Tarot Cafe, The Volume 5 (Tarot Cafe)

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Pamela, whose past has been veiled in darkness, journeys to Scotland to find the truth. Intoxicated by the scent of a mysterious perfume, she finds herself trapped in a nightmare where she relives her most painful memory again and again! Will salvation reach Pamela in time or will her search leave her in the dark to suffer forever?

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Tarot Cafe, The Volume 6 (Tarot Cafe)
Sang-sun Park
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ASIN: 142780396X
Release Date: 2007-10-09

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Alecto receives a dark prophesy from an old three-headed fortuneteller. If he wants to tell Pamela the truth about his feelings, there will be dangerous consequences! While Pamela and Belus search for Alecto, Berial plays a game of chess with their lives--and Alecto and Pamela face a disaster from which neither can run..."[P]art fantasy, part horror and entirely intriguing...Park's artwork is stellar." --Publishers Weekly

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Getting better with volume 3
Can you say LOVE?
Whoa...

Tarot Cafe, The Volume 3 (Tarot Cafe)
Sang-sun Park
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ASIN: 1595325573

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A sultan who has fallen in love with a young slave... A poor student who drives away a lake fairy over doubt and jealousy... A dragon that seeks to avenge the death of a dear friend... These are just a few of the supernatural beings that Pamela, owner of The Tarot CafÃ©, welcomes through the doors of her mysterious establishment. But can she help them while dealing with a deep dark secret of her own?

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Getting better with volume 3.......2006-10-17

Sang-Son Park, The Tarot Cafe, vol, 3 (Tokyopop, 2005)

This is the volume where The Tarot Cafe finally gets off the ground, where everything starts coming together. There are even whole sections of this volume where it's almost impossible to confuse any of the characters, which is certainly a boon, but the biggest thing here is that instead of what seems a series of unconnected stories, the hints Park's been dropping that there's a story arc laying behind everything start coming to fruition, and we start seeing the hand of the architect at work in the various tales Park spins for us. The best of the volumes so far. *** ½

Can you say LOVE?.......2005-09-25

Really great; I don't know what else to say about it that I haven't said about the other two volumes.

The stories are great and Ash's past, along with Pamela's, is revealed even more this volume. The artwork is just as stunning as ever, of course. ^^

The kick-off story about the sultan is really strong and poignant. Shounen-ai lovers would probably love this volume (as well as the entire series). So if you're sensitive to mild homosexuality, stay away from this series altogether.

Overall--tops. Can't wait for volume four. :)

Whoa..........2005-09-24

This book threw me. There are lots of people who complain that supposed shounen-ai mangas only imply boy's love and never get right down to it. Imagine a book that has a sarcastic female lead and a plot based on gothic mystery- do you think rampant m/m relationships have a place in that formula?

Honestly it was suprising to find that this time around, the number of shounen-ai couples outnumbered the straight couples 2 to 1. It wasn't a complete shock, as in the past two books the hints of shounen-ai accumulated as the story progressed-I think it's gotten to the extent that potential buyers should be notified.(Some of it is more mature than previously seen.)

THERE IS A LOT OF SHOUNEN-AI IN THIS BOOK.

Ok, now that that's in the clear, I want everyone who is isn't bothered or even happy with this fact to know that this book is excellent.The boy's love isn't the point, something big is going on. Remember when we got about two pages on Pamela's past, and her relationship with Ash? Much more about that is revealed, which the story is partially built upon- but this time, the story actually starts with Pamela! There's finally some development on the whys' of Belus, and Berial's artifacts.Oh, and say hi to a few more beautiful and enigmatic characters of some significance. In addition to the main storyline, Pamela also has two cases, one humorous, the other dark.

In fact, the manic behavior of the book is what makes it so endearing-the characters laugh in prelude to suffering. Jokes never seem to lighten the consistent darkness overall, but they are charming. Just because something seriously creepy is going on with Pamela and the other main characters doesn't mean there can't be a sense of humor. This was also seen in the first two books, but it's never been better than in the third.

So... a few heartbreaks, quite a bit of shounen-ai, and more mysteries. The story is picking up, so prepare to have number 3 make you antsy for number 4.

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Slight improvement over book 1.
Eye Candy With Spirit
Too Many Extremely Pretty Men
Still Great!
Prettier people; actual plot.

The Tarot Cafe Vol. 2
Sang-sun Park
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ASIN: 1595325565

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Meet Aaron, an accidental werewolf with a painful past of abuse and abandonment. He seeks an answer to his problem, and decides to take a position at the Tarot CafÃ© while he searches for a solution. A glimpse into Pamela's life before the Tarot CafÃ© is laden with prejudice and persecution. 700 years ago, Pamela's mother made the ultimate sacrifice for her daughter...but even now, is the fear that doomed her mother really gone?

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Slight improvement over book 1........2006-09-21

Sang-Son Park, The Tarot Cafe, col. 2 (Tokyopop, 2003)

The Tarot Cafe has an interesting premise: Pamela, a fortune teller who we know is extremely old, perhaps ageless (actually, we find out towards the end of this volume exactly how old she is), but still looking like she's in her early twenties, fills her time between readings for everyday folks with the aiding of folks who are most assuredly not mundane. Talking cats, vampires, werewolves, fairies, a modern Pygmalion, the descendants of Inquisitors, you name it. While there is an overarching story arc that runs through the whole series, it is addressed almost in passing a good deal of the time; the majority of each book focuses on the stories of Pamela's clients. Towards the end of this installment, however, we get a look at the workings behind the main story, and how it's all going to tie together, which is in itself intriguing enough to keep going with the series.

My one complaint about it is one I echo often in manga reviews, but it's probably more at the forefront in this series than in any I've ever seen-- the tendency of some manga artists to draw all of their characters with very similar looks, to the point where it's very difficult to tell one from another without someone calling one of them by name. With the odd propensity of a number of manga artists to also alter the colors of certain characters' hair from frame to frame, things get impossible very quickly. Some stories require going back nd re-reading three r four times before the average reader is likely to figure out exactly who's who in certain frames. (Park does provide us a slight respite, however, by giving Pamela eighties-rock-band hair; she's always the most easily identifiable character in any frame.)

Interesting stuff. Worth checking out. ** ½

Eye Candy With Spirit .......2006-02-07

It's pretty easy to find meaningless, boring pretty manga in any bookstore now. And to tell you the truth, they're a dime a dozen. Yawn. Boring.

But, Tarot Cafe actually held my attention. It's wonderful.

The illustration quality is unbeatable. I'm so sick of all these cheap quality comics with scratchy pen style doodles that a grade schooler with a How To Draw Manga book could turn out. I require both beauty and plot in a manga and this title is one of the few that can deliver. The depth of screentoning is amazing, the characters are well rendered and over all, quite unique. They're pretty, sure, but not because they've simply got big eyes and weird hair.

The story starts out all over the place and eventually begins to get pieced together. This series is to be read in order and be prepared to read them all. I'm always more impressed with the last issue after I've finished the latest.

Too Many Extremely Pretty Men.......2005-10-22

With the first volume of Tarot Cafe, I was entranced by all the beautiful people. The author's style of drawing is magnificent: rich in detail and imagination.

But in this volume, with the arrival of one too many exquisitely feminine, anorexic men, I am getting a little too much big-eyed, shining-haired males. Can we see some muscle men just to balance the characters out?

The stories are very good, though. The story of the alchemist and the jester is completed. The next story is a Beauty and the Beast homage. You can see that the author is influenced strongly by Grimm's fairy tales. It is about a young boy, Aaron, sold by his drunken father to a magical lord, Nebiros, who rules over werewolves. Aaron has everything he desires. The only thing Aaron's friend forbids is to leave the castle without his permission. Tragic consequences result, yet we know the story will continue because now Aaron is hired by Pamela to work at the cafe. Pamela's friend Belos, however, is not happy with Aaron's new place at the cafe.

The other story involves Ash, another starving bishounen. He figures prominently in Pamela's past, which the story is about. We learn just how old Pamela really is, and all that she has been through, as a cult seeking to continue the 16th-century witch persecutions kidnaps her. We see that Belos has some mysterious powers.

Still Great!.......2005-08-29

Picking up where the first volume left off and resolving the tragic story of the alchemist and the jester, the second volume of the Tarot Café provides a comfortable segue into the rest of the chapters, which are a bit different than the ones in the first volume. They begin to deal more with the mysterious Pamela, as well as her friend Belus.

My only problem with this volume was that the parts about Pamela's past seemed to be a bit rushed and sloppy. I would've loved for the usual straightforward style of this manhwa (which I love about it) to slow down a bit and delve deeper into Pamela's character, seeing as she is the main character.

But the characters introduced in this volume seem to be more than just fleeting characters, like most in volume one, which I like because Park's characters are unique and likeable. This is my favorite series, and for a good reason. :)

Prettier people; actual plot........2005-05-28

The first volume of "Tarot Cafe" was a worthy buy, being beautiful, intriguing, and charismatically enigmatic...but a instead of having a solid plot, there was a collection of mini-stories. These short tales centered around troubled supernatural creatures, such as a form-shifting cat, a vampire, and a fairy. Due to thier time in the angsty spotlight, Pamela, the main character,was shunted to the side.

The first half of the second book follows this formula, somewhat. The story on the Alchemist and his jester is finished up most satisfactorily, and from there the actual continual storyline is approached. You hear the story of a werewolf boy who is wandering aimlessly, and how his personal heartbreak lead him to the Tarot Cafe to be Pamela's assistent; Aaron is the new permanent character in addition to Pamela and Belius, it seems. Then the really big stuff happens; after you meet Ash, a young man fleeing murderous religious fanatics,the book makes a sharp turn and delves into Pamela's past.The conclusions to each "episode" spark more questions than they answer; there's much more to Belius and Ash than what is first implied.

There were a few things that I noticed and didn't like so much.The part on Pamela's past, while able to raise an eyebrow, can be a bit confusing and overlapped at times, and needs to be read over to be understood. There's a big chunk of it that's generalized in two pages, although it appears as if it will gone over in detail in a later book. Also, the tarot cards' meanings are always explained in a way that allows the reader to make inferences, but as there are many cards you have to slow down and read all of them, thus making you depart from the story.

The new characters are even more lovely than the ones before. Ash, Aaron, and Nebiros (the big three newbies) are all males, but you get that impression that Pamela is more masculine than two of them. (I'll let you find out which two.) Not only are they very, very pretty (which is actually kind of sweet.) but they're victimized- a lot. And they're all involved in some shounen-ai, which isn't bad, but it'd be nice to see some masculinity in the guys-other than the alchemist, there are a lot of femme guys in the series. I like that most of the time, but there can always be too much of anything.

The departure from the Les Bijoux style is as obvious as ever-but you see a little bit of Sang's earlier style (which is far more realistic) in Ash. Also, the stories definitely branch into more depth with a number of metaphors and references to mythology and fairytales. All in all, Tarot cafe is dark, stylish fun, and you'll definitely want to pick up number 3 after reading 2.

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Sliding back into similarity.
Cut off
Revealing the past, one card at a time
More of Pamela's Past Revealed

Tarot Cafe, The Volume 4 (Tarot Cafe)
Sang-sun Park
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ASIN: 1595328149

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The spirit of Shandy visits Pamela's dreams in the hopes of reconciling with his sister, Fay, before he leaves the Earth forever. With a tragic past of betrayal, cruelty and eventual friendship, Shandy will do whatever it takes to make peace with the sister, who's the cause of his unexpected death. Among these cries of lost love and unfinished business from visiting spirits, the poignant past of our Tarot Cafe owner unfolds...

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Sliding back into similarity........2006-12-21

Sang-Son Park, The Tarot Cafe, vol. 4 (Tokyopop, 2003)

I have to say that I'm writing this review a goodly amount of time after I read the book itself, and what I have learned from doing so is that the fourth volume of this series did not leave nearly as much of an impression on me as did volumes 2 and 3. It's enjoyable, and if you've been going along with the series you'll certainly want to pick this up, but it seems to have backed off a notch in the interest-and-innovation department.

While there is a main story here, the real focus of the book is on revealing more of Pamela's storyline, which is rapidly growing complex. The problem is that just as things are starting to get to the point where you're going to need an "on last week's episode..." summary at the beginning of every issue, some of the flaws in the first volume (the main one by far being difficulty telling the characters apart) crop back up. Still, if you've come this far, you'll keep going. ** ½

Cut off .......2006-08-12

The biggest problem with Tarot Cafe is that it spends a lot of time and focus on the supernatural ministories instead of on Pamela, the main character. That's not a bad thing, persay, but the coverage it gets is out of proportion, considering the fact that Pamela has a fascinating backstory that one gets impatient about seeing more of. There are a number shadowy figures that seem relevant to Pamela and her gang that pop up all over the place, but never seem to appear again. Where's Nebiros? The "devil" who made the contract Pamela's preist adversary? The mysterious stranger who banishes Alexis? They will probably come up again, but are slow in coming about; and number four is likely the last book we'll see in a while, as Tokyopop has released no information on when the next book will be published.

That said, Tarot cafe number 4 DOES reveal a big chunk of Pamela's past, although the other half is about another two clients. The stories, which are about a ghost boy seeking to reconcile with his unusual sister and a music superstar trying to escape his personal version of the Faust legend, are up to standard, but not amazing. More satisfying is what they tell you about Pamela and Belius, finally revealing the nature of thier "contract." Thier interactions are witty and enjoyable. You also get more insight in Ashe's cruel streak. Like others mentioned, this volume ends in the middle of the superstar story, aka a cliffhanger. Expect some feelings of frustration not knowing what will happen and when you'll find out, as it might be a while before see another book out.

Revealing the past, one card at a time.......2006-03-30

The fourth installment of this beautiful and original manhwa by the talented Park Sang-Sun does not disappoint.

Pamela's past is shown in the main part of this volume, revealing how she came to know the enigmatic and handsome Belus (as well as how she got that unique hair of hers!). Volume Four answers many questions, but also brings up more intriguing possibilities for Pamela's future.

The beginning story about Fay and Shandy is quite adorable, but with a dark tinge to it that lends it a more "Tarot Café" feel. The ending story about a troubled rock star contains a cameo by John Lennon and ends off in the middle--to be continued in the next volume.

Overall, a great addition to this series, and I personally found it to be my favourite.

Note: not suitable for younger readers.

More of Pamela's Past Revealed.......2006-01-17

In the 4th issue of this supernatural fantasy Manga, Pamela, the owner of the Tarot Café, is visited by the spirit of a young man named who wants to reconcile with his adopted sister before moving on to his eternal rest. His gentle, adopted sister and been treated cruelly by both himself and his mother for years, locked away in the attic of their estate. Now the young mans guilt and remorse is preventing him from moving on and comes to Pamela for assistance. This was a beautiful, moving story of love and redemption.

The main feature of this issue though is that much of Pamela's secret past is revealed. We find out she was the daughter of a witch and was herself about to be executed as a witch when she was rescued by Belus, the Prince of Pandemonium, a handsome demon who spirited her away to his castle. Pamela learns that she's basically immortal due to her contact with the blood of a dragon. Her attempts at suicide are both comical yet sad as she doesn't want to live this way. Belus offers her a deal, not for her soul, but for her help in finding the beads to the necklace of Berial, the Prince of Deceit. Only when all of the beads are recovered will the necklace regain its vast magical powers.

Tarot Café is an interesting Manga combining elements of fantasy, supernatural, the occult, and romance into one big cauldron that provides a lot of mass appeal. The art of Sang-Sung park is exquisitely detailed and among the most gorgeous I've seen in any Manga. Very beautiful and exotic. Enthralling!

Reviewed by Tim Janson

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Beautiful and addictive!
TAROT CAFE, v 1 - 4
Pure enchantment
Spellbinding
The Tarot Cafè

Tarot Cafe, The Volume 1 (Tarot Cafe)
Sang-sun Park
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ASIN: 1595325557

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Meet Pamela, a tarot card reader who helps supernatural beings living in the human world. She'll help any one whether they're a love-stricken cat, a vampire spending eternal life running from his one true love, an unattractive waitress looking for the man of her dreams, or even a magician who creates a humanoid doll to serve the woman he loves. Although she is good-natured, there is a deep dark secret that she must deal with before she can move on to the next life.

- From the creator of Les Bijoux

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Beautiful and addictive!.......2007-06-03

I picked up this Manhwa because the art was just too beautiful. I didn't even care about the story because I wanted to study Sang Sun Park's drawings to help improve my own drawing. I did enjoy the storyline and I have been scrambling to catch up all the copies up to volume 5. Volume 6 is supposed to release this month, woohoo! The story is about a mysterious and very loveable clairevoyant woman name Pamela who has opened a cafe where she reads Tarot for a host of unusual customers, from vampires to Sidhe (dark fairy folk) and tree spirits. At the same time, Pamela's interesting history is slowly unveiled. I can't tear my eyes away from all of the jaw-dropping beauties (male and female) that grace the pages.

TAROT CAFE, v 1 - 4.......2007-03-28

Pamela runs a Café by day. After midnight, she does tarot readings for various supernatural individuals (a cat, a vampire, a ghost, a werewolf). The reading is the setup for a story of the client's life and problems. Most of her clients are evil whiners of the "I hurt my hand hitting someone" type. But we also have to interrupt their stories four or five times to have Pamela turn over the next tarot card and "predict" the next part of their story, which is if possible even more annoying.

Story after story recounts the monotonous themes of sadism, sexual abuse, and domination -- between master and slave, father and adopted son, brother and sister, creator and "living doll", kidnapper and prisoner, stalker and ex-best-chum. It gets seriously . . . boring! "I was too brutal," one pedophile/torturer/rapist/mass-murderer concedes gallantly. Pamela mildly agrees he should have had more perspective. "Love" as domination/ownership/abuse is totally okay so long as it is not "too brutal." The weak are punished for protesting or asserting themselves, but offered sympathy to the extent they are completely submissive (doll), self-abnegating (cat), or repentant of prior assertiveness (werewolf).

The blurb for this comic squeals that it has "a bishonen factor through the roof," but be warned that unless you like watching those "bishonen" strike unintentionally amusing drugged-out hooker poses, or slobbering over scared and skinny young boys, they won't do much for you. Like the "jester" in one tale, most characters resemble soulless dolls dancing to the tune of a bored sadist. The males are devoid of even the smallest spark of masculinity -- mere man-shaped throw-rugs tossed about to pretty up the place -- and the females all seem to be on laudanum, particularly Pamela. I won't reveal what her Ultimate Goal is, but the revelation that her life is a meaningless burden to her comes as NO SURPRISE WHATSOEVER.

Some have compared this to Matsuri Akino's PET SHOP OF HORRORS, but TTC completely lacks PET SHOP's cleverness, horror, and power to unsettle on the one hand, and its well-observed characterization, snarky humor, and deeply felt (if ironic) humanism on the other. Not to mention its ability to keep you awake. One story that attempts a PET SHOP-style clever twist (vampire) succeeds only in being so stupid as to be funny (which was actually a really nice change, don't get me wrong).

The art was not to my personal taste: Overly-ornate yet lacking depth, and too static to make for dramatic storytelling. But it IS certainly distinctive. I would like to see it portray something better than anorexics perishing of ennui, which is the only use it is put to here.

If you like Gothic shoujo, you can do better. XXXHOLIC features a similar "shop" setup with a mysterious proprietress and her cursed boy sidekick. But the art is far superior, the proprietress knows how to crack a smile, and the focus is on the boy's growth and empowerment rather than on prurient sadism. Other better Gothic shoujo ranges from DESCENDANTS OF DARKESS and CANTARELLA, to TOKYO BABYLON and LEGAL DRUG, to Akino's KAMEN TANTEI, GENJU NO SEIZA, and of course PET SHOP. ALICHINO is probably the most similar to TAROT CAFE in gloomy tone, but has infinitely better artwork, victims who fight back, and bishonen who stand up straight.

The editorial reviewer who recommends this to tween girls doubtless based this opinion on the first book only, which goes easier on romanticized abuse, has a cute-sprite story which is not exactly typical, and gives us the closest thing to a strong female character in the series. Volume 2 will give you a better idea of what the series has to offer, and is the first to introduce ongoing plot elements (but begins halfway through a story carried over from Book 1). Tweens (or adults) with a taste for the twisted would do better with the CLAMP or Akino titles.

Pure enchantment.......2006-09-11

If ever I were to name off a more under-appreciated manga series, it would be The Tarot Cafe.

Each manga volume compiles several, separate stories of customers who come in to the cafe to have a tarot reading with the cafe's elusive owner, Pamela. Cleverly interwined within these highly enjoyable, smaller stories is the bigger story - the story of our heroine, Pamela, and the answers to questions such as why is she so elusive? Why does she give these tarot readings anyways? Why does she not accept money as payment and only small marble balls? What is she? In a way, it follows a formula set up by manga series such as Petshop of Horrors: little stories integrated and wound together to create a much bigger story than you or I could imagine.

The little stories within The Tarot Cafe can be absolutely heart-rendering and sometimes hold more impact than a pivotal moment in a linear shoujo series. The characterization is so elusively deep that after reading a volume of The Tarot Cafe, I feel like I've just arrived from a long, full journey. Also it's nice that the manga takes a backseat to damsel-like heroines, because Pamela is anything but.

The artwork on display definitely gives an added advantage. The artwork is so incredibly detailed down to the right-most eyelash. It still awe-strucks me everytime. I have only read perhaps one manga series that could rival such detail, but overall the artwork in this manga takes the cake. Every character is a model of beauty in his or her own way, the concept of which is amazing to see.

This manga series really has the full package - a story riddled with mysteries but plentiful with enjoyable stories that distract you from any frustrations you might feel with the mysteries, interesting characters which double as gorgeous eye-candy, and glamorously over-the-top artwork. I would reccomend this to ANYone who reads manga, regardless of what genre they prefer, because really, anyone who reads manga can appreciate this series.

Spellbinding.......2006-06-26

When I first picked up this book I took one look at the drawing style and layout of the pictures and put it back on the shelf. I eventually bought the first volume only because I loved Park's other series - Ark Angels

I then read it and was literally blown away. Park's illustrations are the most beautiful I have seen since the Angel Sanctuary series, a mixture of gothic and art nouveau. The detail that she puts in is amazing. Every picture is stylised and lovingly crafted.

The first volume is made up of short stories like Pet Shop of Horrors as described through tarot card readings. Each story is a lesson is love - full of anguish, emotion, sacrifice. For those who have read Loveless, you may love the first story about a cat demon. All characters are beautiful and sexy, but Park shows that beauty on the outside is not always reflected inside. Park pulls of the difficult task of introducing new characters in her short stories and making us care for them.

Each volume gets better and better as it goes on. The second volume concentrates on the story of a werewolf boy and starts to explain the mysterious background of the tarot card reader Pamela. Volume three concentrates on a sultan who has fallen in love with his servant and Pamela's own story. The fourth explains Pamela's connection with Belus. It also has the story of a step daughter confined to an attic by her wicked step mother and the tale of a musician who has promised his soul to a sprite. With so many gorgeous guys this is definitely a manwha for girls to read. However, how much you enjoy it will depend on how much you enjoy shonen-ai. If you love it like me then you too will be addicted to this series as Park creates imaginative and heart-wrending shonen-ai stories as well as many other types of love stories.

I loved this and hope you do to.

The Tarot Cafè.......2005-12-08

This manga was truly an interesting read. The author, Sang-Sun Park, has a very unique art style, somewhat goth. It's like nothing I've ever seen before. And the story was very compelling, and unexpected at times. It's about Pamela, the owner of the Tarot Cafè. Not only does she run the cafè, but she also helps supernatural beings.

This was the first book I had read by Sang-Sun Park. (She also wrote Les Bijoux, and Ark Angels). I really liked it, and probably will buy volume 2, and maybe one of her other books.
I would definetly recommend this book to you! It is very much worth your money.

Angel Meditation: 64 Illustrated Cards Containing Affirmations & Meditations

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Too Too much
Angel Cards with Affirmations
Wonderful tool for group games and for personal churning
Angel Cards
Inspiration for every day

Angel Meditation: 64 Illustrated Cards Containing Affirmations & Meditations
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ASIN: 0880797797

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Simple inspirations delivered by a host of angels. The 64 illustrated cards each offer an affirmation and a maxim for daily meditation.

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Too Too much.......2007-01-05

Nice cards,sentiment there, but for me a single word directive affirmation is far more effective than a discourse on a virtue and allows me to evolve spiritually rather than just be impressed with what someone else says they know. Simplicity allows open exchange beteen the layers of mind and soul,stict confines don't,for me.

Angel Cards with Affirmations.......2005-01-27

I love these cards and use them at home and in my workshops. People are inspired by the cards and the affirmations and I often let them take their card home to further contemplate the meanings meant for them. They are simple, heartfelt cards.

Wonderful tool for group games and for personal churning.......2001-03-06

I have bought many different kinds of angels cards. This deck is the only one that really touches soul qualities. I find it to be the most naive and angelic. Among my friends this has been the deck of preference as well. I would highly recommend it to everybody... This can be used in many different ways. I use them for daily churning or inspiring others. In a group when we arrange "angels' night" we make use of the cards for further inspiration. And many many different ways.

Angel Cards.......2000-10-20

These are cards with an afirmation. This is quite different from the original cards with just one word printed on them. Unfortunately the discription of the product does not identify it well. The afirmations may be nice for some, but are really rather narrow interpretations of the possible inspiration of the word itself.

Inspiration for every day.......2000-04-18

Of all the inspirational cards I have, these are my favourite. They are easy to use, have lovely illustrations and are a true inspiration for every-day living. They can be used at many levels from simple guidance to deep meditation. My kids take one each on the way to school each day to give them guidlines for the day and I also use them at workshops I give on a deeper level.They are also a very sensible size to carry around when giving workshops or travelling. If you want an all round, easy to use, adaptable set of cards I would have no hesitation in recommending these.

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Tarot Cafe, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: 141767444X

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Tarot Cafe: v. 2
Sang-Sun Park
Manufacturer: TOKYOPOP LTD
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Tarot Cafe: v. 3
Park Sang-Sun
Manufacturer: TOKYOPOP LTD
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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