I've been doing a lot of extrablogular writing this month! First, there was the third installment of Breaking Down Banana Fish at Manga Bookshelf, in which we discuss volumes five and six of that series. Next, MJ, Danielle Leigh and I talked NANA—the eleventh and twelfth volumes, specifically—in our latest NANA Project at Comics Should Be Good. Lastly, as part of Fumi Yoshinaga … [Read more...] about Absolutely Elsewhere
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Watch This Space: July MMF!
As we wrap up ten days of animated discussion of our June MMF (Manga Moveable Feast) selection, The Color Trilogy, the time has come to announce the series that will be our focus for July. And the winner is... Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa! This josei series, published by TOKYOPOP, is complete in five volumes and tells the story of a schoolgirl whose world changes drastically when … [Read more...] about Watch This Space: July MMF!
Announcing Shounen Sundays
MJ (of Manga Bookshelf) and I have often talked about our ardent love for shounen manga. Shounen manga's actually what got MJ into the medium in the first place, and I've lately been enjoying a reading spree through my library's Shonen Jump collection. Unfortunately, our conversations have been somewhat limited because neither of us has read the other's favorite series. Awesome … [Read more...] about Announcing Shounen Sundays
1000th Post!
I noticed last night that I had amassed 999 posts on this site, and this is officially my 1000th! Huzzah! Thank you to those who deign to read my modest little blog; while I was happy enough to toil along in obscurity, comments from like-minded visitors brighten my day considerably. I've made a lot of friends through manga blogging, and it's brought me much happiness. I … [Read more...] about 1000th Post!
NANA Project #5
The fifth installment of The NANA Project is now posted on Comics Should Be Good! In it, Danielle Leigh, MJ, and I discuss the ninth and tenth volumes of the series and I think it may be our best one yet! As usual, Danielle comes up with some excellent questions for us to consider, like how widening the lens to include more secondary characters affects the story, what's the … [Read more...] about NANA Project #5