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Orion no Shounen: Aquarian Age #2
Juvenile Orion, Volume 2
As the Aquarian Age rises, the violence escalates between the various female factions, the Mindbreakers and the alien Erasers. However, a new change is on the horizon. Great power awakens in certain men and boys. Like the young girls of ages past, they learn to wield the magic found deep inside themselves. And now female Mindbreakers emerge in the battle to decide the fate of the Earth. Mana and Tsukasa are attacked by Lafayel, a mysterious boy who holds the secret to Tsukasa's past. Kaname, sensing danger, rushes to their aid. But before he can reach them, Tomonori attacks him - determined to rid the world of the evil of DARKLORE. What Lafayel reveals to Tsukasa frightens him. If Tomonori learns the truth, will he be disgusted with his past?
208 pages, Paperback
First published March 7, 2004
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About the author
Sakurako Gokurakuin
94 books31 followersNative name: 極楽院 櫻子
Associated names: さくら あしか; 极乐院樱子; 極楽院さくらこ; 櫻 海驢; efini; MELT DOWN; SAKURA Ashika
Circle(s): efini
Part of the MELT DOWN circle with Reku Fuyunagi.
She writes most of her BL and shotacon manga under the pen name "Ashika Sakura", and writes tame BL and mainstream stories under Sakurako Gokurakuin.
She is most known as the original creator of "Sensitive Pornograph" and "Sekirei", which are now both anime. She seems to be authoring mostly male-oriented work than yaoi these days.
When she presents herself in the afterwords of her comics, she tends to be very shy, embarassed and modest when she writes them, which some fans find humorous because her manga can get very sexual and outrageous.
Gokurakuin is a huge fan of singer, Akina Nakamori.
Zodiac: Scorpio
Blood Type: AB
Associated names: さくら あしか; 极乐院樱子; 極楽院さくらこ; 櫻 海驢; efini; MELT DOWN; SAKURA Ashika
Circle(s): efini
Part of the MELT DOWN circle with Reku Fuyunagi.
She writes most of her BL and shotacon manga under the pen name "Ashika Sakura", and writes tame BL and mainstream stories under Sakurako Gokurakuin.
She is most known as the original creator of "Sensitive Pornograph" and "Sekirei", which are now both anime. She seems to be authoring mostly male-oriented work than yaoi these days.
When she presents herself in the afterwords of her comics, she tends to be very shy, embarassed and modest when she writes them, which some fans find humorous because her manga can get very sexual and outrageous.
Gokurakuin is a huge fan of singer, Akina Nakamori.
Zodiac: Scorpio
Blood Type: AB
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December 31, 2025
I liked this more than the first volume, but not quite enough to bump it to 4/5 stars. It still hasn't done anything really remarkable with its ideas and the characters, though they're starting to develop some personality, are largely interchangeable.
Mana is a good-hearted crybaby who can't remember something traumatic that unlocked her powers. Kaname is the group emo who is spending a lot of time ruining shirts. Naoya is the flirt who revealed a large chunk of his backstory (and twin sister) in this volume. Tsukasa and Tomonori have that teacher-student large-age-gap will-they-won't-they-kiss vibe that was really popular in the early 2000s manga scene. (Looking at you, Loveless.)
It seems the villains for this series are going to be an unnamed sixth faction, led by a gothic Lolita girl complete with stuffed bunny and eager manservants. (Tsukasa is an Eraser so I take back what I said previously about them being the villains. Of our core group, Kaname the Darklore, seems to be on a slippery slope towards villainhood.)
I'm more intrigued by the second volume than the first, but I just cannot get over how evil 'Mind Breaking' sounds. Every time someone excitedly mentions that Mana Mind Broke them, I just cringe. Is it a translation quirk? 3/5
Mana is a good-hearted crybaby who can't remember something traumatic that unlocked her powers. Kaname is the group emo who is spending a lot of time ruining shirts. Naoya is the flirt who revealed a large chunk of his backstory (and twin sister) in this volume. Tsukasa and Tomonori have that teacher-student large-age-gap will-they-won't-they-kiss vibe that was really popular in the early 2000s manga scene. (Looking at you, Loveless.)
It seems the villains for this series are going to be an unnamed sixth faction, led by a gothic Lolita girl complete with stuffed bunny and eager manservants. (Tsukasa is an Eraser so I take back what I said previously about them being the villains. Of our core group, Kaname the Darklore, seems to be on a slippery slope towards villainhood.)
I'm more intrigued by the second volume than the first, but I just cannot get over how evil 'Mind Breaking' sounds. Every time someone excitedly mentions that Mana Mind Broke them, I just cringe. Is it a translation quirk? 3/5
January 13, 2018
Finally having read volume two, I can safely say that the progress of this story has taken an interesting turn. It's nice that the first volume was mostly set-up and this one gives us an actual formation of the team that's unfolding. Five different young men with their supernatural gifts and the girl who awakened their powers all came together over the course of the previous book and this one, and it's nice to see them forming an allegiance and finding a purpose for their group.
I would say more, but I fear it would be giving away too many spoilers. We'll leave it at this: we get a lot more glimpses of our antagonist group. We're still only given vague clues as to what their purpose is in all this, but it's enough to pique one's curiosity.
Personally I've got a soft spot for the character Isshin and his dedication to Mana (and I would much sooner ship him with Mana than what feels like the obvious endgame ship for her.) It's also getting a little easier to recognize the characters despite design similarities.
I would say more, but I fear it would be giving away too many spoilers. We'll leave it at this: we get a lot more glimpses of our antagonist group. We're still only given vague clues as to what their purpose is in all this, but it's enough to pique one's curiosity.
Personally I've got a soft spot for the character Isshin and his dedication to Mana (and I would much sooner ship him with Mana than what feels like the obvious endgame ship for her.) It's also getting a little easier to recognize the characters despite design similarities.
August 13, 2019
HISTORY OF MAGIC
A: read a fantasy
A: read a fantasy
January 5, 2021
The storyline progresses. The bad guys are introduced.
May 16, 2017
Enjoyable read. I'd recommend this one.
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