Half and Half makes one fine read
There are many manga in the world, and there are many manga cliches. At first, a reader might think, “I don’t have time for double-takes.”…
Helen ESP – What disability?
There are great works of literature on disability. Rather than focusing only on the helplessness of disabled individuals, they turn into affirmations of life. These…
ISMLdo
I finally know why I am participating in ISML, and why it is so important for all otaku. It is not as a lone individual…
A N00b Reads Bleach: Volume 3
We come to the deepest and the most emotionally stirring volume of Bleach so far, with the “6/17” arc that covers the entire tankoubon. It’s…
A N00b Reads Bleach: Volume 2
The desire for resurrection–or at least bodies–animates, so to speak, the main stories in this volume, which is bringing back all the memories of the…
La La La Mio
With a line like “there’s just something about a girl with a bass guitar,” how could I resist? La La La Mio based on “La…