.:: ice forest ::.
not a big fan of manga nowadays, but from time to time, i do occasionally buy some, when i’m really bored. i bought this one, ice forest written by saito chiho, last weekend, when i was looking for something light to read.
and i LOVE it! the story tells about a girl who had once won a skating competition but now had quit because of an injury. her accidental meeting with a general manager of ARC hotel, who happened to own a skating club in tokyo, brought her back to the skating world. unable to single-skate anymore, she turned to ice dancing, where she was paired with a half canadian half japanese skater. the story tells about the struggle of these two to become successful athletes, and the problem surrounding them. what i love about it is the fact that it’s not a typical high-school romance story. i’m tired of that kind of thing! it’s quite refreshing to read something different. hopefully the coming books will still be this interesting.
bad news is, it’s still ongoing (if i’m not mistaken!) so i’ll probably have to wait for quite some time for the second book 
.:: oshaberi na amadeus ::.
Oshaberi Na Amadeus ( Talking Amadeus )
~ Takeuci Masami
bought this series from Kinanti Komik at 95k, including shipping fee. quite a good bargain, i must say. the books were safely wrapped in plastic, and although they were a little bit dusty, but all were in very good condition. the customer service was also very nice and helpful, replying my sms and ym in a very short period of time, giving all the information i needed, and the pictures too.
the story itself was about a girl, rio who had lost her parents on a car accident, and eversince lived with parents’ best friend, aunt mihoko. mihoko had a son, usou who always looked after rio. rio, who had been convinced by aunt mihoko not to enroll to sawamura school of music, finally agreed to enroll to sawamura and continue studying violin.
it’s been a while since the last time i read a comic book, and this is one good series to reinvent my interest in comic books.
