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Selected Overviews:
by Nishimori Hiroyuki and Harukaze Santa This issue presents the second installment of this new series drawn by KYOU KARA ORE WA!! author Nishimori Hiroyuki. The story's hero appears to be high school student Satsuki, a small but obnoxious kid who has a mysterious ability to render his opponents powerless. But some strange, dark spirit has targeted him for an unknown reason, and Satsuki and his new friend Makoto wind up teleporting to a vast and dangerous wilderness. In this issue, Satsuki and Makoto, despite their sudden
arrival in a strange new world, spend most of the pages getting on
each others' nerves and complaining to each other. Occasionally they
pause to do such useful things as finding fantastic monsters or—in
Makoto's case—falling off a cliff. In the brief moments
where Makoto thinks he's about to die as he begins to fall, Satsuki
gets a glimpse of Makoto's good side. And when Satsuki leaps down to
rescue him, Makoto also gets a glimpse of Satsuki's good side—along
with his idiocy. Now the two of them are stuck dangling from the side
of the cliff, with no obvious way to get to safety.With only two episodes, it's hard to say how this manga will
turn out. Unfortunately, so far everything has been fairly typical:
slightly delinquent teenage heroes, a clueless but pretty heroine,
travel to a magical world. Worse, the pacing in this second issue
felt unusually slow and stilted. As usual, though, only time will
tell, and SPIN OUT has enough humor to make the
adventure interesting to read.
by Takahashi Rumiko Overview: Kagome is a modern student teamed up with the strange boy Inuyasha in 15th or 16th century Japan, seeking to retrieve the fragments of the magical Shikon No Tama. This issue: Inuyasha's unfortunate change into human
form has coincided with a battle against a monstrous giant ex-human who
eats people in an attempt to gain immortality. Inuyasha, though wounded,
has just refused to drink of a magical healing broth made from human
flesh. Now, he faces hopeless odds against the giant, especially with
all his friends except Kagome shrunken down to a tiny size. Kagome,
however, uses a special bow and arrow to dislodge the Shikon No Tama
from the monster's body. Seizing the opportunity, Inuyasha leaps upon
the monster and the two of them go hurtling out of the building and
down a cliff....
by Soda Masahito Overview: Asahina Daigo is a young firefighter with the "Me" Company, who has an unusual ability to find and rescue people in danger. This issue: The companies called
to an airport construction fire had thought the fire extinguished, but
Gomi, in exploring, has found the hidden source of the fire. Now,
protecting two injured workers, he finds himself trapped amidst deadly
explosions. The rest of Gomi's company listens to his radio
transmissions and watches in dismay as they see the dark smoke rise in
the distance. One last explosion, and Gomi's radio goes silent. Now,
Daigo suddenly faces the possibility that Gomi—his boss, his
one-time savior, and his idea of the "one to beat"—might die.
Unable to see a way to get to Gomi through the rubble, Daigo in
desperation turns to his rival Amakasu and asks him to think of a
way through.
by Ishiwata Osamu Overview: Takagi Ai ("Love") is a girl who, in a bid to have a re-match with her old tennis rival, has entered a high school tennis club disguised as a boy. This issue: Ignoring, for now,
the growing controversy around her, Ai is playing her next match,
this time against a cool-headed, emotionless, android-like opponent.
As the wind picks up, it becomes clear that this guy can turn the wind
into his own potent weapon, the "fangs of a wolf." For the first time
in the match, he is smiling.
by Yuki Masami Overview: Although originally a city boy, young Kuze Shunpei has taken to working as a farm hand at the Watarai racing horse breeding farm; he also has taken to Watarai Hibiki, one of the Watarai daughters. This issue: Hibiki's twin brother Yuuki
has suffered a terrible fall in a race; Shunpei has left
the farm to comfort Hibiki at the hospital. In this issue,
Hibiki has learned the operation went well, and that Yuuki
will survive. She remembers previous days with her
brother, their rivalries, friendship, and their parting.
And at last, Yuuki wakes up. As Hibiki and her parents talk
with him, a young woman arrives. The daughter of a horse
racing family, she appears to be Yuuki's girlfriend.
Finally, Shunpei is sent back to the farm with Hibiki, and
he sits with her as they talk about how families break
apart and are sometimes born anew... unfortunately, Hibiki
falls asleep during Shunpei's impassioned monologue about
finding the right person.
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