manga reviews, Japanese literature, and related items of interest
My News and Reviews This week is the Manga Moveable Feast for Karakuri Odette, hosted by Anna at Manga Report. I'll have in-depth review of the first volume up on Wednesday and a related silly …
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JULY 2011 UPDATE: Borders is currently undergoing liquidation and all Borders stores are expected to close by the end of September 2011 As I write this, it is no secret that Borders is in …
Author: Hugh Ashton Publisher: j-views ISBN: 9784990516536 Released: June 2010 At the Sharpe End by Hugh Ashton is one of those books that I probably wouldn't have come across if it wasn't for …
My News and Reviews Not much news from me this week, but I did post my first in-depth manga review for January—Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 2. I enjoyed the first volume of the series, but the …
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Creator: Fumi Yoshinaga U.S. publisher: Viz Media ISBN: 9781421527482 Released: December 2009 Original release: 2006 Awards: James Tiptree Jr. Award, Japan Media Arts Award, Sense of Gender …
In November, I had to try to curb my spending and was pretty successful. Unfortunately, I kinda overcompensated for this fact and went on a rampage of sorts in December. The damage wasn't quite as bad …