Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 2, Mechanical Engineering. Taipei: Caves Books Ltd. Now Cast is thrust into one deadly adventure after another! From cybernetic desperadoes to technology thieves and more, Cast has to use her mind and her remodeled robotics-lab prosthetic hand, which offers unfathomable offensive power in the form of scientific experiments. Need lightning? Cast can generate it from her hand! Cast’s mentor seeks to uncover an ominous mystery that explains what happened to the SMITHS and shines a light on a hidden power that may be within Cast herself.

Cast is at her wit's end. She is beyond determined to enter the upcoming contest to become a striker, the long-honored engineer-warriors, who have saved the world. But her teacher refuses, reminding her that their town is trash and not interested in math or science. Of course, this isn't enough to make her give up, especially since her mother's health and brother's well-being depend on her success. Although she's already convinced she's proven her tinkering and tech skills to her teacher, she takes things one step further and fixes up as well as adapts an old AI hand. Not only will this enable her to do lab work but proves him wrong that a girl with a disability can't handle it. Well, plus she's a girl, and Strikers are never girls.It feels like a proper shonen manga, but it's read Western style (left to right), is written by an American, and is illustrated by Nigerian artist living in France. Donald Routledge Hill (1991), "Arabic Mechanical Engineering: Survey of the Historical Sources", Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, 1 (2): 167–186 [180], doi: 10.1017/S0957423900001478, S2CID 145180608 Whether we risk him today or not depends on how he pulled up yesterday, but it’ll be touch and go as to whether we see him today.

As for drawing, in general, it was a great way to pass the time and entertain my friends and I, especially whenever Nigeria’s power outages occured. At an early age, I got exposed to Japanese manga and really fell in love with the storytelling. As the internet became more accessible in Nigeria, so did manga and anime, and my interest grew in attempting to make my own work in this style. It was pretty eye-opening to see how seriously people took it. I saw grown men hilariously argue about their favorite series (including Western content like the heroes of Marvel and DC Comics) at internet cafes. This really inspired my push to enter the entertainment industry and to begin that pursuit with an art degree in America. The rest is history although I still have a long way to go! This would make a great introduction to manga for a young person, but also I think there's enough here for a more experienced reader too. Often a customer will say the sound is not correct. This is due to improper hammer positioning. When performing the above directions correctly the sound is beautiful. Positioning the 340 / 341 series

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There was a really fast pace to the story that reminded me of anime that I watched in the TOONAMI days. It was reminiscent of Bleach and Fullmetal Alchemist with the over-the-top characters and fight scenes. There was some worldbuilding dabbled throughout, but you got the sense that there is definitely more to explore, which I'm glad they didn't just try to infodump the whole world in one volume or do a really boring lead up to the action. This really worked for me. I loved how they treated topics such as educational differences, hidden potential vs. opportunity, physical disability/ability & the importance of dreams & goals at all ages. A fun read. I’d love to keep reading the series. The concept of the technology almost being used like it's a form of magic was very cleverly done, and again I think that is something that will be explored and fleshed out in future volumes. Notes on content [based on ARC]: About 45 minor swears. No sexual content. There are a lot of fight scenes. But fight sequences are mostly either zoomed way out or obscured by noise words and clouds and most of the people getting shot are cyborgs, robots, or some other form of mostly machine. Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for an advance copy. All thoughts in this review are my own.

Now Cast is thrust into one deadly adventure after another! From cybernetic desperadoes to technology thieves and more, Cast has to use her mind and her remodeled robotics-lab prosthetic hand, which offers unfathomable offensive power in the form of scientific experiments. Need lightning? Cast can generate it from her hand! Cast’s mentor seeks to uncover an ominous mystery that explains what happened to the SMITHS and shines a light on a hidden power that may be within Cast herself. Cast loves science and engineering and dreams of being an engineer. She particularly dreams of becoming a member of SMITH—a traditionally predominantly male group of engineer warriors who create tools to help people. Casts’ opportunities are limited as she does not have a left hand, attends school in a poor neighborhood where STEM subjects are not taught., and she is not male. Therefore she experiments and builds her own creations. She is less than encouraged by her home economics teacher who says she cannot even apply for the SMITH mentorship contest since nice she is a girl. This girl is not deterred and remains determined to try, and manages to construct herself a prosthetic hand. To be honest, when it comes to drawing, I really like to practice just making different kind of faces. Even when I’m not drawing manga, sometimes I’ll just ‘people watch’. Y’know, sit in front of a mirror and make funny faces or maybe go out in a mall and sit in a café to study and draw people. With that training, it really helps me view different kinds of character personality.But, and this is a big one that I think too many young creators miss, is that just because we CAN create and share comics doesn’t mean that we can do it professionally. I needed to find additional and affordable tools for lettering and distributing comics. I knew of Adobe’s products but they were too expensive for a group of creators who may not all have the same computing setups. Frankly, 3 stars feels a little harsh, but I can't bring myself to round it up to 4 precisely because despite its various merits, charm, and my personal affinity for it, it's just not very distinct from other shonen manga. Yes, it's quite fun and I am excited and hopeful for a vol. 2 - I'll buy it right up. But so far at least, it's only done the bare minimum: be good, be distinct. It's still missing something that makes it truly special, but there's no reason to think it couldn't get there. Disclaimer: I have voluntarily reviewed this book after receiving a free copy from the publisher via Edelweiss+, thank you! Now Cast is thrust into one deadly adventure after another! From cybernetic desperadoes to technology thieves and more, Cast has to use her mind and her remodeled robotics-lab prosthetic hand, which offers unfathomable offensive power in the form of scientific experiments. Need lightning? Cast can generate it from her hand! Cast's mentor seeks to uncover an ominous mystery that explains what happened to the SMITHS and shines a light on a hidden power that may be within Cast herself.