Again, I have not blogged in a very long time. Actually, I was making regular blogposts at myanimelist.com regarding a project on Yokohama Kaidashii Kikou, so there’s some idiocy from me there if you’re interested. Username: Jiji.
March 8, 2009
from darkest Modernity…
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August 2, 2008
It’s amazing to me how quickly things like a blog can slip away from a person. I mean, the last post was January??
Of course, there’s various reasons for this. And while I originally intended for this blog to be little more than a holding place for my better reviews, I think I’d better make some posts in the tradition of the original purpose of blogging: news and such for family and friends. If you don’t care, then don’t comment and move on. (more…)
January 5, 2008
Title: Aqua
Volume: 1 (of 2)
Mangaka: Amano Kozue
Serialized in: Comic Blade (Mag Garden) & Stencil (Square Enix)
Genre: Sci-fi, Slice-of-life, Drama, Comedy
Publisher: Tokyopop
Rating: T (13+)
Akari Mizunashi is traveling to Aqua (Mars) from Manhome (Earth) to become an undine, one of the famous female gondoliers of Neo-Venezia (a replica of Venice). Akari knows nothing about Mars, which is now called Aqua since terraforming released tremendous amounts of water that now cover 90% of the surface. She also knows next to nothing about undines, only that she wants to be one. Slowly, day by day, she meets all kinds of new people and practices hard to become a good undine and adapts to the slow pace of life on Aqua. (more…)
January 4, 2008
While Karas may have some weaknesses in it’s plot, it’s still a really fun time and at 6 episodes, it’s well worth it.
August 15, 2007
Title: Hourou Musuko (”The Transient Son” / 放浪息子)
Mangaka: Takako Shimura / 志村貴子
Originally Serialized in: Comic Beam (Enter Brain)
Scanlated by: Kotonoha
Nitori has always been a bit of a girly kind of boy. He likes to cook, he’s sensative and has little in common with the other 5th-grade boys. He’s even cuter than his older sister, Maho, who wants to be a model. Saori Chiba is a classmate who seems to understand him, but mostly just likes dressing him up. He strikes up a friendship with Takatsuki, a tall girl who is very much a tomboy and who everyone calls “Takatsuki-kun”. They meet and befriend a gorgeous woman, Yuki, who is actually a transsexual. All the while, Nitori is discovering how good he looks as a girl, and how much he likes it. (more…)
August 13, 2007
August 5, 2007
Book review: The Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi Ono
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The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow Volume 1
Written by: Fuyumi Ono
Published by: Tokyopop
English translation by Alexander O. Smith
July 28, 2007
I recieved my copy of HP and the Deathly Hallows yesterday, and true to form, immediately spent all day and the night until 4 am reading it all the way through. Yes, I am a Harry Potter fan.
I realize this disqualifies me as an objective person regarding the Rowling oeuvre, but meh. But this isn’t going to be a slavishly slobbery ode to it. I certainly found weaknesses in it, to be sure. Fatal weaknesses? No.
July 19, 2007
July 13, 2007
Summer anime have already started appearing in fansubs, and here are some reactions to them. [edit] I’ve added some new info.
