HOW I WAS INTRODUCED TO DIAMOND HEAD:
After reading "After School Nightmare" recently, I felt compelled to see what else Setona Mizushiro had written. This lead me on the path to find "Diamond Head".
STORY (6/10):
Honestly speaking, I can think of no other story quite like "Diamond Head"! At the same time, however, the story doesn't strike one as being particularly unique at the time of reading it. After all, the story of the high school club has become somewhat popularized, but Mizushiro took the right note with the story by making it about the characters. The only drawback is that Mizushiro ended
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Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Daiamondo Heddo Japanese: ダイアモンド・ヘッド InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 5
Chapters: 16
Status: Finished
Published: 2001
Demographic:
Shoujo
Serialization:
None Authors:
Mizushiro, Setona (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #57612 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #13317
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Your Feelings Categories Mar 18, 2008
Diamond Head was a really beautiful story. It's about Ichihashi Nanoe and her experiences with the Judicature Club at her school. The friendships she forms with the other members of the club, Leica, Kirihiko, Setsu and Katsuma, are what drive the plot forward, as well as the court cases that the club tries in every chapter. I really enjoyed this manga, but there were some things that I felt could have been improved.
Story: There were things I liked and didn't like about the plot of Diamond Head. I really enjoyed the unique plot device they used, namely the cases that they focused on in each of ... May 11, 2013
_Diamond Head_ was a curious read. I started it for http://www.gwern.net/hafu#list but the hafu aspect of Leica was completely downplayed so I can't even assign tentative nationalities to his parentage. But I didn't mind too much because I liked the basic storyline and the judicial proceedings, and I also liked it for not going the obvious cliched route of finishing with Nanao/Leica but rather the regular guy. I'd say it's better than the manga I rated 7s, but looking at the other 8s, I see ones I'd rate higher...
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