Manga Review: Mao Vols. 21 & 22 by Rumiko Takahashi Note: This review will contain spoilers for previous volumes. If you’re new to the series, please consider reading older reviews on this blog. Quick recap: Nanoka Kiba lost her parents in a suspicious accident when she was young. Years later, she learns that the site… Continue reading Manga Review: Mao Vols. 21 & 22
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Anime Review: Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show
Anime Review: Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show Miko Kurono has had a tough life. Abandoned as an infant, she grew up in an orphanage where she clashed with the adults, teachers and other orphans, except her one friend, the gentle Mayu Mayusaka. As soon as they were legally able, Miko and Mayu left the… Continue reading Anime Review: Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show
Movie Review: Tears of the Black Tiger
Movie Review: Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) directed by Wisit Sasanatieng Dum (Chartchai Ngamsan) and Rumpoey (Stella Malucchi) first met as children, when her wealthy father was visiting his father’s farm village. An encounter with a trio of bullies wound up with Dum being scarred and Rumpoey nearly drowned. Rather than find out what had… Continue reading Movie Review: Tears of the Black Tiger
Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) directed by Chris Columbus Once upon a time, there was an Ugly Muggle named Harry. The Muggle family he lived with neglected, bullied and abused him because he was so bad at being a Muggle. But then one day a friendly giant appeared, and revealed to Harry… Continue reading Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Book Review: The Lad and the Lion
Book Review: The Lad and the Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs A certain kingdom in Europe is experiencing unrest. The people are chafing under the absolute monarchy, wanting to switch to a constitutional republic. The current king is actually pretty good as monarchs go, but firmly believes that those who have been born and trained… Continue reading Book Review: The Lad and the Lion
Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) directed by Steven Spielberg Shanghai, 1935. Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones (Harrison Ford) is in town to swap the ashes of a Manchu emperor for a large diamond of historical and personal interest to him. Unfortunately, gang boss (and shipping magnate) Lao Che (Roy Chiao) wants to… Continue reading Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Manga Retrospective: My Hero Academia
Manga Retrospective: My Hero Academia Last week, the long-running shounen manga series My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) by Kouhei Horikoshi finished its publication in Weekly Shounen Jump. So it’s time to look back fondly at this homage to Western comic book-style superheroes. In the world of the story, several decades ago, a glowing… Continue reading Manga Retrospective: My Hero Academia
Manga Review: Cat-Eyed Boy The Perfect Edition 1
Manga Review: Cat-Eyed Boy The Perfect Edition 1 by Kazuo Umezz The “Cat-Eyed Boy” is the son of a nekomata cat monster who for reasons unknown but probably involving infidelity, was born far more humanoid in appearance than his parents. His mother died in childbirth and his putative father abandoned him some months later at… Continue reading Manga Review: Cat-Eyed Boy The Perfect Edition 1
Comic Strip Review: O Human Star Volume Two
Comic Strip Review: O Human Star Volume Two by Blue Delliquanti This review contains SPOILERS for Volume One; you may want to read my review of that volume first. On a slightly alternate Earth, roboticist Brendan Pinsky finds his life turning upside down–again, when a robot that looks and acts exactly like his old partner… Continue reading Comic Strip Review: O Human Star Volume Two
Manga Review: Mao, Volumes 11-13
Manga Review: Mao, Volumes 11-13 by Rumiko Takashashi Quick recap: Nanoka Kiba is by this point not at all an ordinary Japanese schoolgirl. Years ago she was transported to the Taisho Era (the 1920s) and “cursed” by the cat spirit Byoki. When she reached puberty, Nanoka became able to pass between the 21st Century and… Continue reading Manga Review: Mao, Volumes 11-13