Cipher, Volume 9

Cipher #9

by Minako Narita

New, separate lives begin for Cipher and Siva, the celebrity twin brothers. Cipher arrives in L.A., where he is now going by his real name, Roy Rang. His new roommate is Haru, a total slob and a party animal. But Haru has a female friend to whom Cipher is immediately attracted. Back in New York, the twins' best friend Anise is worried about Siva, who seems to be going through changes himself. He's dyed his hair and is hitting the club scene hard. Has he returned to the dangerous lifestyle that almost brought him down before?

Genres: Manga

200 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2007

About the author

Associated names : Minako Narita

Name (in native language) : 成田美名子

Zodiac : Pisces

Blood type : AB

Born in Aomori in 1960. Debuted in 1977 with “Invitation to a Star” in the girls' manga magazine “Hana to Yume”. Her best-known works are “Alien Street” and “Cipher.” Debuting in December of 1984, Cipher was a true oddity among shojo manga in general. While manga certainly could take place in the United States, Cipher was definitely drawn and written by someone who absolutely loved the country, especially what was going on there during the 80's. In fact, when Jason Thompson covered it in his House of 1000 Manga article, he outright called Cipher "The Most '80s Manga Ever."[1][2]

[1]http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house...
[2]http://landofobscusion.blogspot.it/20...

Acclaimed for her precise and intricate drawings and “watermark,” a collection of her pictures. Her works deal mostly with human relationships, life, ideals, friendship, etc. Currently, her “Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku,” a manga series featuring a young Noh performer, runs in the bimonthly magazine “Melody”.

She is regarded as one of the most important manga authors of 80's and 90's.

Reviews

[Reader17 Der · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still haven’t figured out why Cipher will not contact his brother or Anise. I know he is fighting with Siva but you would of thought he would at least call once in a while to say he is okay and ask how his brother is doing. I know that they need to be apart to find their own identities but I still don’t get why they don’t at least call once in a while. In this volume you find out more of how each of them feel and more about Alex. I liked how they where trying to save the baby sparrow, and I enjoyed the part where Alex was trying to dog walk.

[Annie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I finished this book ages ago but... This books was overally all right...