“Meisei’s Ace” Adachi Mitsuru has never been shy about borrowing from himself. The lack of variety in his character designs is legendary to the point where he mocks himself for it on a regular basis. All of his stories revolve around high school, sports and romance – usually with a […] Read more
“Growing up” What a change of pace this chapter was. After having been very little in the picture for most of the last 100 chapters, it’s Nitorin’s Mom who steps up with the biggest emotional moments this week. The chapter title – and the title page – certainly hints at […] Read more
“The Beginning of the Romantic Tale” Never, ever did I imagine that one day I’d be blogging new Rurouni Kenshin manga. It would be hard to overstate how important Watsuki Nobuhiro’s manga is to a certain stripe of fans, of a certain generation. RK was the first manga I finished, […] Read more
No, it’s not promoting a new anime adaptation (NoitaminA 2013 – visualize it into reality) but Enterbrain has released a promo video for Mori Kaoru’s sublime manga Otoyomegatari, here for your viewing pleasure. Read more
“Dizzy Girl” My goodness, if ever a chapter was screaming out for game-changing interpretation, it was this one. That’s a dangerous road to go down, of course, but there was some awfully interesting stuff in there that demands analysis. First off, what I loved about this chapters is that it […] Read more
“A Day in the Life” It says something about what a skilled writer Kaoru Mori is that she could write a chapter like this one, and have it be one of the best of the series. I doubt many authors would have even tried. To call this chapter a simple […] Read more
Some significant news from the world of manga this week… Adachi Mitsuru is doing a sequel to Touch set 26 years later, and Bakuman is apparently ending its run in two weeks. Edit: It’s official – the 4/23 chapter is the last one for Bakuman. There’s just a hint of […] Read more
The 2012 Eisner nominations for manga have been announced. Interestingly, the two manga I’m currently blogging – Hourou Musuko (Wandering Son) and Otoyomegatari (Brides Story) – were both nominated. Good job, Eisner Committee! Read more
“Bridal Boot Camp!” There’s not a whole lot to be said about this very straightforward half-length of Otoyomegatari, because it pretty much speaks for itself. While things didn’t end up going in the direction I thought they might when Layla and Leyli’s mother announced her intentions (Mori-sensei, it seems, plans […] Read more