Anime Review: Let’s Go Kaikigumi Our protagonist never has a name, but we do learn that he is a high school student somewhere in suburban Japan who is unusually afraid of ghosts. His family lives in a cheap rental, and his father collects model-building magazines. (We never actually see the protagonist’s parents.) One evening while… Continue reading Anime Review: Let’s Go Kaikigumi
Month: September 2026
Anime Review: Iron Wok Jan
Anime Review: Iron Wok Jan The Gobancho family restaurant is one of the top Chinese food places in Tokyo, serving authentic Chinese cuisine as well as innovative chef creations inspired by the Chinese tradition. The staff have a strong loyalty to the restaurant and are justly proud of their skills. So it’s an affront when… Continue reading Anime Review: Iron Wok Jan
Manga Review: The Magnificent Bastard: The Legend of Keiji 1
Manga Review: The Magnificent Bastard: The Legend of Keiji 1 Created by Keiichiro Ryu, written by Mio Aso, art by Tetsuo Hara The Sengoku (Warring States) period of Japanese history is drawing to an end. In what will in modern times be called Gunma Prefecture, there lives a man named Maeda Keiji. The adopted son… Continue reading Manga Review: The Magnificent Bastard: The Legend of Keiji 1
Comic Book Review: Lumberjanes Volume 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
Comic Book Review: Lumberjanes Volume 1: Beware the Kitten Holy Written by N.D. Stevenson & Grace Ellis, art by Gus Allen Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Girls Hardcore Lady Types! It’s a summer camp connected to the Lumberjanes organization, an outdoorsy scouting organization something like the Campfire Girls or Girl… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Lumberjanes Volume 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
Book Review: S.T.A.R. Flight
Book Review: S.T.A.R. Flight by E.C. Tubb About fifty years ago, the Kaltich came to Earth. Not in rocket ships, but by the Gates. Their technology was in many ways well advanced beyond ours, especially in the field of medicine. They offered easy organ transplants and restored youth treatments, for a price. Very favorable trade… Continue reading Book Review: S.T.A.R. Flight
Comic Strip Review: Virtual Unicorn Experience
Comic Strip Review: Virtual Unicorn Experience by Dana Simpson Phoebe Grizelda Howell is nine years old and is fascinated by unicorns. Unlike most girls her age, she actually knows one, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils. They met when Phoebe skipped a rock across a pond and accidentally hit Marigold in the face. This actually saved the unicorn… Continue reading Comic Strip Review: Virtual Unicorn Experience
Comic Book Review: DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #8: Legion of Super-Heroes
Comic Book Review: DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #8: Legion of Super-Heroes edited by Jack C. Harris We’re skipping quite a few stories of the Legion of Super-Heroes since the last digest I posted about. This collection reprints the Legion stories from Adventure Comics #355-357 plus stories from Superboy #198 and #202. By this point,… Continue reading Comic Book Review: DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #8: Legion of Super-Heroes