▪	RELEASED BY:		DEL REY
		▪	AUTHOR / ART:		KAIRI FUJIYAMA
		▪	FORMAT:		JAPANESE / COLOR
		▪	PAGES:		187
		▪	RATING:		T
		▪	RELEASE DATE:		09/25/2007
		▪	REVIEW DATE:		09/23/2007
		▪	REVIEWED BY:		SCOTT CAMPBELL

The main conflict in Dragon Eye was introduced in the first volume of the series, but expands further in our next installment: Volume two! Leila is training to be a great warrior. Her teacher, Issa, is a courageous champion with a rebellious streak that often gets him into perilous danger and heaps of action. But Leila wants more from Issa than his expertise at fighting. He’s the guardian of a powerful magic weapon known as the Dragon Eye to those who know its true worth. With the Eye, Leila can become the world’s greatest soldier – and finally avenge her parents’ death. The fact is the Eye is actually Issa’s eye. The only question now is whether he’ll let her borrow it or not. With a world infected by a deadly virus, and only a few who can stop it, Dragon Eye promises to provide the reader with plenty of action and a conflict-laden story line to boot!

In their continued adventure, VIUS Squad Zero Captain Issa rode out to investigate after hearing that the black market sale of a Dragon Eye was about to take place. However, what he finds instead is the secretly smuggled-in giant bird monster, Dracule Kaligera. Squad zero enters boldly into battle to prevent the spread of infection within Mikuni City. But the reinforcements still haven’t arrived to provide support for the team. Captain Issa, Leila, and Yukimura must try to protect Mikuni City themselves. Unfortunately this giant monster won’t be their only adversary – they’ve got plenty more enemies gunning for their failure. But with a little teamwork and Issa’s Dragon Eye, anything is possible.

As the story progresses, the action is only getting better, and the character’s motivations and traits are coming more to light. The fast pacing is appreciated, as it results in a “never a dull moment” kind of feel to the series. The art is fluid and consistently good. The details of the characters, their clothing and weapons are some of the best visual triumphs of this manga. The artist has such a great range of expressions for the characters – they show stress and anger so well, and at other moments can be quite goofy and funny, and the transitions from one emotion to the next are never awkward. The extras and translation notes in the back of the book are also still very much appreciated. There are two pages of mini humor based comics relating to the series, as well as explanations of some of the cultural jokes and references used in the book. Just to top it off there’s a short, not yet translated preview of volume three to give an indication of what could be happening in the continuing story. It’s a proficiently constructed manga with heaps of action and a fun cast of characters to keep you coming back for more!

IN SUMMARY:
Fans of Naruto and Bleach who are looking for more series to settle their craving for action and adventure would do well to pick up Dragon Eye. Great story and even better visuals make Dragon Eye an entertaining read.