Thursday, May 28, 2015

Yuureitou (The Ghost Tower) by Nogizaka Tarou

Yuureitou by Nogizaka Tarou (2010-2014)

My Category: 20th Century Drama-Mystery



Completed: 9 volumes, 80 chapters. Scanlated by Outerworld Scans, formerly known as Lively Scans. Currently 66 chapters scanlated.

Synopsis: Amano Taichi is a hopeless NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) with no talents or hobbies except to read dirty magazines and mystery novels. Attempting to get a job, he gains employment at a mysterious clock tower, where a gruesome murder occurred two years ago. When someone attempts to kill him in the exact same way, a beautiful young man called Sawamura Tetsuo saves Amano and offers him a proposition: join him in unlocking the mysterious clock tower's secrets, and have a share of the priceless treasures that are hidden in its depths. But others are after the treasure too. Who is the mysterious Tetsuo, and what are his true motives?

Warning: Contains horror and gruesome scenes, as well as smutty images.

Overall, 8/10.

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Team Medical Dragon (Iryuu) by Nagai Akira and Nogizaka Tarou

Team Medical Dragon (Iryuu) by Nagai Akira (Story) and Nogizaka Tarou (Art) (2002-2011)

My category: Political Medical Drama


Completed: 25 volumes, 210 chapters. Currently 149 chapters scanlated by Outerworld Scans. Lots of scanalators have worked on this series, but Outerworld Scans is doing them currently. See the other previous scanalators on Baka Updates.

Synopsis: Asada Ryuutarou is an extremely skilled surgeon who has been missing the past few years. Katou Akira tracks the elusive man down and manages to convince him to help her on her Batista ( in lay man terms, a difficult heart surgery) thesis. This is Katou's first step to gain professorship at the prestigious Meishin University Medical Centre, and eventually pave the way for Katou to rise high enough to bring about a revolution that will change Japan's twisted and corrupt medical practices. But first things first, can Asada and Katou pull together a Batista Team that can rise above all others?

Overall, 6.5/10.