Books Over Flowers

"Neglecting your homework can lead you to true love. Hohohohoho."

When sleepy-eyed Eimi walks into her geometry class, she encounters a terrible truth: they had geometry homework last night. Luckily her best friend Charlotte extends an angelic hand and offers to let her copy... for a price. Valentine's is quickly approaching and Charlotte wants to confess to her crush with a love letter. She isn't confident about her writing skills and Eimi is a member of the Writers Club, so why not enlist the help of her writer friend?

Desperate not to face her witch of a teacher's wrath, Eimi agrees to the exchange and pens a letter after school. Soon enough, Eimi finds herself falling in love after a locker room encounter and gaining popularity as the Love Letter Princess. Just when she thought her day couldn't get any better, Eimi's good mood plummets when crush Kohei requests her services! Will Eimi find love with Kohei or is she destined to be with someone else?

OS: Windows, Mac, and Linux
Languages: English, Dutch, and German
Commercial? No, available for free on its official website

"Ghostly board game enthusiast inspires aimless schoolboy."

It isn't a secret that Hikaru no Go is one of my favorite series. I only just started collecting the volumes despite devouring the anime and manga back when I was barely a teenager. I rewatched the anime less than a year ago and while I wouldn't necessarily say it gets better with each watch, I still love it with the same fervor. I won't bother reviewing the anime, but beyond rearranging or omitting a couple of scenes, the animated series faithfully adapts the first part of its source material. If you watch the anime and want to know what occurs after, start reading from volume 19. You can watch the anime on Hulu.

I wanted to avoid diving into the first volume without explaining a couple of things, so anticipate much shorter reviews for volume two onward. The first couple of paragraphs will cover part of chapter one, which you can check out for free on Viz's site.

You can buy print copies volume one on sites such as Amazon or Right Stuf.