Finished another manga.
Monster Collection: The Girl who Can Deal With Magic Monsters
Plot summary (from CMX): Kasche may have a talent for controlling beasts, but she's got a lot to learn about self-control before she can become a full-fledged summoner. When disaster strikes, her principal chooses her to avert it.
Joined by an unusual crew of allies both human and not, Kasche must recapture the relic from an evil summoner before she can use it to unlock the ancient Encyclopedia Verum and call up the most powerful monsters ever seen.
If you want a Slayers style manga with interesting lore and monsters then this is the manga for you. This was conceived in 90's, particularly in 97. The english distribution of the manga was handled by a now defunct company called CMX, which was owned by DC comics. The story follows a novice monster summoner, Kasche Arbadel, who is trying tracked down who stolen the Encyclopedia Verum and stop them before they call upon god-like creatures.
As you can probably I tell I love almost everything about this manga. Art is fantastic and lore and worldbuilding are great as well. The monsters look great and are otherworldly. The character designs have that 90s fantasy anime artstyle to them. Kasche, herself, is the best human design character in the series. Her look really unique and memorable. The world itself is pretty fleshed out as well. The fanservice is pretty good as well. But boy the mangaka did a great job with the art.
The only real criticism is Kasche and her crew don't get any real development. Kasche doesn't really her big moment until near the end of manga. Hell, I think the villains a bit more nuanced than the main leads. Also I felt like that this manga could gone on for way longer, the manga is only 6 volumes and is a pretty short read. Outside that one real criticism, I think the manga is fantastic and I would definitely recommend it. Although limited and rare you can still buy this online. (8.5/10)