Roadsong, Volume 1

Title:  Roadsong

Volume:  1 of 3

Author: Allan Gross
Illustrator: Joanna Estep
Type: Ameri-Manga, OEL

Publisher: Tokyopop

Genres:  Action/Adventure, Drama, Comedy

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your community, but definitely YA or Adult

 School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

May contain profanity and strong language, moderate violence and gore, moderate sexual themes and sexual violence, nudity, moderate fanservice, and alcohol and illegal drug use.
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
 - The main characters are teenagers - they curse; it's not a lot but it stands out (ex. bitch, damn, whore, etc.)

Violence/Gore
 - One of the main characters is missing an eye; it's just an empty socket
 - A boat filled with people is blown up and then sinks
 - The two main characters get into a knockdown, drag-out brawl
 - A man is shown beating up on a woman; a little blood is shown
 - A man is shown being pistol-whipped
 - The main characters are attacked and one of them is shot in the leg; very little blood is shown

Alcohol/Drug References
 - The underage main characters attend a party and drink heavily - to the point of drunkenness

Non-sexual Nudity
 - An older man in a hospital gown is depicted running; his backside plainly visible

Sexuality/Sexual Themes
 - Two teenagers making out, the girl's bra is removed and we see her torso in profile, including the nipple; she's never shown full frontal
 - A girl in only her underclothes is shown laying on top of a guy, who proceeds to take off her bra; nothing graphic is shown, but it's obvious what's about to happen
 - A girl and guy are shown shown laying under a cover together; nudity is suggested, but not shown
 - Upper, frontal female nudity is suggested, but not shown
 - A guy is shown in nothing but his boxers
 - An extremely cartoonized drawing of a female nude is depicted - nipples and all
 - The two main characters get a job playing music at a strip club
 - A girl is shown in very fancy lingerie trying to seduce one of the main characters
 - Scattered sexual references abound
 
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After School Nightmare, Volume 10

Title:  After School Nightmare

Volume:  10 of 10

Author: Setona Mizushiro
Type: Manga

Publisher: goComi!

Genres:  Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your library and where you feel comfortable putting it.  I believe this title would work very well in a YA collection.  However, due to some of the issues the characters deal with, if your community is a bit more conservative the best place to put it would probably be in Adult.
 
School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

Mild Language, Moderate Violence, Mature Situations
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
 - It's possible there was use of language in this volume, but it was scattered enough to be unnoticeable

Violence/Gore
 - A dog is shown biting someone and tearing out someone else's throat; blood is shown
 - A dog is attacked/strangled by a shadow creature
 - A character's chest is cut open with a sword and bloody birds fly out
 - A woman is giving birth prematurely and blood is shown seeping from her pants

Sexuality/Sexual Themes
 - The main character, Mashiro, is a hermaphrodite; male on top and female on bottom
 - It may bother some that the main character is being romantically sought after by both a guy and a girl
 - The main character is seen in bed with another male character after the fact.  It's obvious what they were doing, but nothing graphic is shown
 - The main character observes another couple obviously in the middle of sex, but all that's seen is their discreetly covered upper bodies
 - The main character has sex more than once with the male love interest; nothing graphic is shown, but it's obvious what they're doing
 
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After School Nightmare, Volume 9

Title:  After School Nightmare

Volume:  9 of 10

Author: Setona Mizushiro
Type: Manga

Publisher: goComi!

Genres:  Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your library and where you feel comfortable putting it.  I believe this title would work very well in a YA collection.  However, due to some of the issues the characters deal with, if your community is a bit more conservative the best place to put it would probably be in Adult.
 
School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

Mild Language, Moderate Violence, Mature Situations
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
 - It's possible there was use of language in this volume, but it was scattered enough to be unnoticeable

Violence/Gore
 - A character has his leg chopped off and then he's run through by a sword; blood is shown
 - A character is sliced across the chest by a sword; blood is shown
 - A lion bites into the neck of a character and slashes him across the chest; blood is shown
 - A character shoves his hand into the chest of another character and eventually pulls out a bloody key
 - A character forcibly strangles/drowns another character

Sexuality/Sexual Themes
 - The main character, Mashiro, is a hermaphrodite; male on top and female on bottom
 - It may bother some that the main character is being romantically sought after by both a guy and a girl
 - The main character accepts his feminine nature and confesses his feelings to a male classmate
 - The main character and the male love interest share several kisses
 - Incest is seen; a brother and sister kiss and share an intimate embrace while unclothed (although nothing graphic is shown)
 
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After School Nightmare, Volume 8

Title:  After School Nightmare

Volume:  8 of 10

Author: Setona Mizushiro
Type: Manga

Publisher: goComi!

Genres:  Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your library and where you feel comfortable putting it.  I believe this title would work very well in a YA collection.  However, due to some of the issues the characters deal with, if your community is a bit more conservative the best place to put it would probably be in Adult.
 
School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

Mild Language, Moderate Violence, Mature Situations
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
- It's possible there was use of language in this volume, but it was scattered enough to be unnoticeable

Violence/Gore
 - A parasite appears on a character's hand and another character cuts it off with a sword; blood is shown
 - Several characters are run through &/or sliced up by a sword; blood is shown

Sexuality/Sexual Themes
 - The main character, Mashiro, is a hermaphrodite; male on top and female on bottom
 - It may bother some that the main character is being romantically sought after by both a guy and a girl
 - The main character accepts his feminine nature and confesses his feelings to a male classmate
 - Several instances of the main character and the male love interest making out
 - Incest is implied but not shown
 
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After School Nightmare, Volume 7

Title:  After School Nightmare

Volume:  7 of 10

Author: Setona Mizushiro
Type: Manga

Publisher: goComi!

Genres:  Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your library and where you feel comfortable putting it.  I believe this title would work very well in a YA collection.  However, due to some of the issues the characters deal with, if your community is a bit more conservative the best place to put it would probably be in Adult.
 
School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

Mild Language, Moderate Violence, Mature Situations
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
 - It's possible there was use of language in this volume, but it was scattered enough to be unnoticeable

Violence/Gore
 - A face grows out of the back of one of the other characters
 - A character is chopped in half by a sword
 - Unidentifiable bodies are shown, all of them run through with umbrellas
 - Images of a husband beating his wife are shown
 - A character is bitten on the hand by a parasite living in his arm; blood is shown streaming from the parasite's mouth
 - A character is shown with blood running from her eyes and mouth

Sexuality/Sexual Themes
 - The main character, Mashiro, is a hermaphrodite; male on top and female on bottom
 - It may bother some that the main character is being romantically sought after by both a guy and a girl
 - The main character begins to experiment with the idea that he might be more feminine than masculine by dressing in girl's clothes
 - Incest is implied but not shown
 - Scattered sexual references throughout the volume
 
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After School Nightmare, Volume 6

Title:  After School Nightmare

Volume:  6 of 10

Author: Setona Mizushiro
Type: Manga

Publisher: goComi!

Genres:  Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your library and where you feel comfortable putting it.  I believe this title would work very well in a YA collection.  However, due to some of the issues the characters deal with, if your community is a bit more conservative the best place to put it would probably be in Adult.
 
School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

Mild Language, Moderate Violence, Mature Situations
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
 - It's possible there was use of language in this volume, but it was scattered enough to be unnoticeable

Violence/Gore
 - A character is crushed to death by a giant hand and blood is seen streaming down afterwards
 - A character attacks and then stabs two swords through the chest of another character; spattered blood is shown
 - A character's hand is torn off at the wrist; blood and ripping skin/muscles are visible

Sexuality/Sexual Themes
 - The main character, Mashiro, is a hermaphrodite; male on top and female on bottom
 - It may bother some that the main character is being romantically sought after by both a guy and a girl
 
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After School Nightmare, Volume 5

Title:  After School Nightmare

Volume:  5 of 10

Author: Setona Mizushiro
Type: Manga

Publisher: goComi!

Genres:  Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your library and where you feel comfortable putting it.  I believe this title would work very well in a YA collection.  However, due to some of the issues the characters deal with, if your community is a bit more conservative the best place to put it would probably be in Adult.
 
School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

Mild Language, Moderate Violence, Mature Situations
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
 - It's possible there was use of language in this volume, but it was scattered enough to be unnoticeable

Violence/Gore
 - A character is sliced to pieces by a multi-bladed device
 - A character has a huge hole shot through his chest, but no blood is seen
 - A chamber filled with spikes, blood spatter, and bloody hand prints is seen
 - Another blood-spattered wall is shown
 - A character sets off a trap which causes a spiked block to crash down on top of her; nothing graphic is shown except for blood pooling out from underneath the triggered device
 - A blood-covered key is shown in several panels
 - A character is doused in oil and set on fire
 - Unidentifiable bodies are shown, all of them run through with umbrellas

Sexuality/Sexual Themes
 - The main character, Mashiro, is a hermaphrodite; male on top and female on bottom
 - It may bother some that the main character is being romantically sought after by both a guy and a girl
 - The main character, who asserts himself as a guy, is almost raped by another male character, who gives up halfway through
 - Incest between a brother and sister is implied; they are seen in bed together, one on top of the other, unclothed from the waist up, but nothing graphic is seen
 - The main character has sex with his girlfriend; nothing graphic is shown, but it's obvious what they're doing
 
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After School Nightmare, Volume 4

Title:  After School Nightmare

Volume:  4 of 10

Author: Setona Mizushiro
Type: Manga

Publisher: goComi!

Genres:  Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your library and where you feel comfortable putting it.  I believe this title would work very well in a YA collection.  However, due to some of the issues the characters deal with, if your community is a bit more conservative the best place to put it would probably be in Adult.
 
School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

Mild Language, Moderate Violence, Mature Situations
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
 - It's possible there was use of language in this volume, but it was scattered enough to be unnoticeable

Violence/Gore
 - One of the characters uses some sort of telekinetic power to attack another character, slicing them again and again; blood is shown
 - Lots of spattered blood when one of the characters is attacked by a long-armed creature
 - A character has tree limbs that shoot out of her body; a little blood is shown

Sexuality/Sexual Themes
 - The main character, Mashiro, is a hermaphrodite; male on top and female on bottom
 - It may bother some that the main character is being romantically sought after by both a guy and a girl
 - The main character, who asserts himself as a guy, allows himself to be kissed and touched multiple times by another male character
 
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After School Nightmare, Volume 3

Title:  After School Nightmare

Volume:  3 of 10

Author: Setona Mizushiro
Type: Manga

Publisher: goComi!

Genres:  Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your library and where you feel comfortable putting it.  I believe this title would work very well in a YA collection.  However, due to some of the issues the characters deal with, if your community is a bit more conservative the best place to put it would probably be in Adult.
 
School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

Mild Language, Moderate Violence, Mature Situations
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
 - It's possible there was use of language in this volume, but it was scattered enough to be unnoticeable

Violence/Gore
 - One of the characters attacks a long-armed creature, beating it repeatedly; blood is seen flying around and spattered on the ground
 - A character is stabbed in the back my multiple sharp-tipped umbrellas
 - Two characters struggle and one pushes another out into "dead space"
 - The walls drip briefly with blood
 - A giraffe is attacked with a sword, no blood is seen

Sexuality/Sexual Themes

 - The main character, Mashiro, is a hermaphrodite; male on top and female on bottom
 - It may bother some that the main character is being romantically sought after by both a guy and a girl
 - The main character, who asserts himself as a guy, allows himself to be kissed by another male character
 
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After School Nightmare, Volume 2

Title:  After School Nightmare

Volume:  2 of 10

Author: Setona Mizushiro
Type: Manga

Publisher: goComi!

Genres:  Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your library and where you feel comfortable putting it.  I believe this title would work very well in a YA collection.  However, due to some of the issues the characters deal with, if your community is a bit more conservative the best place to put it would probably be in Adult.
 
School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

Mild Language, Moderate Violence, Mature Situations
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
 - It's possible there was use of language in this volume, but it was scattered enough to be unnoticeable

Violence/Gore
 - A character is stabbed through the back with a sword
 - A character thrusts their hand (up the the wrist) into another character's fresh wound and rummages around before finally pulling out a bloody key
 - A character attempts suicide by jumping off a building, but is unsuccessful
 - A character is attacked by lots of long little arms and he proceeds to hack them to pieces
 - A character sinks down into a pool of blood and drowns

Sexuality/Sexual Themes
 - The main character, Mashiro, is a hermaphrodite; male on top and female on bottom
 - It may bother some that the main character is being romantically sought after by both a guy and a girl
 - Suggested incest between a brother and sister; sex is referenced and we see them kiss on the lips
 
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After School Nightmare, Volume 1

Title:  After School Nightmare

Volume:  1 of 10

Author: Setona Mizushiro
Type: Manga

Publisher: goComi!

Genres:  Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance

Age Rating: Older Teen, Age 16+

Public Libraries - Location Suggestion

This probably depends on your library and where you feel comfortable putting it.  I believe this title would work very well in a YA collection.  However, due to some of the issues the characters deal with, if your community is a bit more conservative the best place to put it would probably be in Adult.
 
School Libraries - Location Suggestion

Elementary - Not recommended

Jr. High/Middle School - Not recommended

High School - Possibly, be aware of your community
 
According to the Publisher - What the Age Rating Means

Mild Language, Moderate Violence, Mature Situations
 
Parental Eyebrow Raisers 
Language
 - The use of the words "bastard" and "hell" as generic curse words

Violence/Gore
 - A character is run through multiple times with a VERY sharp-tipped umbrella; blood is seen
 - A character is seen multiple time walking around with two large, bloody holes in her body, one through the head and the other through her upper chest
 - Images of a husband beating his wife are shown
 - The main character has begun to menstruate - drops of blood are shown (in full color) at the beginning of the story
 - A character is strangled by a creature made up of nothing but VERY long arms

Sexuality/Sexual Themes
 - The main character, Mashiro, is a hermaphrodite; male on top and female on bottom
 - Mashiro has begun to menstruate when the volume begins
 - Mashiro walks in on two other characters having sex; both are completely clothed, but it's very obvious what is going on
 - It's implied that a 5 year old has been raped, but nothing is graphically shown
 - One character cuts the clothes off of another with a sword; full nudity is implied, but all the viewer actually sees is a bare, male chest
 - A forced kiss between Mashiro and another male character
 - There's an attempted rape, but it doesn't get very far; the characters involved stay fully clothed
 - Scattered sexual references throughout the volume
 
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