manga reviews, Japanese literature, and related items of interest
My News and Reviews Two reviews were posted here at Experiments in Manga last week. I took a look at Monkey Business: New Writing from Japan, Volume 3, the most recent issue in the international …
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My News and Reviews Two reviews went up last week. The first was for Jirō Nitta's historical novel Phantom Immigrants. It's about Jinsaburo Oikawa, salmon fishing, Canada, and immigrant smuggling. …
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My News and Reviews For most of last week I was in Nashville for a conference for work, which means I didn't get nearly as much manga and anime in as I would have liked. Hauling large stacks of …
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My News and Reviews Last week was the Oishinbo and Food Manga Moveable Feast, hosted by Khursten over at Otaku Champloo. Both of my posts last week had something to do with the Feast. First, I …
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My News and Reviews So, I finally got around to reading Hiromu Arakawa's manga Fullmetal Alchemist. I really enjoyed the first anime series (I haven't watched Brotherhood yet) but I think that the …
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