Rae: PK Shorts Issue #1 is not just a pretty cover. The teasers and shorts in
this creation of Umbrella Studios are an interesting and varied collection of
both art styles and subjects. Also, all the shorts maintain a professional,
polished look. The only complaint I have about the shorts as a whole is that
not all of their artist/authors have doujinshi that can be purchased through
Umbrella Studios (or even have a way to be contacted), which is actually
rather frustrating. The layout of the entire magazine is simple, yet
effective. However, the layout of the contents page is rather baffling, I
STILL haven't managed to figure out why the titles were put in that order.
-_-;;
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Jason: I've been collecting doujinshis for about 8 months now, and for the past few
months, I've been exposed to the works of Umbrella Studios and Passionate
Kiss. Recently, I was able to read the latest doujinshi from the lovely
ladies of Umbrella. Not only was PK Shorts the first anthology I've read
from this circle, but it was also the first doujinshi I've read that has all
original characters.
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Janette: As a whole, I enjoyed the anthology."Avis" was a bit of a disappointment. I did love Neko's art and the beginning
was very promising. However, I had the feeling like a page was missing. I
understood what the chara was doing, up until the last panel, where it looks
like a plane is skywriting. The panel before that suggests that the main chara
is saying that the amount of money is enough. After that, it made no sense to
me.
In contrast, "Return," by Grace Ho, managed to tell its story in the short
amount of pages. I liked the surprise ending, I understood everything that was
going on. Also, I like the art style.
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PK Shorts
