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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Manga Review: Shounen Jump Weekly 2025
Manga Review: Shounen Jump Weekly 2025 by various creators. I haven’t been reading Shounen Jump as much this year, busy with other things, but it is the thirteenth anniversary of my blog, so let’s take a look at what I’ve been covering the longest. One Piece is still running, though this looks to be maybe… Continue reading Manga Review: Shounen Jump Weekly 2025
Manga Review: City Hunter Omnibus Edition 01
Manga Review: City Hunter Omnibus Edition 01 by Tsukasa Hojo Shunichi Ogino is an up-and-coming young boxer who’s got a title shot coming up. He’d previously been hit and run by a car, and during his recovery fallen in love with his physical therapist, Dr. Megumi Iwasaki. They’re planning to marry after the big fight.… Continue reading Manga Review: City Hunter Omnibus Edition 01
Anime Review: Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up
Anime Review: Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up (Japanese title: Dororon Enma-kun Meera Mera) It is the 1970s in Japan, a time of rising inflation, the Oil Crisis and the Vietnam War. But most of that’s grown-up problems. For elementary school student Harumi, the most pressing issue is that there’s a monster stealing her teachers’ and… Continue reading Anime Review: Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up
Anime Review: Detectives These Days Are Crazy!
Anime Review: Detectives These Days Are Crazy! A few decades ago, Keiichirou Nagumo was a famous teen detective, solving bizarre murders and impossible thefts on a weekly basis. In addition to being a master of instant deduction, he was also extremely athletic and quite handsome. But as time went on, the cases began to dry… Continue reading Anime Review: Detectives These Days Are Crazy!
Manga Review: My Name Is Shingo 1
Manga Review: My Name Is Shingo 1 by Kazuo Umezz It is 1982, and Satoru Kondo is in his last year of elementary school. He’s a boisterous boy, loud and excitable. Some of his classmates are already succumbing to heterosexual amatonormativity, but Satoru hasn’t quite reached that stage yet. His father works at a motor… Continue reading Manga Review: My Name Is Shingo 1
Book Review: The Tale of Genji (Suematsu Translation)
Book Review: The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki Shikibu, translated by KenchÅ Suematsu It is the height of the Heian period of Japan when a second son is born to the Emperor. This is the child of his favorite consort, while his first son is the offspring of his primary wife. The Empress is… Continue reading Book Review: The Tale of Genji (Suematsu Translation)
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
Manga Review: Blade of the Moon Princess Volume 2
Manga Review: Blade of the Moon Princess Volume 2 by Tatsuya Endo Quick recap: Princess Kaguya Takenouchi is banished from the Moon by her mother, Empress Fujiya Takenouchi for petty offenses. This is actually an excuse to send Kaguya to the Tainted World (Earth) to protect her and the empire from a power grab by… Continue reading Manga Review: Blade of the Moon Princess Volume 2
Manga Review: Happy Kanako’s Killer Life Volumes 1-4
Manga Review: Happy Kanako’s Killer LIfe Volumes 1-4 by Toshiya Wakabayashi Kanako NIshino has had a pretty miserable life until now. She was relentlessly bullied in school, and once she got a job as an office lady, harassed and belittled every day there. Kanako’s boss bullied her into quitting, and then mocked her for being… Continue reading Manga Review: Happy Kanako’s Killer Life Volumes 1-4