A Visionary Genius Takes Us Into The World of Adolescent Girls: Takamichi Love Works
I’m gonna come clean: I’m not a huge reader of Comic LO. But not without good reason. See, with Comic LO being one of those phone-book sized manga anthologies, it’s a publication that is better paged through physically than a directory visually scanned in thumbnail mode. Also, it’s just...
SHAFT’s Edge, PART 2: Hidamari Sketch, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Bakemonogatari
In a previous blog post, I went on for a bit about the specific qualities of Tsukuyomi -MOON PHASE- and Pani Poni Dash that make them stand out amongst other moe-centric works. Since those shows strayed a great deal away from their source material in a variety of ways,...
Being Dragged Along: The Characters in Madoka Magica
In lieu of finishing part 2 of my “SHAFT’s Edge” post (which I’ll get around to) I will instead quickly comment on something more recent: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. I don’t read a ton of anime blogs, but between the ones I do read, twitter buzz, and Pixiv fanart,...