Blue Exorcist // Recommending

Anime Version: 

Assiah, the realm of humans, and Gehenna, the realm of demons. Normally, these two dimensions would never intersect, but having possessed all material substances, the demons are now intruding on the material world. But among the human race, there are those who can exorcise such demons - the Exorcists.

Finished reading Heart no Kuni no Alice

I was just as confused as anyone else who read it but I found a post explaining what the story was intended to do. & that this was a game based manga. This was an interesting read. I love it. :) 


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What happened before the game

Alice and her family (mostly her sister)
Alice loved her sister Lorinna and she spent Sunday afternoons with her. When their mom died, their father became a workaholic to forget his suffering. Their little sister (Edith?) blamed Alice for not crying at the funerals. So Alice was only comforted by her big sis. However, Lorinna was ill.

When Alice finishes her college studies, she wants to move from the familial house. She had an arguments with Lorinna because of that. When Lorinna died of her illness, Alice blamed herself because of their argument that caused Lorrina condition to get worst. After her sister death, Alice suffered a lot but kept on cherishing the Sunday afternoons she spent with her.

Alice love life
Alice was in love with her "teacher" (or tutor) that is the man who share the same face as Blood. This man was in love with Lorinna but dated Alice anyway.

When Lorinna died, this man could not bear the pain so he left Alice and focused on is work. This reminded her so much of her father when her mom died that she couldn't restrain him from leaving. For her this form of love is pure love.

Little precision about Lorinna's death.
Some of you thought Lorinna was killed by Joker. That wrong! The people who guessed that saw some CGs from Joker no Kuni (or the opening for this video game) in which we see Joker pointing a gun at Lorinna and shooting, but that's only a set up made by him to play with Alice's mind (I don't know the exact reason since I didn't play this game). That's an illusion.

In short: Alice graduated from college, she is in her mid twenties, her sister is dead and the man she loved left her.

Then why is Alice younger than what she really is in the game/manga?
Because at the very beginning of the video game/manga she is dreaming of her younger self who is spending time with her beloved sister.


What is "Wonderland" and why Alice got there
Wonderland is not a dream world like Alice think it is. That's a parallel world to the real one. Its existence, its rules and its mechanisms exist outside of Alice's imagination.

Why is she persuaded that's a dream? 
First, to enter "Wonderland" she has to be asleep (and therefore dreaming). Nightmare could only make a connection between the two world for her when she is dreaming.

She thinks "Wonderland" is all a dream because Nightmare told her that, so she could be more comfortable. The others (example : Julius) just went along with it.

Why is she there?
As to the reason Peter brought her in "Wonderland", it was because he was concerned about her happiness.
She was suffering because of the death of her sister so he wanted her to forget the reality and be just happy. This also explain why she must not remember to stay in the Heart country. If she comes to remember what happened in the real world, her sense of responsibility would force her to leave, just like she did at the end of the manga, but with no way to come back.

Is there a different "Wonderland" for everyone?
No. Like I said, this world exists on it's own, it's not a part of Alice's imagination and it was not created solely for the purpose of her exiting reality. Foreigner are rare, but it never said that there can't be more than one at the same time. If someone else entered the Heart country, every role holder would be the same, only the perception the foreigner have of them would be different. In short, there is only one country of Heart that stay the same whoever gets in. 


About the role holders and "Wonderland" inhabitants
The role holders are all a "face" on the clock. The each represent an hour. It's not said exactly who is what but we know for sure they represent hours. 

The faceless too represent time, but minor amount like minutes or seconds. That's why they have no face, because they are less significant than the role holders.

Everyone is disposable because time is a cycle. The clocks for hearts that can be repaired is a representation of passing time. The same "hour" can happen twice and be different, just like the people living in "Wonderland" can have their clock repaired and their role replaced.

Peter
In Peter's case, in the video game true ending, it is said he represents an hour in the time Alice spent with her sister. People often makes the mistake to generalize and refer to him only as "Sunday afternoon" (heck, even I did it XD) but we do so only because QuinRose never said exactly what hour he is. Moreover, Alice never said exactly which hour she spent with her sister.

To clear things up even more: let's say he represent 3 o'clock, that means he represent every 3 o'clock, AM or PM, in every day of the week. This is not only bound to Alice's 3 o'clock but every 3 o'clock of everyone in the world.

His obsession with Alice can be explained because she is always thinking about this precise portion of time. So when Peter said to Alice that she likes him he wasn't totally wrong. She love the time he represents. Alice reminiscing her time with her sister is also what links her with Peter and what brought him to love her and care for her happiness.

Blood
If Alice didn't imagine all this, why does blood have the exact same face as her ex?
It's Nightmare who decided of this. He wanted to give her an incentive to stay and he thought to give it to Blood because his personality is very different from her ex. He did that to expand the chances of her staying and for his own amusement at the same time.

Nightmare
Nightmare only has the power to twist how Alice sees the role holders faces. He didn't change Blood's face, but only how Alice sees it. Moreover, he can't change the personality nor the behaviour of the other people. Keep in mind that all role holders are nothing more than players. If he had this kind of powers, he would be some kind of game master, but we don't even know if there is one.

[EDIT]
I dug through the older threads and found a little gold mine of information.
Understand the Alice series - Character info, game/manga differences ~ By kahoyukimura

(See next post for the rest)












Credit to Hanayuki-hime for the post! 

Recommend

1. The Breaker by Jeon Geuk-jin & Park Jin-hwan. 

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Supernatural

The new English teacher, Chun-Woo, is not your ordinary teacher. Shioon, a victim of constant bullying, unexpectedly witnesses Chun-Woo's fighting power, and begs him to make him his disciple. Chun-Woo claims he can teach Shioon only if he is truly determined, and Shioon must jump off a bridge into a deep river in order to prove it!

It turns out, however, that Chun-Woo and his powers are more than meets the eye. Shioon makes a grand entrance into the hidden world of martial arts, and he is about to be taught by the best there is!

(Part 1 ends with Volume 10, and Part 2 begins soon! )
Part 2 

Comments: I love this manga, one of the best I've read. The art and action is great as well as the story! I highly recommend this manhwa. Part 2, for me is not as good as the first, but their still updating part 2.  

Currently Reading

1. Ojou-sama Wa Oyome-sama by Hazuki Megumi

Towako the ojousama (daughter of a high class family) will be turning 18 years old soon. When she was very young, she was told that on this 18th birthday she is to marry the young man who was born on the same day, the same time, and the same year as she was. However, during their first meeting, Yuuga was incredibly mean to her! What's Towako to do when her husband-to-be is the shy and cool type of guy?

 

2. Hana Ni Nare by Miyagi Riko

Momo Yamada wanted to be a flower when she grew up, but she's blossomed into nothing more than a rather homely teenager. When her grandmother passes away, Momo becomes a live-in maid for the two sons of a elegant fashion designer. After the eccentric eldest son, Ranmaru, gives Momo the makeover of her life, she discovers that her mother was a legendary Hanabito, a beautiful woman who has a divinely intoxicating scent that draws men to her like bees to nectar. What's more, Momo learns that she, too, gives off that same irresistable aroma. Although she and Ranmaru have fallen in love, their relationship now must withstand constant assault from handsome boys and men who desire to abduct and seduce Momo.

*Also contains the following stories:
• Akuma no Himegimi (The Devil and the Princess) in vol. 1
• Kamisama Shikkaku (God's Disqualification) in vol. 1
• Hanamaru Scoop! (Flower Garden Special Review) in vol. 2

3. Sukitte II Na Yo by Hazuki Kanae 

Mei Tachibana has spent her 16 years without making either a boyfriend or friends. One day, she injures the most popular boy in school, Yamato Kurosawa, because of a misunderstanding but for some reason it seems that he takes a liking to her and one-sidedly claims that they’re friends. Furthermore, he not only protects Mei from a stalker, he does it with a kiss…?!!

4. Faster Than a Kiss by Tanaka Meca

After losing their parents, Fumino and her brother hop from one relative to another. Getting tired of constantly moving, she finally decides to quit school and work to support her brother on her own. As they sat on a park bench, her teacher appears in front of her and agrees to her demand of marrying and supporting both her and her brother!! Is he serious or just playing around...!?

5. Pureblood + Boyfriend by Shouota Aya

"From now on, I will destroy you..." This bewitching, heartrending, most wicked boyfriend appeared in front of Kana!? A dangerous and sweet new serialisation starts!
Takachiho Kana who attends a distinguished private school is bright, well-behaved and extremely soft-hearted no matter what the time. She's neat, and doesn't seem to have any problems, but she carries a darkness within her heart. On the night of the full moon, the world around her starts to grow loud.
The meeting that changes Kana's fate is already drawing close.

6. Akuma To Dolce by Suzuki Julietta
Ogura Mayuri is a loner in high school, with a pendant for cooking and magic that her mother taught her. She’s already summoned a little demon familiar to help her with baking and other small chores.

But when she accidentally summons a high level demon named Beaut upon spilling tea on her skirt, he allows her to make one wish that he will grant. Mayuri wishes for the stain on her skirt to disappear in exchange for candy. The demon Beaut is outraged by the simple request, but he gets distracted by the smell of sweets - Beaut’s weakness.

Interested In Reading

Interested In reading (Reverse Harem):

1. Bokura No Himitsu Wo Kyouyuu shiyou Ka? 
Yuka goes to Ikimonogakari's room to ask them to solve her love problem, but unfortunately, they couldn't help her. To make her feel better, the people in the club gives her a piece of candy. Yuka eats it, and she suddenly gets cat ears and a tail! What happened to her? Will she ever go back to normal?


 


2. Brothers Conflict

The father of the Asahina family have re-marriaged and now his 11 sons are living in the same house and have fallen for Ema, a 16 years old girl, daughter of their father's new wife, is there any forbidden love?

 

3. BxB Brothers

Iizuka Sono just transferred to a new school where the reigning oddballs have their own club called "BxB Brothers" ("B" for "Baka" = "Idiot"). According to them, you make your life meaningful by doing things out of the ordinary. While Kazuhisa and Kei aren't too selective about membership, Katsumi is -- so it's just the three of them... Until Sono strikes Katsumi as an admirably unusual person, and he coerces her into becoming a Brother! The more Sono learns about the Brothership and Katsumi, the more pride she takes in being a Brother, but being the only BxB Sister has its problems. Caught between the open affection of Kazuhisa and the reserved admiration of Katsumi (with Kei taking school-wide bets on the side), all while struggling to register the club officially, it's a BxB Triangle that constantly takes on new angles!

4. Dangerous Share
Comment: I can't find where to read the manga or any description on it. If you guys happen to know where to read this please leave me a comment. Please & Thank you :)

5. Dear My Girls 

Elizabeth March is one of four daughters from a prestigious family. The only reason she stands out from her sisters' extraordinary beauty and talent is because she's talentless. After her acceptance into the same academy all her sisters are at, Elizabeth encountered a chain of interesting things including getting off at the wrong start with a rich boy named Adrian.

Adapted from Lousia May Alcott's "Little Women"

Currently Reading

1. Heart no Kuni no Alice by Quinrose & Hoshino Soumei

Genre: 

Action,

Comedy,

Drama,

Fantasy,

Harem,

Mystery,

Psychological,

Romance,

Shoujo

 2. Oresama Teacher by Tsubaki Izumi

Genre: 

Action, 

Comedy, 

Gender Bender, 

Harem, Romance, 

School Life, 

Shoujo














3.  Dengenki Daisy by Motomi Kyousuke

Genre: 

Comedy, 

Drama,

Mystery,

Romance, 

School Life,

Shoujo
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4. Reimei No Arcana by Toma Rei 

Genre:

Drama,

Fantasy,

Harem,

Historical,

Romance,

Shoujo

5.  Mei-chan no Shitsuji by Miyagi Riko

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama,

Romance,

School Life,

Shoujo,

Smut

6. Hadashi de Bara wo Fume by Ueda Rinko

Genre:
Comedy,
Drama,
Ecchi,
Historical,
Psychological,
Romance,
Shoujo,
Slice Of Life

Reverse Harem Manga

Reverse Harem is where a collection of males are lead by a woman. For example, three men, that gather around one central, female character. 

These are my favorites so far.  (Not listed in a certain order.)

 1. S.L.H by Shouoto Aya

On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Kozue Hiyoki is visited in her dreams by a man who steals her heart- literally! Determined to find him and retrieve her stolen heart, Hiyoki, with the color of the man’s hair and the tattoo on his chest as her only leads, enrolls in the S-Hall dormitories of St. Nazareth Academy, but quickly realizes that its residents are not at all like she expected… For starters, they’re all guys!  

There, Hiyoki soon discovers that she has the ability to look inside her dorm-mates’ dreams, which may be the key to uncovering the identity of the thief who stole her heart…. But perhaps her biggest challenge is that most of the guys won’t let Hiyoki into their rooms, much less their hearts!

Comment: This manga is pretty good. I enjoy reading it once I got passed the long introduction when the manga began. It doesn't start off slow, but it is a lot of reading for a manga. S.L.H is only 5 Volumes long too. I'm currently still reading it since the translators only updated to Volume 4 Chapter 16. I love reading reverse harems because I love choosing who I like best. & In this manga, I love Kuga Reizei.

2.  Heart no Kuni no Alice  by Quinrose & Hoshino Soumei

16 The girly but bloody otome game re-imagining of Lewis Carroll's classic fantasy novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with bishounen characters and added romance. 

A parody of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland where Alice is smart and non-doormatlike. 

In this story, Alice is not all what she seems. She is practical, strong, yet darkly cynical. Instead of the traditional story, Alice is kidnapped unwillingly by a mysterious ( yet somewhat bishie-looking ) man with bunny ears into a place called Heartland. Stuck in Heartland due to a trick by the mysterious bunny eared man, she meets the residents of this world. Along the way, Alice meets Blood, handsome mafia leader; Ace, the psycho yet charming knight and more..What should Alice do in such a world?

Comments: I really enjoy this book. The Alice in this manga is great. I adore her! & the people of the Heartland have they're twisted ways. The personalities are really different from the original Alice in Wonderland. I love it. My favorite would be Julius.  && This is a completed series. 

3. Barajou No Kiss by Shouoto Aya 

Most girls are crazy about jewelry, but not Anis Yamamoto. Not since her father gave her a rose choker as a child, claiming it was a protective amulet which would safeguard her from harm; however, if she ever took it off (a feat easier said than done!), she would be afflicted by a “punishment” of some sort. Not like it matters to her though, since the attention it attracts around school from faculty and students alike isn’t something she’s particularly fond of.

But after a certain incident causes the choker to disappear, she realizes that this punishment her father spoke of might have been a bit more than she bargained for!

Comments: This manga is what got me into reverse harem. Very anxious for the next chapters. I love it, some people gave it bad reviews because of the story line but I didn't have a problem with it. I understood fine with what the author was trying to do. Only thing you would complain about is that its not original. It's sorta like a steal from Cardcaptors Sakura. Only the fact that she summons the "Knights" when she kiss's the cards. I personally love this manga, I see the romance and the fact that they're trying to seal off the portal of the Devil is interesting. Choosing a guy? I'd pick Mutsuki. 

4.  Houou Gakuen Misoragumi by Aki Arata 

Kei is a girl who's only interested in other girls! However, tricked by her mother, she enrolled in an all boys school, thinking that she'd be able to make her high school debut at a co-ed school. To normal girls, being surrounded with hot guys at an all boys school might be heaven, but to Kei, this is hell! What is Kei to do at this place without any other girls, where she has to try her best to keep her real identity a secret?

Comments: At first I was sort of skeptical about this manga. But it's okay. The girl in this manga looks definitely like a guy. You can not tell if she's a girl or not.. Which disturbs me. I'm only reading this manga because I'm interested in if she falls for a guy later on and I have my eyes set on the big guy that joins the group.   

5. Will O' Wisp by Otomate and Onodera Saiko

 Based on the Victorian-goth otome girl's game.

Hannah inherited her grandfather’s ability to make “elemental dolls,” but he forbade her to do that after she made her first doll, her maid Emily. After he died however, Hannah discovered a
strange male “elemental doll” called Will in the basement of
her grandfather’s workshop. Who made Will and for what
purpose? Why is he calling her “master” and are there others like him? These are only a few of the mysteries Hannah has to
solve.

Comments: I like this enough to have interest in it. The fact that she can make living dolls is cool. I don't see any romance yet because I haven't seen any updates for a while now.. since 2010.. I'm not sure if they dropped it, but I hope they continue this manga. It's pretty good so far. 

6.  Uta no Prince-sama by Yukihiro Utako 

 A tie-in manga for the otome dating game simulation by the same title:

Nanami Haruka wants to be a song writer, so she attends an idol training school filled with beautiful bishounen. The school pairs each aspiring songwriter with an aspiring idol, but Haruka finds herself paired with 3 idols! To make things more difficult, Nanami is also not allowed to date any of her beautiful partners!

Comment: I'm not completely sure about this manga yet. Especially since they haven't updated in a while either. But it has potential. So I'm just waiting for it to update. 

I just started reading this genre of manga so I don't have much recommendations. I'll update when I finish reading other ones. :P