“If It’s For You…” Husband standing in the way of the yuri goggles? That’s easy – kill him off! I’m really not sure what to make of this latest plot twist from Mori-sensei, which has Shirin’s husband (I mixed up last time and thought it was Anis’ husband that had […] Read more
“The Ceremony” I’ll be honest – I’ve pretty much run out of things to day about this arc. This pictures are gorgeous, the story is a bore, and how many times can I say how great the cat is? Though the cat is pretty great – one of the all-time […] Read more
“Shirin” I confess I’m still not especially caught up in the story for this arc, which I’m enjoying mostly for the fanservice and the cat. It’s certainly the weakest in the series dramatically, even if it is allowing Mori-sensei to express her artistic talents in truly breathtaking fashion, and I’d […] Read more
“The Men’s Bath/Nice to Meet You” Whatever your tastes, I imagine Mori Kaoru supplied some kind of service in these chapters of Otoyomegatari. Manservice, cat service, the usual service (hubba, hubba), food service… The woman sure knows her way around ink and paper. “The Men’s Bath” isn’t really a full […] Read more
“Sister-Bride” It seems an odd thing to say about any Mori Kaoru chapter – especially one with so many curves – but as I was reading “Sister-Bride” it struck me that the art wasn’t quite up to Mori-sensei’s usual standard. Or at least that it was different, somehow. Maybe it’s […] Read more
“In Her Garden” Mori-sensei + cat = win. I must say that narratively speaking I found this new chapter to be a bit of a snoozer, though I suppose it’s only natural since I have no connection with this new bride. But the art was so beautiful you can’t help […] Read more
“Report” Every time NoitaminA announces a new series that isn’t Otoyomegatari, I grieve a little – especially when it’s a manga adaptation. I’m prepared for the obvious possibility that this series will never be adapted – there are major difficulties any producer would have to face, plus the near-certainty that […] Read more
“Shield at Your Back” So all that stuff I said a couple of days ago? That. Seriously, this is the problem with monthly manga (actually it’s even worse with Otoyomegatari, as Harta is only published 10 times a year) – the waits between chapters are brutal. And that’s under the […] Read more
“Azel”s Offensive” If the question was, “Could Mori Kaoru draw a battle manga?” I think the answer is a conclusive “yes”. It would hard to overstate just how much of a departure the last few chapters of Otoyomegatari have been from earlier chapters in the series, and indeed from anything […] Read more
“The Riders Attack” Mori-sensei, what have you done to my Otoyomegatari? Even with full foreknowledge of where things were headed, this chapter was a pretty bracing slap in the face. There’s not a lot of analysis to be done because it pretty much speaks for itself – chaos, destruction, death, […] Read more