manga
I read manga biographies of pro mahjong players, so basically Idol Manga
If your otaku culture feels like idol stuff, but you’re not sure it’s idol stuff, look again, because it’s probably idol stuff.
manga
the trembling right hand
Even the hardest veterans of Shonen Jump agree: The Trembling Right Hand is one of the worst manga we've ever read
I say this despite the last feature on this newsletter being a slam review of a promising but ultimately disappointing anime: I don’t really like to write negative reviews, not anymore. I would rather not be let down in the first place. And I don’t really like to
manga
The Annotated Cipher: The Video (2/2)
I’m not sure I can really call it a criticism that these guys don’t act like any guys I’ve ever met, gay or straight. But I also suspect that this is one of those things you can file under “feature, not flaw” for the actual target reader.
manga
The annotated Cipher: The Video (1/2)
It’s pure mood and style, with no interest whatsoever in explaining to the viewer what the hell is supposed to be happening as the characters dance and mope and play football.
anime
How the alternate universe Genshiken spinoff Spotted Flower caused fans to disown a beloved millennial otaku icon
(Just as a heads-up: I’ve kept things relatively non-graphic, but very late in this piece I describe a sexual assault in the manga in question. I'll also be talking about a comic that only exists in English in fan scans, and which for reasons we