Content warning: this manga depicts attempted rape and physical/sexual abuse of a child. Kasane was written and illustrated by Daruma Matsuura as her debut work. The manga was serialized in seinen publication Evening from 2013 to 2018. The manga received… Read More ›
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In Clothes Called Fat Review: Hungry Like the Wolf
Understanding cultural context when consuming media created in other countries is a concept I’ve really learned to keep in mind in the past few years. In particular, learning about the collectivist culture prevalent in many East Asian cultures has helped… Read More ›
The Flowers of Evil Review: A Rose by Any Other Name
Stories about psychological drama tend to be my bread-and-butter with regards to anime and manga, but I’ve realized over the years that it’s a genre with its own set of noticeable issues. Namely, a pattern where series that fall under… Read More ›
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 review: Sugar, We’re Going Down
While working on today’s review, I came to the realization that there are rather few mainstream anime and manga that deal with natural disasters on a realistic scale. I’m talking something realistic like Barefoot Gen or Grave of the Fireflies,… Read More ›
5 Centimeters per Second Review: Also the Speed at Which My Patience is Dropping
5 Centimeters per Second is an adaptation of the Makoto Shinkai film of the same name. Shinkai is well-known for his various film works which feature highly detailed animation and background work; some notable pieces in his filmography include Voices… Read More ›
Mobile Police Patlabor – The Early Days Review: Is It Just A Job?
Even as a fan of modern live-action Japanese cinema, I felt a tinge of dread when I heard that the 80’s police drama-comedy Patlabor series was going to get a live-action T.V. adaption. People who have read my other reviews… Read More ›
Cronos Review: I Can’t Think of a Witty Title Involving Vampires
Cronos was originally released in 1993 and was the debut film of director Guillermo del Toro, of Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim fame. Additionally, the film’s cinematography was done by Guillermo Navarro, who in addition to working on many of… Read More ›
Olympos Review: The Beautiful People
Although I’ve maintained a moderate interest in Greek mythology since I was in elementary school, I’ve never cared to consume adaptations of said mythos that would place the stories in alternative settings or alter the stories themselves to create a… Read More ›
Another Guest Appearance on The Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast: Santa Sangre
I was once again on the Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast talking about what I feel is one of the greatest movies ever, Santa Sangre. Yes, I butcher some Spanish. Yes, I force some jokes. Yes, I mumble my words. But… Read More ›
Black Summer Review: Extremes and Extremities
Black Summer was written by English comic book writer Warren Ellis, known for the comics Transmetropolitan and Hellblazer, as well as novels like Crooked Little Vein. The comic was illustrated by Juan Jose Ryp, who also worked on Alan Moore’s… Read More ›
The Book of Human Insects Review: More Like a Pesky Mosquito
Originally published in 1970, Osamu Tezuaka’s The Book of Human Insects ran in Akita Shoten’s Play Comic magazine along with other manga titles like Leiji Matsumoto’s Space Pirate Captain Harlock. Human Insects falls under Osamu Tezuka’s adult-oriented and gekiga-inspired 60’s-70’s… Read More ›
Utsubora – The Story of A Novelist Review: Some People Could Call Being Mysterious A Personality
Utsubora (full title: Utsubora The Story of A Novelist) was created by Asumiko Nakamura, a crazy talented mangaka known for a ton of untranslated Yaoi manga that I doubt most of you reading have heard of like Middle School, Third… Read More ›
The Dagger of Kamui Review: No, It’s Not Actually a MacGuffin
Anime based on Japan’s historical periods tend to vary wildly, not only in terms of the actual time periods and events they cover, but also in their means of execution. Some series, such as House of Five Leaves are rather reserved and… Read More ›
Children of The Blazing Fist 