▪	RELEASED BY:		TOKYOPOP
		▪	AUTHOR / ART:		KAZUKO HIGASHIYAMA
		▪	FORMAT:		JAPANESE / BW
		▪	PAGES:		192
		▪	RATING:		OT
		▪	RELEASE DATE:		02/12/2008
		▪	REVIEW DATE:		02/10/2008
		▪	REVIEWED BY:		HOLLY ELLINGWOOD

Kotoko is on aserach to compelte her doll and Fool’s increasing insistence. But strange things are affot around the eccentric crator and those around him. Takuto’s behvaioru is changing and anew chraacer shows up, the strange and beaitufl Fuyu. He seems to know Fool’s secrets and Yuta, the Fool, has a most sinister one. Kotko has found herself in a mazeof mythical beings, deadly curses, and she may be the only hope. But can she save Fool and still save herself?

She searches for Star and finds out the shocking, frightening secret at last, the one around the legendary doll Fool created, the reason eh chose hKotko to be his protégé, and Kotoko flees, angere,d frightened, but Fuyu’s words call hre back. Will she face the dmons that plague Fool and risklosing herself int heprocess? Can she break an eternal curse? Can Kotko, a young woman, stop the horror?

Shinshoku Kiss is a spellbidnign tale. The manga serisi s sure to lure fans of Chobits, Ceres, and Mythicla Detetie Loki Ragnorok with it’s magical blend of sueprantural mystery, slight hand at horror, and unexpected moemtns of comedy. Voerall though it will surely appeal to magna fans for it’s deft and lsutorus art style and immersing storytelling power.

The final volume of this brief but lustrous dark series is a climatic finale to an immersing fairy tale set in modern times.

Manga extras include a full color cover page and a sneak peak at tactics.

IN SUMMARY:
Fans of Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok, Ceres the Celestial Legend, tactics, and Chobits.