From the back cover: You have just awakened to find your darkest secret revealed to a group of people who would do anything to destroy you: your classmates! That's what happens to Ichijo Mashiro, whose elite school education turns into the most horrifying experience of his life when he's enlisted to participate in an after-hours class. The only way for Mashiro to graduate is to … [Read more...] about After School Nightmare 1 by Setona Mizushiro: A-
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Yotsuba&! 2-8 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A
The theme of this month's Manga Moveable Feast is a Kids' Table featuring discussion of Yotsuba&! and other kid-friendly manga. Here is my take on the former; be sure to check out this week's Off the Shelf where MJ and I will talk about the latter! My opinions on these seven delightful volumes of Yotsuba&! can be summed up as: "Yep, still awesome!" I really don't have … [Read more...] about Yotsuba&! 2-8 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A
MMF: That’s a Wrap!
The Paradise Kiss MMF has now come to a close. Thank you again to everyone who participated—each contribution was a pleasure to read, and their quality made my job as host both easy and fun! Tune in next month when we'll be doing something a little bit different with the MMF: a kids' table! Our main course will be Yotsuba&!, but we'll also be feasting upon a variety of … [Read more...] about MMF: That’s a Wrap!
MMF: Weekend Edition
The Paradise Kiss MMF is winding down, but there are still some new contributions to highlight. Proving once and for all that manga isn't just for kids, Derik Badman shared his academic paper, "Talking, Thinking, and Seeing in Pictures: Narration, Focalization, and Ocularization in Comics Narratives," for which he used Paradise Kiss as an example: Were I able to spend the … [Read more...] about MMF: Weekend Edition
MMF: The Isabella Appreciation Society
There are a couple of new MMF contributions to mention today, and both take time to bestow some praise upon Isabella, the "elegant transvestite." Over at The Manga Curmudgeon, David Welsh dusts off a 2005 column on Paradise Kiss and freshens it up with some new thoughts. I love his insightful take on Isabella's function in the story: I was initially a bit annoyed by the … [Read more...] about MMF: The Isabella Appreciation Society