New Column on the Bureau Chiefs site
There’s a new installment of my “Anna Reads Manga” column on the Bureau Chiefs site. This time I look at the works of Fumi Yoshinaga. Also, I’m giving away a copy of All My Darling Daughters, so if you comment on the BC site, you have a chance to win some great manga.
New Poll on Manga Views
Click to vote for your favorite ditsy yet adorable shoujo heroine! Thanks very much to everyone who volunteered to help with the site so far! More people are welcome, so if you have a little bit of time (a half hour a week or so) and wouldn’t mind doing some data entry, drop me a [...]
Knights of the Zodiac Volume 4 (Saint Seiya)
I’ve mentioned before that I have a certain fondness for the Saint Seiya franchise because the anime was the first non-Robotech anime I really got into, back in the day when the only way you could watch anime was to sneak into your local University’s anime club for viewings of hazy-looking third generation subtitled VHS [...]
New Blogger Profile on Manga Views
Today we visit Garrett from YenPlus.info
7 years!
It is pretty sad that I’ve been so busy lately I forgot my Blogiversary. This web site has been in existence for 7 years, which must translate into being almost middle-aged in Internet time. Here, have some virtual cake:
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei Volumes 1 and 2
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei Volume 1 by Koji Kumeta I pre-ordered this when it first came out, but it took forever for me to get around to reading it. I think I was intimidated by the thought of reading a comedy manga with extensive cultural references in the back of the book. I decided I was finally [...]
Get Yer YA Out
I have a new feature over on The Bureau Chiefs where I examine YA books with adult appeal. The first article looks at Heist Society by Ally Carter.
Over at Manga Views
I added Cactus’s Secret and there’s a new poll up. I do need some help with data entry! If a handful of bloggers would take fifteen minutes to a half hour a week to add links to their reviews, that would free up some of my time to work on site improvements, adding entries and [...]
Four-Eyed Prince Volume 1
Four-Eyed Prince Volume 1 by Wataru Mizukami The plot device of “sudden siblings” can be entertaining when it is executed well. I love the manga Marmalade Boy, about a girl and a boy who are thrown together when their parents announce a bizarre spousal swap. The frisson of potential incest also kept the relationship between [...]
Tokyopop Ongoing Series: Mikansei No 1 and Animal Academy
Mikansei No 1 Volume 2 by Majiko! After reading the second and final volume of this series, I’ve concluded that it just isn’t for me. Neo and Saya continue to pursue their musical dreams with their Clap=* band. Neo’s friends in the future are determined to get her back through a more functional time portal. [...]
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