with extraodinary abilities. The manga is full of humor and makes numerous references to cliches of our era. (docdusud)

[Here's the blurb, from http://www.bdland.com/:]

Ming-Chao is a little Chinese girl, turbulent and full of energy who lives in the Far West. At the death of her grandfather, a renowned blacksmith, she inherits a strange weapon: the Eto-gun. This revolver of unprecedented design functions through extracting the energy of materials from the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac. A little rabbit stock, cow dung, or snake skin, and the Eto-gun unleashes a fabulous power! And thus the intrepid Ming-Chao sets forth on wild adventures!

Et Cetera is a joyous cocktail of humor and action, extremely dynamic and with an eminently pleasing artistic style. You'll be carried away with enthusiasm in the wanderings of the headstrong Ming-Chao, as cute as she is disaster-prone, and her friends! A veritable bundle of energy in the world of manga!

[You know what to expect, right? Another bouncy, amusing, rather disjointed shounen comedy/fighting/adventure saga, very much in the mould of Dragonball, Tekken Chinmi, or (for a more current example) One Piece. Two somewhat unusual features for the genre: it's set in the U.S., sort of, (or at least a mutant Old West); and the main protagonist is both Chinese and female. Not badly done for its type; or, put another way, "for those who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they like."

[Difficulty: moderately easy.]

	Nom:	Eternal Midnight
	Volume:	1
	Editeur:	Soleil Productions - Soleil Levant
	Auteur:	Ludo Lullabi
	Code Prix:	B
	Disponible:	Oui

["Manga-style" work by a French(?) author. I'm not planning to include such works in general - that would tend to segue into an entire lexicon on French B.D.s, essentially an impossible undertaking - but threw this one in because the author's "name" was a tad ambiguous. Anyway, for more info, check out http://www.ludolullabi.fr.st/. Here's the blurb, from http://www.bdland.com/:]

Halfway between Star Wars and Starship Troopers, Eternal Midnight is an epic and dynamic space opera on a grand scale!

A group of "alien hunters," directed by the legendary Sophitia Moon, gets together in a space-based city in order to prepare their next contract.

The city is suddenly attacked by a mysterious army, dragging the hunters into a combat whose endgame they can't determine and which will put into question the convictions of each of them.

This event will mark the debut of a new era!

	Nom:	Eternal Sabbath
	A.k.a.:	ES Eternal Sabbath
	Auteur:	Fuyumi Soryo
	Editeur:	Glénat
	Volumes:	7 [8]
	[Vol Orig:	8 (en cours)]
	Genre:	Drame
	Code Prix:	B
	Disponible:	Oui

ES is a hacker. It can insinuate itself into a person's head and adapt it to its convenience. It can thus make itself pass as anyone it chooses to the eyes of anyone at all, and whenever a problem appears, it disconnect itself... Both a fantastic thriller and a psychosocial drama at the same time, it's elaborated with scenes which are like diving into someone's head. (Maud)

ES is a good seinen manga. It's a quick read. The artwork gets better in the course of the volumes, and the plot is gripping enough, even if the characters remain a bit flat, you know almost nothing about their personality, you just see them live through events. But I still really like the whole package! (Nana)

[The original blurb, from http://www.bdland.com/:]

I'm a hacker. But it's into a person's head that I can inject myself in an instant. I read the data it contains, I modify its programming, and I adapt it to my convenience. I can make myself pass as anyone I choose to the eyes of anyone at all, even as a close friend or a deceased person. If ever problems appear, I disconnect myself and things go back to zero. So, I become again a total unknown for them...

I don't have a name. There doesn't seem to be any one that's appropriate. If I have to... all right, call me ES.

Both fantastic thriller and psychosocial drama, ES is a passionate series which builds marvelously on an original and audacious idea. Already well-known for her shoujo manga Mars, Fuyumi Soryo this time cuts loose into the fantastic with an astonishing ease and effectiveness, peopling her intrigue with characters both charismatic and enigmatic, and elaborating her work with powerful scenes, visually striking (plunging into heads, particularly). After Parasite [Kiseiju], ES is the next seinen revelation for 2004, a jewel midway between Otomo's Akira, Dan Simmons' Carrion Comfort [the French title is Chessboard of Evil], and Urasawa's Monster.

	Nom:	Éternité, peut-être... (L')
	A.k.a.:	Towa kamo shirenai [?? Eien, ka mo shirenai - that's how I read it!]
	Auteur:	Michiyo Akaishi
	Editeur:	J'ai lu
	Volumes:	8 (collection complète)
	Vol Orig:	8
	Genre:	Magie
	Code Prix:	B
	Disponible:	Oui

Kosumo Koganebara is only 17 years old but could die at any moment. She has a heart ailment and her blood group is rather rare, and it's in the U.S. where she has the best chance of obtaining a heart. So when she ends up in a hospital in New York, they bring in a heart, that of the young Himiko who has died in an accident. It's her heart that Kosumo will receive and at the same time, her potent powers: in short, Himiko was the most powerful priestess in Japan, who aided the government through her link with the gods. The shadowy Hitsugi was her bodyguard, he promises from this point onward to protect Kosumo who will attract a number of enemies with her new capacities which she has not yet truly mastered. (Mélanie)

It's above all a manga for girls as well as for all those who like stories of priestesses who combat the forces of evil before a nice background of Japanese or Chinese mythology and with an unmatched love story. (little lady)

[Oy! Yet more Japanese weirdness about heart transplants. The blurb, from http://www.bdland.com/:]

While waiting for a heart transplant, Kosumo Koganehara moves in with her parents in New York. Just when the situation seemed hopeless, Kosumo is operated on. The transplanted heart allows her to reach a world of spirits and Hitsugi, the guardian angel of Himiko-sama, the donor, attaches himself to Kosumo for the latter's protection.

	Nom:	Eternity
	Scénariste:	Yong-Gwan Shin
	Dessinateur:	Jin-Yong Park
	Editeur:	Tokebi
	Volumes:	4
	Code Prix:	B
	Disponible:	Oui

[The blurb, from http://www.bdland.com/:]

Gwanmoon, Jang Bang and Yubin are three ordinary high school students with diametrically opposite personalities. Their lives are overturned the day when they encounter the mysterious Aram who informs them that they are the reincarnations of three Chinese warriors of the second century. Incredulous at this news, they will be faced with proof when they are attacked by an old enemy of the warriors, reincarnated in the skin of Gwanmoon's home room teacher!

["Jang Bang." I have nothing to add; the name speaks for itself. Poor kid.]

	Nom:	Everyday
	Auteur:	Kiriko Nanan
	Editeur:	Casterman ["Sakka"]
	Volumes:	1
	Genre:	Depression
	Code Prix:	D
	Disponible:	Oui

[A blurb, from http://www.mangastore.com/:]

Miho works as a "sales associate" in a store, while her friend Seiichi devotes himself to music. Even if she thinks often about her ex-boyfriend, Hagio, she is still happy in Seiichi's company. The young household, however, has difficulty in making ends meet [financially, I mean...], and Miho has to take a second job. Becoming a bar hostess, she ends up by giving in, due to her need for money, to the advances of a client. When Seiichi finds out, he doesn't understand her and breaks up with her. It's at this point that Hagio re-enters her life.

	Nom:	Exaxxion
	[A.k.a.:	Houjin Exaxxion (Cannon God Exaxxion)]
	Auteur:	Kenichi Sonoda
	Editeur:	Glénat
	Volumes:	7
	Vol Orig:	5 (en cours) [7 (fini?)]
	Genre:	Cyberpunk
	Code Prix:	B
	Disponible:	Oui

[English edition:

from Dark Horse]

Humans have made contact with an extraterrestrial race with very advanced technology (the Foldiens) and have welcomed them. Years later, during a ceremony organized by the Foldiens, they take control of the Earth. Only a boy, aided by his grandfather (a great scientist), his mother, a (female) friend and a powerful robot attempt to liberate the Earth.

The manga is rather pretty and the story engaging, too bad that the robots are so ugly. (Christophe)

	Nom:	Excel Saga
	Auteur:	Koshi Rikudo
	Editeur:	Kabuto
	Volume:	1 [2]
	[Vol Orig:	14 (en cours)]
	Code Prix:	B+
	Disponible:	Oui

[Here's Kabuto's blurb, from http://www.editions-kabuto.com/:]

	Nom:	Exodus Creators
	[A.k.a.:	Caution (original title)]
	Editeur:	Samouraï
	Volumes:	1 (collection complète)
	Vol Orig:	1 en 1995
	Auteur:	Kadoi Yoichi
	Code Prix:	D
	[Genre:	Science Fiction]
	Qualité-Impression:	excellente
	Disponible:	Oui [Just barely... A few manga stores still have it.]

[One of Samouraï's better titles, translated by the redoubtable "Naoki Haga" [René-Gilles Deberdt], primary resident of fr.rec.anime. Here are his words on it (from his "Cyber Namida" site, at http://kyodai.com/namida/caution.html ):]

Youichi Kadoi... This name may not mean anything to you - at least for now. However, fans of Bastard!! already know him indirectly, since he debuted as an assistant to Kazushi Hagiwara... And it must be said that you'd suspect as much in looking at, or rather admiring, his first manga, Caution, being brought to us by Samouraï Editions under the title Exodus Creators.

Only one volume unfortunately for a story which proves rather more interesting than the prologue would lead you to believe. In the year 2494, the Terrans, already victims five hundred years earlier of a climatic cataclysm which forced them to seek shelter underground for several centuries, are confronted with a fleet of invaders not so unknown to them: they are the same vessels which, back in the year 2236, carried away their inventors, the Exodus Creators, a group of scientists who were too disdainful at the time to stay and help rebuild their planet. But today, with their quest for the ideal planet proven fruitless, they want only to reclaim a small place for themselves in their native land... This the Terrans refuse them, and we can understand their anger. But then Hiyoko, an adorable young Japanese girl, encounters Dune, one of the Exodus Creators descended to the surface. As their idyll begins, the Terrans are confronted with the most terrible of dangers... The moon is on the point of crashing into our planet!

So as not to ruin the final surprise, which is major, let's say simply that "appearances can sometimes be deceiving..." In addition to an incredibly effective (and particularly moving) scenario, Caution is also one of the rare mangas which avoids the usual cliché of the valiant warriors born to save the world, and instead shows us people who, embroiled in a conflict they did not desire, become aware that they are not truly masters of their destiny, even if they feel they are comporting themselves as "heroes." Already a master of scenario and graphic development [or whatever you call them in English] (his drawings are at the same level as those in Bastard!!), Youichi Kadoi here announces his talent to superb effect in Caution and must henceforward be thought of as an author to be followed very closely.

[OK, maybe he's playing it up a bit, since it was his translation job, but really, it's not a bad book. It probably would have helped if it had run a little longer (say 3 volumes), so the story could have been better developed. As it is, the ending comes kind of abruptly.

[While it's the usual cheapjack Samouraï production job (flipped with no retouch at all, signs and miscellanea not translated, dialog occasionally misplaced, etc.), it is a nice thick book with nice substantial paper. (Oh, and ignore the ripped skirt and "reservé aux adultes" on the cover; there's absolutely no H content to this at all.)

[Difficulty: Naoki's translation is very lively, but be warned that it can be kind of hard going if you're not familiar with current colloquial French.]

	Nom:	Eye Shield 21
	Auteur:	Yûsuke Murata, Riichirô Inagaki
	Genre:	Sport
	Editeur:	Glenat
	Volume:	4 [5]
	Code Prix:	B
	Disponible:	Oui

[Glenat's blurb:]

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