INSTANT REVIEW: Kafka on the Shore, pg 1-106
Things I have noticed, so far: The main character wakes up covered in blood with no memory of why. A character has hemophilia, although unfortunately for my theory it is a different character. The book...
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This would have been a good book, if only it was a good book. I think his method of telegraphing the obvious plot resolutions in the ending, then not actually writing the ending and just ending the...
View ArticleBook (?!) Review: Manga! Manga!, Dreamland Japan (Schodt)
Fred Schodt, Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics (1983), Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga (1996). I’ve had these two books lying around for quite some time now, and it seems like now...
View ArticleReview: Akiba Days
I’m sure most of the readers of this blog have already been exposed to Akiba Days, the illustrated guide to Akiba featuring the cast of School Days. I didn’t pick it up at first since I figured that...
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Two literary masterpieces together at last
In case you hadn’t already noticed, the published Haruhi novel reads almost exactly like a.f.k.’s old translation, to the point where it seems like he’s gone off and gotten a real job. Most of this...
View ArticleInstant Review: the contents of this package from Right Stuf
In case you still remember kransom’s posts, you might think this is some kind of insightful and highly detailed blog. Unfortunately, you’re actually thinking of all the other ones on the sidebar....
View ArticleC77 Acquisitions (kind of): Manga Ronso Boppatsu Vol. 1
After some twitter back-and-forths, I’ve decided to try to do a few posts where I introduce some of the stuff I picked up last Comic Market (C77), mostly just to prove to people that you can spend over...
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What I read recently
Yotsuba& vol. 1 (Azuma Kiyohiko/Yen Press) Bought this out of curiosity. ADV’s old translation had their usual problems, like occasionally being wildly wrong and misspelling random names. The new...
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