“The Feast – Part II” AKA “Young Grooms’ Tale” Or, “Saahm and Sahmi are screwed”. Seriously, you can’t help but feel for these poor kids – they’re going to have a trying married life trying to keep up with Laila and Leyli. The twins are cute and all, but a […] Read more
“Mako’s Adventure” It’s hard not to have sympathy for Makoto. Nitorin and Takatsuki get most of the attention, but in many ways he’s in a worse pinch than any of them. Not only is he living a secret and frustrated life, but he’s denied the outlets that are available to […] Read more
“Who Cares About Meisei?” Well, Adachi has given us another excellent chapter – but in the process, also a reminder of just how frustrating it’s going to be to read Mix as a monthly manga. And even that’s assuming he doesn’t lapse into the irregular updating schedule that’s been his […] Read more
“Sprout” It occurs to me that in many a series, Suehiro Anna could have been the character everyone loves to hate. She’s pretty, she’s successful, and she’s an interloper – not only does she arrive in the middle of the story, but she winds up stealing the protagonist from his […] Read more
“Afraid of Strangers” Romance flag officially planted. I think it’s a pretty safe bet after chapter 3 that Adachi-sensei is going down the “Miyuki” path here, and setting up a potential relationship between step-siblings Touma and Otomi. As totoum said after the last chapter, Adachi was “30 years ahead of […] Read more
It may be the most overused term in fandom. But if I were writing the entry for “Slice-of-Life” in the anime/manga dictionary, it would be short and sweet: “See: Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou”. Every once in a while I stumble on an older that caused me to ask myself one of […] Read more
“Fighter” After a long wait, we have our second chapter of Kinema-Ban, and my reactions are fairly close to what they were after the first. This still feels like Rurouni Kenshin, which places it head and shoulders above the non-Watsuki attempts to cash in on the series’ popularity. But it’s […] Read more
“The Feast” Ah, the words every young bride surely dreams of saying on their wedding day: “Hey Mom, can we go see the sheep guts, too?” Mori-sensei is taking the term “slice-of-life” quite literally this time – . The long-awaited wedding day of Laila and Leyli has finally arrived, and […] Read more
“Unbalanced” There’s still a feeling of sadness and inevitable change in the air, but I’m damned if I can figure out where Takako-sensei is headed with the story. Takatsuki is dressing as a girl and auditioning to be a model. Ebina-san is going out on dates. And the ultimate transition, […] Read more
“I’m the older brother and you’re the younger brother” OK, I’m hooked. Simply put, this was a much more engaging chapter than the first – hardly surprising, really, given the weight of exposition in the first chapter. Adachi-sama doesn’t milk the suspense for too long, giving us answers to most […] Read more