Nemu Nemu

I was surfing on the net and landed on someone's LiveJournal. Their LiveJournal entries had comics about a toaster named Toasty. There was a website on the comic images, so I typed it (www.nemu-nemu.com) into my browser's URL bar.

It turns out the comic (called Nemu Nemu) isn't about a toaster! Only those few pages were. The main characters of the comic are two [adorable] magical stuffed animal pups. With its clean lines and distinctive art style, I think I'm going to be reading about magical stuffed animal pups for a long while.

Recommended audience: All

The World Ends With You

The World Ends With You is a Nintendo DS game developed by SQUARE ENIX's Kingdom Hearts team and Jupiter.

This game is set in the modern-day Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo. It revolves around a boy named Neku Sakuraba, in which he and his allies are forced to participate in the Reapers' Game. Killed within the Realground (RG), the selected players are brought to the Underground (UG) to fight for a prize: to be brought back to life, or to become a Reaper.

This game is played using both the stylus and game controls.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10

Development company: SQUARE ENIX, Jupiter

Recommended audience: All ages

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is the second game in the Professor Layton series.

In this game, Professor Layton receives a letter from his mentor, Dr. Shrader, claiming that he has found the Elysian Box. This Elysian Box has said to have killed anyone who opens it. Getting a bad feeling from this news, Professor Layton and his young apprentice Luke set off to Dr. Shrader's home. Upon their arrival, the two find the man lying dead on the floor with no box in sight. Only a ticket for the Molentary Express is present. Purchasing their own tickets for the train, Professor Layton and Luke set off on yet another adventure.

As a sequel to Professor Layton and the Curious Village, over 100 more puzzles, both new and more challenging, are available to be solved. Follow along the story as Professor Layton and Luke uncover more mysteries than ever before!

Rating: 9.2 out of 10

Development company: Level-5

Recommended audience: All ages

Prequel: Professor Layton and the Curious Village