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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Not Love But Delicious Foods Review: Food Priced So High That You Are Obligated To Love It
Of all the tons of manga released in the United States over the last ten years, encompassing various out-there titles, very few would go classified as the adult woman world of Josei. This manga’s demographic, constitutes an audience of older… Read More ›
The Other White Meat: Zombie Powder Review
Released and serialized by Shueisha, Zombie Power premiered in 1999 within Weekly Shōnen Jump. Created by Tite Kubo (Bleach), Zombie Powder follows the story of Gamma Akutabi and his search for the twelve legendary “Rings of the Dead.” The rings are said to… Read More ›
Shoulder A Coffin Kuro Review: Every Journey Starts With The First Step
As a fan of hand drawn mediums, I grew to distinguish things based on the style influence of the original creators. As anyone who might have read my other articles, I have a tendency to lean on a works character design…. Read More ›
Lullabies from Hell Review: Hino Knows Horror
When I was younger, a friend of mine taught me about something that spoke to the way I look at a creative medium. He said (and I paraphrase) “If you really want to understand a creators’ mind, see who influenced… Read More ›
Special- First President of Japan Manga Review Essay: Writing about Faux Politics in Japanese Comics
This was an AP Government book review assignment that I wrote last month. I want to say that I got an A minus, but I am not sure. Outside of the beginning and the end of this review, and the usual… Read More ›
Peepo Choo Manga Review: Culture Clash Gone Horribly Wrong
“If I lived in Japan I could be de me, the real Milton” Milton One of the many things that I look at in a work circles around one sentence, “Can you excite me enough through the imagery you create… Read More ›
A.D. Police Files OVA Part 2 Review: “Another Story of Bubblegum Crisis”
The three-part, 1990 OVA* A.D. Police Files, takes to task the material from the A.D. Police manga, while at the same time telling new stories in the cyberpunk vain. Leon and Jeena return to protect NeoTokyo from Boomers, with new missions in… Read More ›
A.D. Police Part 1 Manga Review: Cyberpunk is back, and they brought cyborg puns
I’ve got some Valkilly (or “Ghost in The Shell” soundtrack, if you prefer) playing in my ears, an image of that one Aerosmith album with the robot on the cover in my head (you know the one I am talking… Read More ›
Children of The Blazing Fist 