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A few months ago I started collecting stats on the traffic coming to Soliloquy in Blue. Today I was poking around discovered some amusing things in the list of search terms that had brought people here. Happily, none of them were creepy and disturbing. MOST COMMON: "Twilight review" This is the most popular search term by far, representing about 6% of the people directed here … [Read more...] about Fun With Search Terms

Thank you again to all who responded to my first plea for help deciding what to read next. Although the battle was fierce, Antique Bakery emerged victorious. Although I certainly liked Ōoku very much, I fell in love with Fumi Yoshinaga in a major way with Antique Bakery. I can imagine how Danielle Leigh felt to discover her greatness, as I am now compelled to read everything … [Read more...] about Manga Marching Orders, 9/13/09

The advent of free and legal streaming anime is upon us! Even though I no longer consider myself much of an anime fan—outside of a few nostalgic favorites—it's hard to resist the lure of a free (and legal!) opportunity to see how some of my favorite manga series have been adapted for the small screen. To that end, I visited three websites offering streaming anime and checked … [Read more...] about Manga on the Small Screen

I like to think I'm a well-read manga fan. I'm interested in a variety of genres—drama, mystery, action, sports, romance, fantasy, supernatural, et cetera—and I've even read the occasional title I wasn't all that interested in for the purposes of a review and felt that I was broadening my horizons by doing so. It's not manga, but heck, I even read Twilight! It is exceedingly … [Read more...] about I Don’t Grok Ken Akamatsu

It's time for a confession: I am a terrible hoarder. There are so many awesome series being released these days and so I buy them, but because I don't read very fast (and also read other things, go to work, have a life, etc.) things tend to pile up in a rather alarming way. My self-imposed rule about reviewing each volume separately wasn't helping matters any, either. Now … [Read more...] about Manga Marching Orders, 8/7/09